The New Forest National Park Authority is the minerals and waste planning authority for the National Park.
The Authority is working in partnership with Hampshire County Council, Southampton and Portsmouth City Councils and the South Downs National Park Authority to produce the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework. This currently comprises the adopted Minerals and Waste Plan and Policies Map, which cover the whole of the New Forest National Park (including the small area within Wiltshire).
Update of the Hampshire Minerals & Waste Plan
The authority and partners (collectively known as the Hampshire Authorities) are working on an update to the adopted Minerals and Waste Plan which will guide minerals and waste decision-making in the Plan area until 2040. The updated Plan will build upon the currently adopted Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan (2013), eventually providing new and updated policies based on up-to-date evidence of the current levels of provision for minerals and waste facilities in the Plan Area. Importantly, the updated Plan aims to establish the future levels of provision required to meet national and regional policy targets and objectives. It will set out an updated vision of how this will be achieved and provide details of strategic sites to help deliver the vision.
The draft Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan was subject to public examination by a Planning Inspector, appointed by the Secretary of State.
Examination hearings were held between 4 and 13 February 2025, with an additional hearing held on 9 September 2025 regarding the Purple Haze proposed allocation.
The Planning Inspector has now produced his final report and provided it for publication, which concludes the examination. The Inspector’s Report is available to view below, along with the final schedule of Main Modifications. The following documents can be viewed at the foot of this page or see Hampshire County Council’s website for more details.
- Planning Inspector’s Final Report
- Schedule of Main Modifications
- Updated Hampshire Minerals & Waste Plan
- Policies Map
- Sustainability Appraisal (incorporating SEA)
- Habitats Regulations Assessment
- Hampshire Minerals & Waste Local Development Scheme
The Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan 2013-2030
This Plan incorporates an aggregates target, reflects updated national planning policy and contains a number of strategic minerals and waste site allocations. It will be used to assess minerals and waste planning applications within the National Park for the period up to 2030.
The Hampshire authorities adopted the Plan on 15 October 2013 and you can find out more about the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan from Hampshire County Council’s website.
Supplementary Planning Documents
Two supplementary planning documents (SPD) covering (i) Oil & Gas Development; and (ii) Minerals & Waste Safeguarding were subject to public consultation between June and August 2015. Following a period of public consultation, the authorities formally adopted these SPDs in February 2016 and copies are available to download below, with more details available on Hampshire County Council’s website.