The Publication Building a Better Future Plan

The Building a Better Future Plan has been published for consultation:

This is the version of the Plan which the council considers to be ‘sound’ and is now subject to a final consultation before it is submitted for examination by an independent Inspector appointed by the Government. You can read more about the journey of our Local Plan in our summary booklet.

The consultation is open from Monday, 20 July 2026 to 5.00pm on Wednesday, 9 September 2026.  You can find the online representation form, together with a guidance note which will help you make your representation below. 

Alternatively, paper copies of the form are available from collection from the Plaza, and on request by emailing policy.design@havant.gov.uk or calling 023 9244 6539.

Completed forms and written representations must be returned by 5:00pm on Wednesday 9 September 2026.  Please email them to policy.design@havant.gov.uk or return hard copies to Planning Policy, Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant, PO9 2AX.

Further details about how to respond to the Pre-Submission Consultation can be found in the Statement of Representations Procedure.

Information about our Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

What happens next?

After the consultation has finished, we will collect the responses together and produce a summary of them, which will be submitted together with the Local Plan for independent examination.

What is a Local Plan?

A Local Plan forms the starting point in every planning decision. The plan sets out the vision for future development in the borough, identifies what areas should be developed, and what requirements and standards apply to development proposals.

Every area in England and Wales should have an up-to-date Local Plan in place and review it at least every five years. The council is preparing ‘The Building a Better Future Plan’ which will set out how the Borough should be developed into the future. This will be the new Local Plan for Havant Borough.

View the Local Development Scheme webpage.

The Building a Better Future Plan will address the needs and opportunities for development in the Borough, and set out how much, what type and where development will take place. Critically, the Plan also sets out the infrastructure which will be needed to support the Local Plan and the environmental safeguards that will be put in place.

Call for Sites

The limited available land for development in Havant Borough means in practice the 'Call for Sites' never closes. Interested parties are therefore encouraged to submit potential sites for consideration through the Local Plan process at any time. Any sites submitted will be considered in the next update to the Council’s Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) which is updated at least annually.

If you have already submitted a Call for Sites submission in 2022, you do not need to re-submit information you have already given us. The submission forms are provided below for any new sites. Please use the relevant response form/s below and email: planning.design@havant.gov.uk

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Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
Local Development Scheme (LDS)
Evidence Base: Studies and Strategies
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