Draft Local Plan 2040
Current Stage: Supporting Documents
Draft Local Plan documents
- Local Plan 2040 Draft Regulation 18 Stage 2
(pdf, 42.1mb)
- Local Plan Maps Index (pdf, 51kb)
- Northern Policies Map (pdf, 17.8mb)
- Southern Policies Map (pdf, 19.1mb)
- Inset Maps 1-3 (pdf, 12.1mb)
- Inset Maps 7-57 (pdf, 21.5mb)
- Local Plan Back Cover (pdf, 5kb)
Following Full Council on 17 January 2024, changes of a minor nature have been made to the draft Local Plan 2040 Regulation 18 Stage 2 (agreed by the Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development and Planning Portfolio Holder). Details of these changes are set out below:
- Schedule of Changes of a Minor Nature to the Draft Local Plan 2040 following Full Council (docx, 32kb)
Associated Documents
- Sustainability Appraisal
- Sustainability Appraisal Non-Technical Summary (pdf, 1.6mb)
- Interim Sustainability Appraisal (pdf, 2.8mb)
- Appendix IV Housing Site Appraisals (pdf, 11.7mb)
- Appendix V Employment Site Appraisals (pdf, 713kb)
- Habitats Regulations Assessment (pdf, 4.3mb)
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan (pdf, 678kb)
- Health Impact Assessment (pdf, 340kb)
- Equalities Impact Assessment (pdf, 355kb)
- Statement of Consultation
Evidence Studies
To inform the draft proposals we have undertaken evidence studies. Evidence Studies can be accessed on our website or are either provided below or via our other evidence base webpages (available here).
- Housing Trajectory (January 2024) (pdf, 332kb)
- Monitoring Framework (January 2024) (pdf, 238kb)
- Local Gaps Study (December 2023) (pdf, 2.6mb)
- Test Valley Employment Needs Further Analysis Study DLP Planning 2023 (pdf, 5.9mb)
- Test Valley Employment Needs Further Analysis Study - Appendix 2 Site Assessments - DLP Planning 2023 (pdf, 1.6mb)
- Whole Plan Viability Study (January 2024) (pdf, 9.3mb)
- Site Specific Viability Study (January 2024) (pdf, 992kb)
- Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Pitch Deliverability Assessment (January 2024) (pdf, 1.9mb)
- Air Quality Modelling Assessment (January 2024) (pdf, 4.2mb)
- Strategic Housing and Land Availability Assessment (January 2024) (pdf, 436kb)
- Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) 2023 - Appendix 2 Version 2 Part 1 (pdf, 35.3mb)
- Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) 2023 - Appendix 2 Version 2 Part 2 (pdf, 26.6mb)
- Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) 2023 - Appendix 3 (pdf, 3.6mb)
- Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) 2023 - Appendix 4 (pdf, 63.1mb)
- Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) 2023 - Appendix 5 (pdf, 7.4mb)
- Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) 2023 - Appendix 6 (pdf, 2.1mb)
- Settlement Boundary Review (pdf, 196kb)
- Settlement Boundary Review Appendix 1 Settlement Boundary Assessments (pdf, 5.1mb)
- Local Plan 2040 Preliminary Transport Assessment January 2024 (pdf, 33.1mb)
- Landscape Sensitivity Study
(pdf, 1.2mb)
- Landscape Study Annex 1: Residential Site Assessments (pdf, 3.7mb)
- Landscape Study Annex 2: Employment Site Assessments (pdf, 739kb)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
- Water Cycle Study (pdf, 1.6mb)
Topic Papers
We have prepared a series of topic papers to summarise an area of the Local Plan. Topic Papers provide background information, including relevant national and local policies and summarise the key issues for this matter, taking account of evidence and consultation feedback. Where relevant the Papers set out the policy options we have considered and assessed to inform our draft policies or approach.
- Spatial Strategy Topic Paper (pdf, 1.6mb)
- Housing Topic Paper (pdf, 718kb)
- Employment Topic Paper (pdf, 421kb)
- Town Centre Topic Paper (pdf, 813kb)
- Duty to co-operate Topic Paper (pdf, 303kb)
- Site Selection Topic Paper (pdf, 860kb)
- Settlement Hierarchy Assessment Paper (pdf, 372kb)