Evidence base studies provided below are provided for reference, but where relevant will be updated to support the preparation of the Building a Better Future Plan.
Regulatory Assessments
- (RA01) Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for the Local Plan (PDF 4.41 MB)
- (RA02) Sustainability Appraisal (SA) of the Regulation 19 Draft Local Plan and Appendices A & F (PDF 950.28 KB)
- (RA02 - A) Appendix B - Sites included in each strategy option (XLSX 23.08 KB)
- (RA02 - B) Appendix C - Full sustainability appraisal of topic policies (XLSX 137.92 KB)
- (RA02 - C) Appendix D - Full sustainability appraisal of sites (XLSX 82.71 KB)
- (RA02 - D) Appendix E – Summary of negative effects at sites and proposed mitigation (XLSX 21.38 KB)
- (RA03) Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) (PDF 1.37 MB)
- (RA03 - A) Appendix 1a - SAC map (PDF 4.71 MB)
- (RA03 - B) Appendix 1b - SPA map (PDF 4.17 MB)
- (RA03 - C) Appendix 1c - Solent and Dorset Coast SPA (PDF 6.17 MB)
- (RA03 - D) Appendix 2 - Air Quality Habitats Regulations Assessment (PDF 1.71 MB)
- (RA03 - E) Appendix 3 - Nutrient Budget (XLSX 30.61 KB)
- (RA04) Health Impact Assessment (HIA) (PDF 247.63 KB)
- (RA05) Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA)
Statutory Documents
- (SD01) Statement of Cooperation (PDF 9.39 MB)
- (SD02) Consultation Statement (PDF 258.75 KB)
- (SD02 – A) Appendix 1 – Issues and the Proposed Approach Consultation 2022 (PDF 8.76 MB)
- (SD02 – B) Appendix 2 – Full Draft Plan Consultation 2025 (PDF 9.31 MB)
- (SD02 – C) Appendix 3 – Youth Engagement Report 2025 (PDF 711.54 KB)
Key Strategies
- (KS01) Corporate Strategy 2024-28 (PDF 6.22 MB)
- (KS02) Housing Strategy 2024-29
- (KS03) Regeneration and Economy Strategy 2022-36 (PDF 1.52 MB)
- (KS04) Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2024-30 (PDF 1.06 MB)
- (KS05) PfSH Spatial Position Statement
- (KS06) Local Transport Plan 4
- (KS07) Biodiversity Strategy (PDF 3.4 MB)
- (KS08) Active Wellbeing Strategy (PDF 5.38 MB)
- (KS09) Havant Borough Tree and Woodland Strategy (PDF 15.48 MB)
- (KS09) Havant Borough Tree Management Principles (PDF 9.47 MB)
Topic Papers
- (TP01) Development Strategy (PDF 5.89 MB)
Climate Change and the Natural Environment
- (NE01) Bird Aware Solent Strategy
- (NE02) Solent Waders and Brent Goose Strategy
- (NE03) Climate Change Feasibility Study (PDF 1.52 MB)
- (NE04) HBIC Local Ecological Network Mapping
- (NE05) Position Statement and Mitigation Plan for Nutrient Neutral Development (PDF 607.85 KB)
- (NE06) Chichester Harbour Management Plan
- (NE07) South Downs Partnership Management Plan
- (NE08) Catchment Management Plan
- (NE09) Portchester to Emsworth FCERM strategy
- (NE10) Hayling Island Coastal Defence Strategy
- (NE11) Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
- (NE12) Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Part 2 (Local Plan Sites)
- (NE13) Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Hampshire
- (NE14) Nature Recovery and Environmental Mitigation Opportunities (PDF 1.55 MB)
Housing
- (HS01) Havant Borough Constraints Study (PDF 7.1 MB)
- (HS01-A) Havant Borough Constraints Study (mapping appendix) (PDF 9.34 MB)
- (HS02) Housing Needs Analysis (PDF 1.44 MB)
- (HS02 – A) Housing Needs Analysis Addendum (PDF 1.48 MB)
