Chichester District Council

Chichester Local Plan 2045 Scoping Consultation and draft Engagement Strategy - 7 August (12.00) - 25 September 2026 (17.00).

We are getting ready to prepare the next Local Plan for the Chichester Plan Area.

At this early stage, we would like your views on what the plan should include. The Scoping Consultation document below asks a series of questions about key issues and priorities. Please use the “comment” button next to each question to respond. To help us analyse responses effectively, please avoid answers such as “as before” or “see above”, as these are not meaningful in reports. Instead, make each point once, clearly and concisely.

We would also like to hear how you want to be involved as the plan develops. A draft Engagement Strategy is available below for comment.

A Baseline Evidence Paper, which provides information about the local area, is also available below. As it is for information only, it does not include comment points.

At the end of the questions, you will have the option to provide information about yourself. This is voluntary and anonymous and will be stored separately from your responses and personal details. It will help us understand who takes part in our consultations and identify groups whose views may be underrepresented, so we can try to reach them in future consultations.

Further information about the Local Plan 2045 is available at: New Local Plan 2045 - Chichester District Council which can also be accessed via the “More Consultation Info” box at the top of each consultation document.

Previous consultations:

Southbourne Allocation Development Plan Document – Regulation 19 – 5^th June -17^th July 2026

The consultation has closed and the representations are being processed and reviewed. Representations will be published in due course. For information on the next stages of the plan preparation please see our website: https://www.chichester.gov.uk/southbourne-allocation-development-plan

Land Availability Assessment - Call for Sites – 20 March - 15th May 2026

The consultation has closed and sites are now being assessed - if a site is subsequently included in the LAA this does not mean that it will necessarily be allocated for development, or that it will receive planning permission in the future.