Core Strategy

The New Forest National Park Core Strategy and Development Management Policies DPD

The first set of dedicated planning policies for the whole of the New Forest National Park area was adopted by the National Park Authority on 9 December 2010. The Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) provides the overall vision, strategic aims and objectives and spatial planning policies for the New Forest National Park for the period to 2026.

Hundreds of planning policies from previous plans that covered the National Park (including the areas within the New Forest District, Test Valley Borough and Wiltshire) have been simplified into a succinct set of 42 policies (as set out in Annex 1 of the document). The Core Strategy will now be used to guide decisions on planning applications within the whole of the National Park.

Following the Examination in Public of the Core Strategy in Sept 2010, the Government’s appointed Planning Inspector judged the Core Strategy to be ‘sound’ in that it is justified, effective, and  consistent with national policy.  He confirmed that it provides an appropriate basis for planning within the National Park. The Core Strategy, the adoption statement and supporting documents can be seen below:

The Core Strategy and Development Management Policies DPD

Adoption statement

Supporting documents

Core Strategy archive

Details of the Examination in Public, and the Inspector's Report can be found on the Core Strategy examination page

Archive details can be viewed of the development of the Core Strategy, including its submission version and the previous consultation document, the draft National Park Plan

The Core Strategy is available on this website (above), can be viewed at the New Forest National Park Authority office, Lymington Town Hall, Lymington, and the Reference Library at the New Forest Centre, Lyndhurst (Wednesday to Saturday) or can be purchased at a cost of £25.00 (plus £1.50 p&p) from the Policy and Plans Team on Tel: 01590 646600 or email policyandplans@newforestnpa.gov.uk.

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