SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
The majority of Northchapel Parish lies within the South Downs National Park.
Adoption of the South Downs Local Plan
The South Downs National Park Authority unanimously voted to formally adopt the South Downs Local Plan on 02 July 2019.
Details of how to view the Local Plan and associated documents are set out in the Adoption Statement which is set out below.
Notification under Regulations 17 and 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England)
Regulations 2012 (As Amended)
Adoption Statement:
South Downs Local Plan
Notice is hereby given that the South Downs National Park Authority adopted the South Downs Local Plan on 02 July 2019 in accordance with the above regulations.
The South Downs Local Plan is the first Local Plan to cover the whole of the South Downs National Park. It sets out strategic and non-strategic policies (including site allocation policies) which form part of the statutory development plan for the area. It is a landscape-led plan that reflects the national parks’ statutory purposes and duty, and which seeks to capture the principles of ‘ecosystem services’.
The South Downs Local Plan has been subject to examination by an independent Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State. The adopted Plan incorporates the Main Modifications recommended by the Inspector as set out the Appendix to the Report on the Examination of the South Downs Local Plan 2014-2033 dated 18 June 2018. The Inspector’s Report is available on the South Downs National Park website at http://www.southdowns.gov.uk/localplan.
Copies of this Adoption Statement, the adopted South Downs Local Plan, the Sustainability Appraisal incorporating the Strategic Environmental Statement, Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement, Policies Map and Inspector’s Report are available to view athttp://www.southdowns.gov.uk/localplan. All of these are available as paper copies at the reception desk at the following location:
South Downs Centre
North Street
Midhurst
West Sussex
GU29 9DH
(Mon-Thu 09:00-17:00; Fri 09:00-16:30, Sat & Bank Holidays (open from Easter to end of October only) 09:00-13:00)
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