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  

There are currently made neighbourhood plans for the following Parishes:

• Crondall
• Crookham Village
• Dogmersfield
• Fleet
• Hartley Wintney
• Hook
• Odiham and North Warnborough
• Rotherwick
• Winchfield
• Yateley

To view the district's made neighbourhood plans and for further information about neighbourhood planning please view 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.