Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan Consultation
Latest News:
13 November 2025 - The Council has written back to the Local Plan Examination Inspector in response to the Inspector's Initial Response to HDC43 (ID09).
The Letter to Inspector - Response to ID09 (HDC44), Appendix 1 Natural England Arun Valley Withdrawal Statement 31.10.25 (HDC44a) and Appendix 2 Additional Duty to Co-operate Information (HDC44b) have been published in the Examination Library webpage under 'Post Submission Documents'.
Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan Consultation
We consulted on the Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan between 17 February and 30 March 2020.
View the Draft Local Plan document online here.
The consultation has now closed.
We have received thousands of comments from individuals and organisations. Read the final report on the findings of the consultation by clicking on the link below.
Read the consultation summary report
Comments received have been made public online here
What happens next
Once comments have been considered and the draft Plan has been further refined, we will publish the final Submission Draft of the Local Plan (Regulation 19).
For further information about the stages of Local Plan preparation and the currently proposed timescales for this to take place, visit our Local Plan timetable page.
How can I stay informed about the Horsham District Local Plan?
An update on the Local Plan process are being made public on these web pages as we progress the work.