Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039 - adoption

At its meeting on 19 August 2025, Council adopted the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039. 

The Chichester local plan excludes the area within the South Downs National Park. For this area the South Downs Local Plan (2014-33) should be referred to. 

• Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039
• Adoption documents
• Policies map
• Buy a copy of the local plan or adoption documents
• Supporting documents

Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039

View the Local Plan here: Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039 - Adoption Version (PDF, 5 MB)

Adoption documents

The following post-adoption documents are available to view:

• Adoption Statement  Chichester Adoption Statement (Word doc, 19 KB)
• Sustainability Report Sustainability Appraisal (PDF, 6 MB) and Sustainability Report Non-Technical Summary  Non-Technical Summary (PDF, 643 KB)
• Sustainability Report Addendum SA Report Addendum (PDF, 855 KB)
• Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement SAHRA Adoption Statement (PDF, 312 KB)
• Inspector's Report Chichester LP - Inspectors Report (Word doc, 141 KB)

Paper copies of the above documents will also be made available to be viewed in the following locations:

• Chichester District Council, East Pallant House, Chichester, PO19 1TY
• South Downs National Park, South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, GU29 9DH
• Chichester Library, Tower Street, Chichester, PO19 1QJ
• Southbourne Library, First Avenue, Southbourne, PO10 8HN
• Selsey Library, School Lane, Selsey, PO20 9EH
• Petworth Library, High Street, Petworth, GU28 0AU
• Midhurst Library, The Grange, Bepton Road, Midhurst, GU29 9HD

Policies map

The adopted policies map shows the geographical extent of policies in the local plan. This includes the policies in the adopted Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039 and Site Allocation DPD 2014 - 2029  plus policies in the West Sussex Joint Mineral Local Plan and the West Sussex Waste Local Plan. It also shows the policies within completed neighbourhood plans.

In addition, the map shows a number of other designations that are referred to, but not defined by the local plan (such as conservation areas and local nature reserves).  The flood zones are contained within the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment layers.

Local plan policies not shown on the map apply across the whole plan area (all of Chichester District excluding the area within the South Downs National Park).

View policies map (opens new window)

Map layers and legend

There is much information shown on the map. To make it easier to view, the features have been grouped into map layers and each layer can be switched off and on as you scroll down the Map Categories menu. The map features defined by the Local Plan can only be updated by the adoption of a new Local Plan document, whereas the features that are referred to in (but not defined by) the Local Plan may change over time and the map will be updated periodically to reflect the latest position.

Buy a copy of the local plan or adoption documents

The Local Plan and Adoption documents are available to purchase for the following costs:

• Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039 - £25.10 (plus postage). 
• Adoption Statement - 28p (plus postage)
• Sustainability Report - £6.20 (plus postage)
• Non-Technical Summary - (70p (plus postage)
• SA Addendum - £1.91 (plus postage)
• Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement - 59p (plus postage)

If you would like to purchase a copy of the plan or adoption documents, please contact at planningpolicy@chichester.gov.uk or call on 01243 785166. 

Supporting documents

All supporting documents relevant to the production of the Local Plan can be found on Examination Library (PDF, 721 KB) or The Local Plan examination - submission documents and evidence base and The Local Plan examination - post-submission documents.