Consultations

What consultations are, open consultations, how you can respond to them and what happens next

What are consultations?

In a consultation, we ask for your views to help us understand what you think about something. 

The results help us to understand how you view our services, policies and strategies, and where we could make improvements. They also help us to understand your priorities and concerns. 

We feed the results back for consideration in the Council's decision-making process. They will be weighed against resource constraints, legislation and competing views.

Our consultations

We list consultations that are open, and consultations that have ended in the last 12 months.

Please contact us if you would like paper copies of any consultations or help with using the online consultation portal.

Open consultations

We are holding a call for sites consultation to help shape the new Hart Local Plan. The consultation will run from 29 August 2025 until 5pm on 10 October 2025. 

Past consultations within the last year

  • June - August 2025  - we sought views on what's important about the local area and how future councils should operate. This was part of the engagement phase of Local Government Reorganisation across Hampshire
  • December 2024 - we consulted on our revised validation requirements
  • December 2024 - we consulted on proposed updates to our Sex Establishment Policy.
  • December 2024 - we consulted on a draft Affordable Homes in New Developments Supplementary Planning Document
  • October 2024 - we consulted on the Housing Allocations Policy
  • June-August 2024 -  we sought views on the draft recommendations from the Community Governance Review

Other local consultations

We don’t run these consultations. They are run by other organisations but could affect residents and businesses within Hart.

Past consultations within the last year

  •  The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ran a consultation on Hampshire and the Solent devolution to establish a Mayor Combined County Authority across Hampshire, Portsmouth. Southampton and the Isle of Wight from 17 February to 13 April 2025
  • Hampshire County Council consulted on Fleet Walking and Cycling Improvements from 30 September to 10 November 2024. They also consulted on barriers to walking and cycling from 28 October to 22 December 2024.