Schedule of revised Local Plan policy numbers
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Revised chapter and policy numbering for the New Forest National Park Authority Local Plan Review (October 2025) is set out, showing how the 2019 Local Plan structure and policies will be reorganised. The chapter layout is updated to add a dedicated Climate Change chapter and rename the economy section as Thriving Local Economy, with monitoring and implementation moved to a new Chapter 11. A schedule maps each 2019 policy to its new Strategic Policy (SP) or Development Policy (DP) number, indicating whether it is unchanged, amended, merged, deleted, or new, in line with National Planning Policy Framework requirements. Key changes include new policies on Biodiversity Net Gain, self and custom house building, telecommunications and digital infrastructure, and a Coastal Change Management Area. Several new site allocation policies are added, while the former Fawley Power Station allocation is deleted as not deliverable.
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AM 727/25 – Annex 3
New Forest National Park Authority
Local Plan Review
Revised Policy Numbers
October 2025
The following table details the revised structure for the Local Plan Review:
| Chapter No. | 2019 Local Plan | Local Plan Review |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Introduction |
| 2 | Profile of the New Forest National Park | Profile of the New Forest National Park |
| 3 | Vision and Objectives | Vision and Objectives |
| 4 | Strategic policies & development principles | Strategic policies & development principles |
| 5 | Protecting and Enhancing the natural environment | Climate Change |
| 6 | Protecting and enhancing the historic and built environment | Protecting and Enhancing the natural environment |
| 7 | Vibrant Communities | Protecting and enhancing the historic and built environment |
| 8 | A Sustainable Local Economy | Vibrant Communities |
| 9 | Transport and Access | Thriving Local Economy |
| 10 | Monitoring and Implementation | Transport and Access |
| 11 | Monitoring and Implementation |
The following schedule lists all the policies set out in the 2019 adopted Local Plan, together with an indication if the policy has been merged/amended or deleted, together with any new polices.
POLICIES KEY:
- New
- Deleted
- Merged
- Amended
- No change
In compliance with National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) paras 20/21 some prefixes have also been amended, to clarify which are strategic policies (SP) and therefore required to address the strategic priorities of the area, as per the NPPF, with local detail being added through (DP) policies.
| 2019 Local Plan Policy | Local Plan Review Policy | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| SP1 Supporting sustainable development | SP1 Supporting sustainable development | Minor changes to reflect climate change matters |
| DP2 General development principles | DP2 General development principles | Various edits for updating and clarity |
| SP3 Major development in the National Park | SP4 Major development in the National Park | Addition of reference to Whole Estate Plans |
| SP5 Land to north of Fawley Waterside | New allocation policy | |
| SP4 Spatial strategy | SP3 Spatial strategy | Strategy updated to reflect revised evidence |
| SP5 Nature conservation sites of international importance | SP11 Nature conservation sites of international importance | Various edits for updating and clarity |
| SP6 The natural environment | SP12 The natural environment – nationally, regionally and locally important sites | Various edits for updating and clarity |
| SP13 Biodiversity Net Gain | New policy | |
| SP7 Landscape character | SP14 Landscape Character | Policy carried forward |
| DP8 Safeguarding and improving water resources | SP7 Safeguarding and improving water resources | Various edits for updating and clarity |
| SP9 Green infrastructure | SP15 Green and Blue infrastructure | Edited to include blue infrastructure and stress health benefits. |
| DP10 Open space | DP16 Open space | Policy carried forward |
| SP11 Climate change | SP9 Sustainable Construction | Policy extended to cover a wider range of matters. |
| DP12 Flood risk | SP8 Flood Risk | Updated refs to SFRA |
| DP13 Coastal development | SP20 Coastal Development | Policy carried forward |
| SP14 Renewable energy | SP10 Renewable energy | Policy carried forward |
| SP15 Tranquillity | SP22 Tranquillity and Dark Skies | Updated to include reference to Dark skies |
| SP16 The historic and built environment | SP23 The historic and built environment | Policy edited to focus on strategic heritage matters |
| DP24 Heritage | New policy to reflect non strategic heritage matters | |
| SP17 Local distinctiveness | DP25 Local distinctiveness | Policy carried forward |
| DP18 Design principles | DP26 Design principles | Policy carried forward |
| SP19 New residential development in the National Park | SP28 New residential development in the National Park | Policy updated to reflect revised evidence |
