Adur Local Plan Key Issues Stage (2024)
Introduction
The council has started work on preparing an updated Adur Local Plan, which will provide a long-term vision for the area over a period of 15 years.
This consultation provided an opportunity for people to help shape the future of the local plan area to meet their needs to create a better place to live, work and play.
The new plan will provide the strategy for the growth of the local plan area, setting out what development will take place and where. It will set out a vision for the area that helps to establish the long-term aims and aspirations. The vision will be turned into objectives and policies which will deal with issues such as housing, the economy, the environment and infrastructure. Once adopted, the new plan will replace the existing Adur Local Plan which was adopted in 2017 and will be an important consideration in deciding planning applications.
Key issues consultation
This consultation was the first stage in preparing the Plan, where the council sought views and suggestions on how Adur should grow and develop in the future. The consultation identified the issues and challenges facing the local plan area.
Unlike many other local authority areas which cover wide areas there are only a limited number of development options. We asked for views on how best to balance the delivery of growth and regeneration across the district to meet future needs whilst at the same time protecting the things we value about the area.
At this stage we did not include new policies or allocating any sites for development.
How to view the consultation document
The Key Issues Consultation Document can be viewed here:
There were questions within each of the topics to help you to tell us what you thought - the questions asked in the consultation form can be found in the document below:
The consultation ran from Tuesday 26th November to midnight on Sunday 5th January 2025.
Keep in touch
If you would like to keep informed about the next stage of the Adur Local Plan and other planning policy news, and to sign up to receive the Adur Planning Policy newsletter and updates, please email:
Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report - Adur Local Plan
The council must carry out Sustainability Appraisals (SA), incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) requirements, for each Development Plan Scoping is the first stage of the SA process. The purpose of the Scoping Report is to identify the scope and level of detail of the information to be included in the SA report.
Consultation on the Scoping Report was undertaken with the statutory consultation bodies which took place from 18th November to 23rd December 2024.
The SA Scoping Report and a summary of the responses received can be viewed here:
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Page last updated: 15 April 2025