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Chichester District Council has officially adopted the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039, following approval at a Full Council meeting on Tuesday 19 August.

Chichester District Council has received the Planning Inspectors' final report for the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039, marking a significant milestone in the plan's progress.

People are being invited to make comments on modifications being proposed to Chichester District Council's Local Plan, after councillors gave the green light to move to the next stage of the examination process.

The Southbourne Allocation Development Plan Document, a planning document which sets out areas of Southbourne that have been identified as options for future housing development — including how this could be supported through community facilities and infrastructure — is now out for public consultation.

Examination of Chichester District Council's Local Plan has moved to the next stage, with a series of public hearings starting on 1 October and running until 13 November 2024.

Chichester District Council has announced this week that it has submitted its new Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039 to the Planning Inspectorate for examination.

Chichester District Council has announced that it is expecting to submit its Local Plan in early 2024

The next round of public consultation on Chichester's Local Plan will be launched on Friday 3 February and it will run for six weeks, until Friday 17 March 2023.

We are currently in the process of pulling together the final pieces of the Chichester Local Plan and we expect to ask for your views on this in 2023.

We're busy pulling together the Chichester Local Plan - and we are working hard to find solutions to the various issues we face.

There has been a lot of coverage in the local media about housing targets and how they are reached. We thought it might be worth reminding you of how our housing targets are set and the process we have to follow in order to identify if and how this housing target can be met.

Last year, we told you that the Government housing targets for the Chichester Local Plan area are unlikely to be met due to complex infrastructure and funding issues.