| SP20 Specialist housing for older people (Use Class C2) | SP29 Specialist housing for older people (Use Class C2) | Policy edited to reflect revised spatial strategy |
| SP21 The size of new dwellings | SP30 The size of new dwellings | Policy retained and edited for clarity. |
| SP22 Land at Whartons Lane, Ashurst | SP31 Land at Whartons Lane, Ashurst | Policy carried forward |
| SP23 Land at Ashurst Hospital | SP32 Land at Ashurst Hospital | Policy carried forward |
| SP33 Land at Knellers Lane, Ashurst | New allocation policy | |
| SP24 Land at the Lyndhurst Park Hotel, Lyndhurst | SP34 Land at the Lyndhurst Park Hotel, Lyndhurst | Policy carried forward |
| SP35 Land at Calpe Avenue, Lyndhurst | New allocation policy | |
| SP25 Land south of Church Lane, Sway | SP36 Land south of Church Lane, Sway | Policy carried forward |
| SP37 Land to west of Brighton Road, Sway | New allocation policy | |
| SP26 Land adjacent to the former Fawley Power Station | Policy deleted – not deliverable | |
| SP38 Land to west of Winsor Road, Bartley | New allocation policy | |
| SP39 Land to south of Hamptworth Road, Landford | New allocation policy | |
| SP40 Land to the east of The Ridge, Redlynch | New allocation policy | |
| SP27 Affordable housing provision within the Defined Villages and on allocated sites | SP41 Affordable housing provision within the Defined Villages and on allocated sites | Policy updated to reflect revised evidence |
| SP28 Rural exceptions sites | SP42 Rural exception sites | Policy retained and edited for clarity. |
| SP29 New Forest commoners’ dwellings | DP43 New Forest commoners’ dwellings | Policy carried forward |
| SP30 New Forest estate workers’ dwellings | DP44 New dwellings for estate, agricultural and forestry workers | Policies SP30, DP31 merged for clarity |
| DP31 Agricultural and forestry workers’ dwellings | See above | See above |
| DP32 Removal of agricultural occupancy conditions | DP45 Removal of agricultural occupancy conditions | Policy carried forward |
| SP46 Self and Custom House Building | New policy | |
| SP33 Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople | SP47 Land at Forest View, Landford, for Gypsies and Travellers | Policy split to retain the site allocation as SP47 and new policy SP48 as criteria based policy to consider other sites that may come forward |
| SP48 Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople | See above | |
| DP34 Residential character of the Defined Villages | DP27 Residential character of the Defined Villages | Policy carried forward |
| DP35 Replacement dwellings | DP49 Replacement dwellings | Policy retained and edited for clarity. |
| DP36 Extensions to dwellings | DP50 Extensions to dwellings | Policy retained and edited for clarity. |
| DP37 Outbuildings | DP51 Outbuildings | Policy retained and edited for clarity. |
| SP38 Infrastructure provision and developer contributions | SP6 Infrastructure provision and developer contributions | Policy carried forward |
| SP39 Local community facilities | SP52 Local community facilities | Policy carried forward |
| DP40 Change of use from retail in the Defined Villages | DP58 Loss of local retail facilities | Updated to reflect revised use classes order |
| DP41 Retail development outside the Defined Villages | DP59 Retail development outside of the defined settlement boundaries | Policy carried forward |
| SP42 Business and employment development | SP53 Maintaining and Improving Business Floorspace | Policy retained and edited for clarity. |
| SP43 Existing employment sites | DP54 Redevelopment and extension to existing employment buildings | Policy amended to merge SP43, DP44, DP45, |
| DP44 Redevelopment of existing employment sites | See above | See above |
| DP45 Extensions to non-residential buildings and uses | See above | See above |
| SP46 Sustainable tourism development | SP60 Sustainable tourism development | Policy retained and edited for clarity. |
| DP47 Extensions to holiday parks and camp sites | DP61 Holiday Parks and Camp Sites | Policy retained and edited for clarity. |
| SP62 Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure | New policy | |
| SP48 The land-based economy | SP55 The land-based economy | Policy retained and edited for clarity. |
| DP49 Re-use of buildings outside the Defined Villages | DP57 Re-use of farm buildings | Policy retained and edited for clarity. |
| DP50 Agricultural and forestry buildings | DP56 New Agricultural and Forestry Buildings | Policy carried forward |
| DP51 Recreational horse keeping | DP17 Recreational horse keeping | Policy carried forward |
| DP52 Field shelters and stables | DP18 Field shelters and stables | Policy carried forward |
| DP53 Maneges | DP19 Maneges | Policy carried forward |
| SP21 Coastal Change Management Area | New policy | |
| SP54 Transport infrastructure | SP63 Transport infrastructure | Policy retained and extended for clarity. |
| SP55 Access | SP64 Sustainable Transport and Access | Policy retained and updated. |