Planning Policy Consultations

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

The council is undertaking pre-submission consultation on the Southbourne Allocation Development Plan Document. The consultation period lasts for six weeks and takes place between 12 noon on 5 June 2026 and 5pm on 17 July 2026.

This consultation invites comments on two specific questions or tests in relation to the proposed submission Southbourne Allocation Development Plan Document – legal compliance and soundness.

Full list of documents, including evidence base, Statement of Representation, and Guidance documents can be found here: https://www.chichester.gov.uk/southbourne-allocation-development-plan

The new local plan-making system came into force on 25 March 2026.  There is a period where 2 local plan-making systems will run in parallel – the existing ‘legacy’ plan-making system and the new-plan making system. The Southbourne Development Plan Document will be examined against the September 2023 version of the National Planning Policy Framework under the ‘legacy plan-making system’. Further details can be found on the government website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rollout-of-the-new-local-plan-making-system/rollout-of-the-new-local-plan-making-system

Please look under the "Current Planning Policy Consultations" heading below to view and comment.

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.