Consultations

What consultations are, open consultations, how you can respond to them and what happens next

What are consultations?

In a consultation, we ask for your views to help us understand what you think about something. 

The results help us to understand how you view our services, policies and strategies, and where we could make improvements. They also help us to understand your priorities and concerns. 

We feed the results back for consideration in the Council's decision-making process. They will be weighed against resource constraints, legislation and competing views.

Our consultations

We list consultations that are open, and consultations that have ended in the last 12 months.

Please contact us if you would like paper copies of any consultations or help with using the online consultation portal.

Open consultations

Affordable Homes in New Developments Supplementary Planning Document

We are consulting on a draft Affordable Homes in New Developments Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) from 8 November 2024 to 5pm on 20 December 2024.

The draft Affordable Homes in New Developments SPD provides detailed guidance to help applicants meet the requirements of Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032 Policy H2 Affordable Homes. It also aims to secure more social rented homes which are the most affordable tenure, in line with the Council's Corporate Plan 2023-2027.

Find more details and how to respond on the Affordable Homes in New Developments Supplementary Planning document page

Draft Sex Establishment Policy

We are consulting on proposed updates to our Sex Establishment Policy. We would like to hear your thoughts on the proposals and any impacts or alternative suggestions you would like us to consider. Closing date 5pm 7 January 2025.

Find out more details and how to respond on our Sex Establishments page.

Revised validation requirements

We are currently running a consultation on our revised validation requirements from Monday 2 December until 5pm on Friday 10 January 2025. 

For more details and how to respond, please see our Step 2 of our Step-by-step planning application guide.

Past consultations (within the last year)

Other local consultations

We don’t run these consultations. They are run by other local organisations but could affect residents and businesses within Hart.

Hampshire County Council are seeking views on barriers to walking and cycling. As part of their commitment to improve accessibility and enable more people to walk and cycle for short journeys, they want to identify where there are barriers to walking and cycling on local streets. They are particularly keen to hear from people who use mobility aids (including mobility scooters), pushchairs or buggies, people who use cargo bikes and trailers, or other adapted cycles. 

This is open for comments from Monday 28 October to Sunday 22 December at 11:59pm. 

Hampshire County Council are also running a survey on the experiences and impacts of fly-tipping on private land in Hampshire. 

Past consultations (within the last year)

Hartley Wintney Parish Council consulted on the Hartley Wintney Conservation Area 2023 Draft Character Appraisal from Monday 13 November 2023 until Sunday 7 January 2024.

Hampshire County Council consulted on Fleet Walking and Cycling Improvements from Monday 30 September to Sunday 10 November at 11:59pm.