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 1st May 2020)
• Policies Map

Neighbourhood Plans

• 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 (made April 2017)
• Yateley, Darby Green and Frogmore Neighbourhood Plan (made 28th July 2022)

Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan

• Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton, New Forest National Park & 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 (SCI) sets out Council policy for consultation on the Local Plan, Supplementary Planning Documents, Neighbourhood Plans and planning applications.

Local Plan Review

The Council will review its local plan (i.e. assess whether it needs updating) following expected changes to planning legislation (Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill) and associated updates to national policy and guidance.  See Cabinet 4th November 2021 Item 73.

Also see Local Development Scheme: Ninth Revision and a commentary on the Local Development Scheme in section 7 of the Authority Monitoring Report 2021.

Shapley Heath Garden Community Project  

As part of the Government’s Garden Communities Programme, the Council explored the opportunity for a new community at Shapley Heath.  This project has now concluded (see Cabinet minutes 4th November Item 73).  We will take the learning into consideration when we prepare the next local plan when the reasonable alternatives for significant housing growth will be considered.   

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.