Sandleheath Neighbourhood Plan Documents

Documents related to the Sandleheath Neighbourhood Plan are accessible from this page.

Sandleheath Pre-submission Plan (June 2025)
Appendix A Sandleheath Design Guidance and Codes
Appendix B Sandleheath Transport Management Plan
Appendix C Local Heritage Assets Report
Appendix D Vulnerable Species List.

Draft Strategic Environmental Assessment.

Evidence Base

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• Fordingbridge including Sandleheath Housing Need Figures (PDF)
• Sandleheath Site Assessment Report (PDF)
• Land South of Main (Station) Road, concept plans (PDF)
• Land North of Main (Station) Road, concept plan Parcel A (PDF)
• Sandleheath Local Gap Test (PDF)
• Hampshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy Draft
• Draft Landscape Sensitivity and Capacity Study NFDC 2016 (PDF)
• Landscape Character Assessment 2000 NFDC (PDF)
• Hampshire County Council Integrated Character Assessment (2012) (PDF)
• Residential Design Guide for Rural Areas of the New Forest NFDC (PDF)
• New Forest District Council Local Plan 2016 – 2036: Part One (PDF)
• New Forest District Council Local Plan 2014: Part Two
• New Forest District Council First Homes Advice Note
• Parking Standards NFDC (PDF)
• New Forest District Council Community Infrastructure Levy
• Sustainability Appraisal Local Plan 2016 – 2036 NFDC (PDF)
• Core Strategy NFDC (PDF)
• Mitigation for Recreational Impacts NFDC (PDF)
• Glossary ONH (PDF)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment/Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening Opinion (Final) (PDF)
• Nature in Sandleheath (PDF)
• Cranborne Chase Dark Skies Good Practice Note (PDF)
• Summary of Survey and Open Evening (PDF)

Steering Group Meeting Minutes

• 27th August 2025 (PDF)
• 4th June 2025 2025 (PDF)
• 23rd April 2025 (PDF)
• 17th March 2025 (PDF)
• 10th March 2025 (PDF)
• 13th January 2025 (PDF)
• 24th November 2024 (PDF)

Early Engagement Feedback

Community engagement in respect of potential site allocations within Neighbourhood Development Plan took place in February 2025.

Summary of Responses (PDF)

Informal engagement about policy ideas for the Sandleheath Neighbourhood Development Plan took place between December 2024 and January 2025.

The results of the survey can be explored below:

• SAN1 Spatial Strategy
• SAN2 Local Gap
• SAN3 Local Views and Landmarks
• SAN4 Design Principles
• SAN5 Housing Mix, Type and Tenure
• SAN6 Site Allocations
• SAN7 Local Business and Employment
• SAN8 Green Infrastructure
• SAN9 Connecting the Village
• SAN10 Dark Skies
• SAN11 Mitigating Effects on European Sites
• SAN12 Local Heritage Assets
• Policy areas 3, 7, 8, 9 and 12 allowed respondents to map their own suggested locations. The responses to these questions have been mapped on an interactive map.