Plans and policies

The Development Plan

Local Plan

• Hart local plan (strategy and sites) 2032 adopted 30 April 2020 
• Hart local plan (strategy and sites) 2032 – accessible version
  • Inspector's report February 2020
  • Inspector's report appendix 1 main modifications
• Saved policies from the Hart local plan (replacement) 1996-2006 (updated 1 May 2020) 
• Saved policies from the Hart local plan (replacement) 1996-2006 (updated 1 May 2020) – accessible version 
• Policies map

Neighbourhood plans  

Please contact us if you need any of the following reports in a different format

• Crondall Neighbourhood Plan (made May 2021)
• Crookham Village Neighbourhood Plan (made May 2021)
• Dogmersfield Neighbourhood Plan (made September 2019)
• Fleet Neighbourhood Plan (made November 2019)
• Hartley Wintney Neighbourhood Plan (made November 2019)
• Hook Neighbourhood Plan (made February 2020)  
• Odiham and North Warnborough Neighbourhood Plan (made June 2017)
• Rotherwick Neighbourhood Plan (made December 2016)
• Winchfield Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2037 This is the new plan which passed referendum on 23 November 2023 and is scheduled to be made on 25 January 2024. It now forms part of the Development Plan for Hart superseding the Winchfield Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2032. Find more information on the Winchfield Neighbourhood Plan webpage and Winchfield Neighbourhood Plan Referendum page.
• Yateley, Darby Green and Frogmore Neighbourhood Plan (made 28 July 2022)  

Further information about neighbourhood planning and the appendices for the District's made neighbourhood plans can be found on our Neighbourhood Planning webpage.

Hampshire minerals and waste plan 

• Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton, New Forest National Park and South Downs National Park minerals and waste plan (adopted October 2013). For up-to-date information visit the Hampshire County Council website

South East plan 

• ​Policy NRM6: Thames Basin Heaths special protection area of the South-east plan (adopted May 2009)

Community involvement in planning 

The statement of community involvement sets out council policy for consultation on the local plan, supplementary planning documents, neighbourhood plans and planning applications. 

Local plan review 

We will review our local plan and assess whether it needs updating after expected changes to planning legislation (Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill) and associated updates to national policy and guidance. See Cabinet 4 November 2021 item 73. 

Also see: 

• Local Development Scheme: ninth revision 
• commentary on the local development scheme in section 7 of the Authority Monitoring Report 2022

Shapley Heath garden community project   

As part of the government’s garden communities programme, we explored the opportunity for a new community at Shapley Heath. This project has now concluded (see Cabinet minutes 4 November item 73). 

We will take the learning into consideration when we prepare the next local plan, and will consider reasonable alternatives for significant housing growth.  

National planning policy 

National planning policies for England are set out by the government in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The NPPF is a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.