Local Plan news and updates

Consultations and other information

Local Plan Review

The Council is currently undertaking an “Issues and Options” consultation. This is the first stage of full public consultation on the Local Plan Review. The consultation runs from Wednesday 4th December 2024 to Wednesday 29th January 2025.

Find out more information with the Issues and Options consultation document.

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We are holding nine drop-in sessions in December 2024 and January 2025 where you can look at the proposals in the Local Plan Review and speak to members of the planning team. The Local Plan Review webpage has details of the dates and venues.

Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

The Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) was adopted by Cabinet on 7 December 2023. This updates the guidance on how the Council will deliver affordable housing through new development.

• Adoption Statement - Affordable Housing SPD
• Consultation Statement - Affordable Housing SPD

Statement of Community Involvement

The revised Statement of Community Involvement was adopted by Cabinet on 23 May 2024. (Please note that this updates the previous version and Consultation Statement from December 2023). The SCI sets out how the Council will consult communities on planning matters including the Local Plan Review and on planning applications.

• Adoption Revised Statement of Community Involvement
• Consultation statement -  Revised Statement of Community Involvement

Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

The consultation on a draft Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) ended 18 September 2023. This will replace the existing guidance on how the Council will apply cycle and vehicle parking standards for residential and non-residential development in the Borough.

• Parking Standards SPD
• SEA/HRA Screening report on the Parking Standards SPD.

The Council is currently considering changes to the draft SPD. A revised version will be taken to Cabinet for approval.

Call for sites

The Council is currently reviewing its Local Plan. The call for sites provided an opportunity for you to send us details of sites to be considered within the plan. This includes sites with potential for residential uses (including housing, specialist housing and older people accommodation); employment uses; and other uses such as community uses and environmental mitigation.

The closing date for submissions was Wednesday 6 September 2023.

The Council has now started to assess the sites to consider if they are suitable, available and achievable for development or for environmental improvements. This will inform the site allocations in the Local Plan Review.

To still submit a site

Local Development Scheme

The Council has recently agreed a Local Development Scheme. This sets out a timetable for the Local Plan review. It provides information on the planning policy framework.

Local Development Scheme

The Eastleigh Borough Local Plan 2016-2036 was adopted at a meeting of Full Council on 25 April 2022. It is now the development plan for the Borough and replaces the Adopted Eastleigh Borough Local Plan 2001-2011.

The adopted Local Plan and Policies Maps are below:

• Adopted Eastleigh Borough Local Plan 2016-2036
• Policies Maps – North and South

Further information and copies of the Local Plan adoption documents and the Inspector report documents can be viewed on the Inspector’s Report and Adoption page.

The documents, information and updates from the examination process can be viewed on the Local Plan examination page.