Core Strategy evidence base
Government guidance outlines that the Core Strategy should be founded on a robust and credible evidence base, as this will form a part of ensuring the ‘soundness’ of the Plan.
Key evidence base studies for the Core Strategy
- Footprint Ecology: Changing patterns of visitor numbers within the New Forest National Park, with particular reference to the New Forest SPA (2008) (3.10 MB)
- New Forest Commoning Review (2007) (736 KB)
- New Forest National Park Housing Land Availability Assessment (2010) (1.2 MB)
- New Forest PPG17 Open Space Study (2007) (572 KB)
- Draft New Forest National Park Recreation Management Strategy (2010) (327 KB)
New Forest Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2007)- New Forest National Park Affordable Housing Economic Viability Study (2009) (977 KB)
- Central Hampshire and New Forest Strategic Housing Market Assessment (2007)
- New Forest National Park Annual Monitoring Reports (2006 – 2009)
- New Forest National Park Defined Shopping Areas: Annual Surveys 2007 – 2010 (26 KB)
- Statement of Community Involvement
- Equality Impact Assessment (142 KB)
- Hampshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (2006)
- Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment (2008)
- Core Strategy Topic Papers
Topic Paper 1: Biodiversity, Geology and Landscape (674 KB)- Topic Paper 2: Open Space, Recreation and Green Infrastructure (404 KB)
- Topic Paper 3: Climate Change (278 KB)
- Topic Paper 4: Environmental Quality and Natural Resources (231 KB)
- Topic Paper 5: Settlements and Services (214 KB)
- Topic Paper 6: Housing (191KB)
- Topic Paper 7: Cultural Heritage and the Built Environment (215 KB)
- Topic Paper 8: Land Management (232 KB)
- Topic Paper 9: Economy and Employment (692 KB)
- Topic Paper 10: Transport (308 KB)
Other relevant documents
National
Planning policy statements- Planning policy guidance notes
- Environment Act 1995
- Ministerial Order, 2007 No. 3276 - The Town and Country Planning (Regions) (New Forest National Park) (England) Order 2007
- Circular 12/96 National Parks
- CPRE Tranquillity Mapping (2006)
- Prosperity and Protection: The economic impact of National Parks in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Council for National Parks (2006)
- DEFRA Consultation on Code of Practice for the Welfare of Equines (2008) (728 KB)
Regional
- Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East (May 2009)
- Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West (Government’s Proposed Changes, July 2008)
Sub-regional and local
- New Forest National Park Local Development Scheme (2009) (464 KB)
- New Forest National Park Management Plan (2010)
- Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and New Forest National Park Minerals and Waste Core Strategy (2007)
- New Forest District Council Core Strategy (2009)
- New Forest: An Economic Profile (2006) (503 KB)
- Future Matters Consultation responses (2007)
- New Forest, New Chapter Notes (2008)
- Core Strategy Working Group Notes
- New Forest Landscape Character Assessment (2000)
- Draft Port of Southampton Masterplan (2010)
- Draft North Solent Shoreline Management Plan (2010)
- Lyndhurst Air Quality Management Plan
- Draft Partnership for Urban South Hampshire Green Infrastructure Strategy (2009) (7 MB)
- Recreational Horse Keeping in the New Forest. Update of grazing survey (2007)
- Tourism South East New Forest visitor survey 2004-2005
- Hampshire Local Transport Plan 2006 - 11
- Wiltshire Local Transport Plan 2006 - 11
- Sustainable Community Strategies
- Hampshire County (KB)
- Wiltshire County (KB)
- New Forest District
- South Wiltshire (240 KB)
- Test Valley Borough
Please note that where there is no direct link provided the document will be available for inspection at the Authority’s Office