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Plans and policies
Find out about planning policies, the Local Plan and Neighbourhood Planning
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
- 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
New Hart Local Plan
Following a local plan review considered by Cabinet agenda 2nd January 2025 project planning has been undertaken as a preliminary step towards a new local plan for Hart. A report will be going to Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 4th September 2025 and to Cabinet on 16th September 2025 to consider this work and next steps.
Subject to Cabinet approval on 16th September 2025 a new Local Development Scheme will be published replacing the Local Development Scheme: ninth revision.
A new local plan would replace the Hart Local Plan 2032 and Saved policies from the Hart Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006.
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
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.
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 Policy Framework, December 2024
Indicative Local Housing Need (December 2024 – new standard method).
A new local plan must be consistent with national policy.
National planning policy is a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.
The December 2024 NPPF and local housing need figures followed a consultation on Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system. Hart District Council’s response to that consultation is available below.