- (HS03) Stage 1 Local Plan Viability Assessment (PDF 839.86 KB)
- (HS03 - A) Appendix 1 - Assumptions Summary ((PDF 482.59 KB)
- (HS03 - B) Appendix 2 - Interim Findings: Residential Indications (PDF 430.88 KB)
- (HS03 - C) Appendix 3 - Residential Typology Results (PDF 480.95 KB)
- (HS04) Five Year Housing Land Supply Update (PDF 309.39 KB)
- (HS05) Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) (PDF 5.59 MB)
- (HS06) Brownfield register
- (HS07) Windfall Housing Development Analysis (PDF 250.78 KB)
- (HS08) Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment
- (HS09) Custom and Self Build Housing Topic Paper (PDF 180.45 KB)
- (HS10) Housing Delivery Action Plan (PDF 238.71 KB)
- (HS11) Residential Density Evidence Paper (PDF 8.76 MB)
- (HS12) Stage 2 Local Plan Viability Assessment (PDF 1.74 MB)
- (HS12-A) Appendix 1 - Assumptions Summary (PDF 1.15 MB)
- (HS12-B) Appendix 2 - Residential Typology Results (PDF 1.91 MB)
- (HS12-C) Appendix 3 - Southleigh Site Allocation Results (PDF 1.05 MB)
- (HS12-D) Appendix 4 - Commercial Typology Results (PDF 1.05 MB)
- (HS12-E) Appendix 5 - Market Values & Assumptions Research (PDF 2.92 MB)
Economy, Regeneration and Town Centres
- (EC01) PfSH Economic, Employment and Commercial Needs Study
- (EC02) Havant 2024 Employment Land Review (PDF 3.33 MB)
- (EC02 - A) Employment Land Review (ELR) Update (PDF 1.11 MB)
- (EC03) Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment - see HS05
- (EC04) Town Centres and Retail Study (PDF 1.76 MB)
- (EC05) Hayling Island Seafront Ambition
Placemaking, Health and Wellbeing
- (HW01) Open Space Strategy (PDF 4.85 MB)
- (HW01 – A) – Open Space Strategy Addendum (PDF 5.16 MB)
- (HW02) Playing Pitch Strategy Assessment Report (PDF 5.14 MB)
- (HW03) Playing Pitch Strategy Review: Objectives and Recommendations (PDF 1014.77 KB)
- (HW04) Indoor Sports Facilities Strategy (PDF 2.69 MB)
- (HW05) Healthy Borough Assessment (PDF 717 KB)
- (HW06) Local Green Spaces and Destination Open Spaces in Havant Borough (PDF 719.24 KB)
Infrastructure and Transport
- (IT01) Infrastructure Delivery Plan (PDF 2.04 MB)
- (IT02) Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan
- (IT03) PfSH Integrated Water Management Strategy
- (IT04) Thornham wastewater capacity report (PDF 337.52 KB)
- (IT05) Renewable Energy Capacity Study (PDF 3.04 MB)
- (IT06) Strategic Transport Assessment (STA) (PDF 8.19 MB)
- (IT07) Southleigh S-W Bridge Feasibility Study (PDF 3.26 MB)
Site Specific Information
- (SI01) Town Centre Regeneration Appraisal Sites Report (PDF 1.47 MB)
- (SI02) College Road Housing Sites Heritage Assessment and Settings Study (PDF 8.63 MB)
Statements of Common Ground
Local Authorities
- Chichester District Council (PDF 1.18 MB)
- Gosport Borough Council (PDF 781.79 KB)
- Portsmouth City Council (PDF 771.47 KB)
- South Downs National Park Authority (PDF 605.28 KB)
- Winchester City Council (PDF 722.73 KB)
- South East Hampshire Local Authorities (PDF 1.21 MB)
- South East Hampshire Local Authorities Appendix 1 (PDF 126.02 KB)
- South East Hampshire Local Authorities Appendix 2 (PDF 467.9 KB)
- South East Hampshire Local Authorities Appendix 3 (PDF 160.98 KB)
Statutory Bodies
- Portsmouth Water (PDF 175 KB)
- Historic England (PDF 599 KB)