Local Plan review evidence base

There are a number of documents that support the Local Plan review. Collectively these are known as the Local Plan evidence base and can be viewed below.

Duty to Cooperate

Horsham District Council, Mid Sussex District Council and Crawley Borough Council have signed a joint Statement of Common Ground. This sets out how the three authorities are working together to address cross-boundary strategic planning issues.

• Northern West Sussex Statement of Common Ground.pdf (PDF File, 524.1 KB)

Economic Development

• Northern West Sussex Economic Growth Assessment.pdf (PDF File, 5.5 MB)
• Economic Growth Assessment Appendix 5.pdf (PDF File, 832.8 KB)

Housing

• Northern West Sussex Strategic Housing Market Asessment.pdf (PDF File, 5.4 MB)
• Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment.pdf (PDF File, 2.2 MB)

Housing: Site Assessment Report

• Site Assessment Report Introduction (PDF File, 342.0 KB)
• Sites with potential for allocation for housing development (PDF File, 12.4 MB)
• Sites not identified for potential allocation for housing development A-N (PDF File, 7.5 MB)
• Sites not identified for potential allocations P-W (PDF File, 11.7 MB)
• Employment Assessment Outcomes (PDF File, 2.7 MB)
• Appendices (PDF File, 848.3 KB)

Landscape Capacity Study and overview maps

• Landscape-Capacity-Study-2020.pdf (PDF File, 619.6 KB)
• Map-1-Housing.jpg (Image, 5.9 MB)
• Map-2-Employment.pdf (PDF File, 15.0 MB)

The Landscape Capacity Study Housing Overview map has been uploaded to our website as a .jpg due to the original file's large file size. A high-resolution PDF file (16MB) of this document is available on request. Please email strategic.planning@horsham.gov.uk.

Landscape Capacity Study Overview maps: Part One

• Zone-1a-Housing.pdf (PDF File, 4.0 MB)
• Zone-1b-Employment.pdf (PDF File, 3.3 MB)
• Zone-2a-Housing.pdf (PDF File, 5.2 MB)
• Zone-2b-Employment.pdf (PDF File, 3.6 MB)
• Zone-3a-Housing.pdf (PDF File, 4.7 MB)
• Zone-3b-Employment.pdf (PDF File, 3.0 MB)
• Zone-4a-Housing.pdf (PDF File, 4.7 MB)
• Zone-4b-Employment.pdf (PDF File, 3.0 MB)
• Zone-5a-Housing.pdf (PDF File, 4.3 MB)
• Zone-5b-Employment.pdf (PDF File, 3.5 MB)
• Zone-6a-Housing.pdf (PDF File, 3.0 MB)
• Zone-6b-Employment.pdf (PDF File, 2.9 MB)
• Zone-7a-Housing.pdf (PDF File, 3.9 MB)
• Zone-7b-Employment.pdf (PDF File, 2.8 MB)
• Zone-8a-Housing.pdf (PDF File, 3.5 MB)
• Zone-8b-Employment.pdf (PDF File, 2.7 MB)
• Zone-9a-Housing.pdf (PDF File, 3.5 MB)
• Zone-9b-Employment.pdf (PDF File, 4.4 MB)
• Zone-10a-Housing.pdf (PDF File, 3.4 MB)
• Zone-10b-Employment.pdf (PDF File, 2.9 MB)

Landscape Capacity Study: Part Two maps

• Ashington.pdf (PDF File, 1.3 MB)
• Barns-Green.pdf (PDF File, 1.1 MB)
• Cowfold.pdf (PDF File, 1.1 MB)
• Lower-Beeding.pdf (PDF File, 790.4 KB)
• Mannings-Heath.pdf (PDF File, 1.2 MB)
• Partridge-Green.pdf (PDF File, 1.2 MB)
• Rudgwick.pdf (PDF File, 4.3 MB)
• Rusper.pdf (PDF File, 1.1 MB)
• Slinfold.pdf (PDF File, 1.1 MB)
• Small-Dole.pdf (PDF File, 949.1 KB)
• Thakeham.pdf (PDF File, 1.0 MB)
• Warnham.pdf (PDF File, 1.2 MB)
• West-Chiltington.pdf (PDF File, 1.1 MB)

