Planning Policy

Planning Policies are documents that help to decide how, where and when development in Horsham District takes place. These documents are used to help make decisions on planning applications and to plan the future needs of the district by assessing what changes are likely to happen and where.

The key Planning Policy document that a council must prepare is its Local Plan. Horsham District Council has recently prepared a new Local Plan to replace the current Horsham District Planning Framework (HDPF). This will be called the 'Horsham District Local Plan 2023-2040'.   On Friday 26 July 2024 the Council formally submitted the Local Plan and supporting documents to the Planning Inspectorate.  Please refer to the Local Plan Examination webpage for further information.