Development Plan Document (DPD)

The Revised Test Valley Borough Local Plan DPD is the new title for the Core Strategy DPD and the Designation DPD which have been amalgamated. The draft Revised Local Plan contains proposed policies for determining planning applications and identifying strategic allocations for housing, employment and other uses.

The draft Revised Local Plan was approved by the Council for consultation on 22nd February 2013. The draft Revised Local Plan and maps can be found below. Please note, the map document is a very large file and may take a while to download.

Public consultation

A Public Consultation on the Revised Local Plan closed at 4:30pm on Friday 26th April. All comments have been acknowledged and will be available to view on this webpage in due course.

As the draft Revised Local Plan is different from the Core Strategy DPD and Designation DPD the Council was required to undertake new public consultation in order to comply with legislation. This means the consultation process has to start a fresh and new comments made.

We have produced a document highlighting all the key changes between the Core Strategy & Designations DPD 2012 and the Revised Local Plan 2013. You can download the document, titled 'Revised Local Plan Policy References', below.

You can also comment on the Sustainability Appraisal and Habitat Regulations Report which support the Revised Local Plan.

Further information

Please see our 'evidence base' web pages for background documents that were used in drafting the Revised Local Plan.

If you would like any further information or help to understand the proposals please contact the Planning Policy Team on 01264 368816 or planningpolicy@testvalley.gov.uk