Infrastructure, Transport and Healthy Communities

• Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2020.pdf (PDF File, 4.3 MB)

Conserving the Natural and Built Environment

• Habitat Regulations Screening Report (PDF File, 3.1 MB)
• Horsham District Local Plan Interim SA Non-Technical Summary of sites & growth options (PDF File, 2.1 MB)
• Horsham District Local Plan Interim SA of strategic sites & growth options (PDF File, 10.3 MB)
• Horsham District Local Plan Interim SA of smaller sites & policies (PDF File, 10.9 MB)
• Built-Up Area Boundary Review (PDF File, 920.3 KB)
• Secondary Settlements Review (PDF File, 2.2 MB)

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment and Appendix Figures 1-8

• Strategic Flood Risk Assessment main report (PDF File, 2.8 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 1- Topography, Main Rivers and Ordinary Watercourses (PDF File, 6.7 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 2A- Bedrock Geology (PDF File, 2.0 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 2B- Superficial Deposits (PDF File, 2.0 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 3A - Areas At Risk of Groundwater Flooding (PDF File, 4.4 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 3A - Areas Susceptible to Groundwater Flooding (PDF File, 2.1 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 4 - SuDS Suitability (PDF File, 2.6 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 5- Historic Flooding (PDF File, 6.4 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 6- Flood Warning Areas (PDF File, 6.4 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 7- Flood Alert Areas (PDF File, 6.6 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 8 - Flood Zones (PDF File, 11.5 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 8A - Flood Zones (PDF File, 4.8 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 8B - Flood Zones (PDF File, 4.8 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 8C - Flood Zones (PDF File, 3.9 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 8D - Flood Zones (PDF File, 4.2 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 8E - Flood Zones (PDF File, 3.0 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 8F - Flood Zones (PDF File, 4.2 MB)

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Appendix 9-11

• Appendix 1 Figure 9A- Climate Change (PDF File, 4.2 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 9B- Climate Change (PDF File, 4.7 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 9C- Climate Change (PDF File, 5.0 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 9D- Climate Change (PDF File, 5.2 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 9E- Climate Change (PDF File, 3.5 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 9F- Climate Change (PDF File, 3.6 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 10 - Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Image, 1.4 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 10A- Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (PDF File, 12.5 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 10B- Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (PDF File, 11.5 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 10C- Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (PDF File, 9.2 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 10D- Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (PDF File, 9.5 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 10E- Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (PDF File, 7.1 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 10F- Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (PDF File, 8.3 MB)
• Appendix 1 Figure 11- Sewer Flooding (PDF File, 2.4 MB)

Appendix 1 Figure 10 has been uploaded to our website as a .jpg due to the original file's large file size. A high-resolution PDF file (28MB) of this document is available on request. Please email strategic.planning@horsham.gov.uk.

Gatwick Sub-Region Water Cycle Study

• Gatwick Sub-Region Water Cycle Study August 2020 (PDF File, 8.0 MB)

Upper Mole Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

• Upper Mole SFRA September 2020 (PDF File, 4.2 MB)

Upper Mole SFRA Appendices

• Appendix A - Historic Flooding (PDF File, 1.5 MB)
• Appendix B - Watercourses (PDF File, 1.3 MB)
• Appendix C - Flood zones (PDF File, 1.3 MB)
• Appendix D - Flood zones & Climate Change (PDF File, 1.2 MB)
• Appendix E - Surface Water Flood Risk (PDF File, 1.4 MB)
• Appendix F - Surface Water Flood Risk & CC (PDF File, 1.4 MB)
• Appendix G - Groundwater Flood Risk (PDF File, 1.9 MB)
• Appendix H - Reservoir Flood Risk (PDF File, 1.3 MB)
• Appendix J - Flood Warning & Flood Alert Areas (PDF File, 1.3 MB)
• Appendix L - Technical Guide (PDF File, 65.3 KB)