National Consultations

No relevant Consultations known at this time.

Police & Crime Commissioner

None known at this time

Regional Consultations

None known at this time

New Forest National Park

Our statement about the protected landscapes consultation.

We welcome the publication of the consultation on the Government’s Response to the Landscapes Review, which sets out proposals on how protected landscapes can play a key part in addressing some of society’s most pressing challenges relating to climate, nature and people’s recovery from the pandemic.

Our new Partnership Plan has five objectives which correspond well with the issues and opportunities identified in the Landscapes Review chaired by Julian Glover and the consultation announced today.

The Plan emphasises the importance of working together for our National Park and is for all the statutory bodies and partners caring for the Forest. It was developed after extensive consultation with partners and communities.

We are looking forward to responding to the consultation and to working with partners and communities to ensure our National Park delivers across the important agenda addressed by the proposals.

We are pleased that local delivery is recognised as essential and remains at the fore and that the importance of the distinct identity of landscapes such as the New Forest is acknowledged.

With our colleagues across the protected landscapes we will ensure the work of each landscape adds up to be greater than the sum of our parts to deliver a sustained recovery of the climate, nature and ourselves.

The consultation is now Closed.

Hampshire County Council

Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan - Partial Update

Hampshire’s five minerals and waste planning authorities are asking residents, local groups and businesses to help scrutinise proposed changes to Hampshire’s Minerals and Waste Plan to ensure that, in line with current legislation, it will continue to ensure provision of a steady and adequate supply of minerals and sufficient waste infrastructure, as well as maintain communities, protect the local environment and address the impacts of climate change.

A 12-week online consultation has opened (8 November 2022) for stakeholders to comment on proposed updates to policies, as well as provide additional helpful local knowledge about sites that have been identified for minerals extraction and transportation. These are important in ensuring that Hampshire can meet demand, for example, in the supply of sand, gravel and brickmaking clay to build houses, schools, hospitals and roads. 

The Consultation closes at 17:00 hrs on Tuesday 31st January 2023.

The Local Transport Plan

Hampshire County Council has a statutory requirement to have a Local Transport Plan (LTP) which sets out its vision for future transport and travel infrastructure. The current Local Transport Plan (LTP3) was developed in 2011 but is no longer relevant to today’s challenges and opportunities.

Over the course of the last two years we have been developing a new draft Local Transport Plan (LTP4) which

The consultation is now Closed.

New Forest District Council

We have launched a public consultation about two proposed Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) for the New Forest.

From today (Monday 5 December) until Friday 27 January at 5pm, the public can comment on two proposed PSPOs, which look to ban the lighting of fires and use of BBQs principally on the Crown Lands managed by Forestry England, and the feeding and petting of ponies, horses, mules, and donkeys in the New Forest. 

See maps at www.newforest.gov.uk/PSPOmap1 and www.newforest.gov.uk/PSPOmap2 for proposed restricted areas.   

The Consultation Closes on Friday 27th January 2023

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Consultation with rate paying businesses in the district on the Council’s financial strategy. New Forest District Council (NFDC) is required under the Local Government Finance Act 1992 to ensure that business rate payers are consulted on its proposed budget. The Council is now surveying its business rate payers, and the membership organisations that represent them, to gather their views as to the priorities for the Council’s budgets.  

NFDC business rate payers can find the survey here.

The survey closes at 12 noon on Wednesday 14 December 2022.

New Milton Town Council

• The Public Consultation on the Ashley Recreation Play Park is now closed.