Post submission documents

Access post-submission local plan documents and follow updates on planning progress.

Post submission documents include documents that are produced following the submission of the Local Plan for examination. They include documents from the inspector(s), the council, the programme officer, and other parties.

Documents submitted during the examination will be added below in due course.

Council documents

Reference Document Date
PCC01 Authority Monitoring Report 2024/25 (PDF) April 2026
PCC02 Portsmouth Tall Building Study (PDF) April 2026
PCC03 Submission Suggested Main Modifications V1.0 (Superseded by PCC03 V2.0) (PDF) September 2026
PCC03 Submission Suggested Main Modifications V2.0 (supersedes PCC03 V1.0 and KD32 & KD33) (PDF) September 2026
PCC04 Submission Suggested Additional Modifications V1.0 (Superseded by PCC04 V2.0) (PDF) September 2026
PCC04 Submission Suggested Additional Modifications V2.0 (supersedes PCC04 V1.0 and KD32 & KD33) (PDF) September 2026
PCC05 The Future Portsmouth Plan: Notice of intention to commence local plan preparation (PDF) July 2026
PCC05a Local Plan Timetable for the Future Portsmouth Plan (PDF) July 2026
PCC06 Council Response to ID01 Inspectors' Initial Questions (PDF) July 2026
PCC07 North Shoreline Management Plan (PDF) August 2026
PCC08 2026 NPPF September 2026
PCC09 Portchester Castle to Emsworth Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management Strategy September 2026
PCC10 Portsea Island Coastal Strategy September 2026
PCC11 Shoreline Management Plan maps September 2026
PCC12 Natural England Green Infrastructure Framework September 2026
PCC13 Ordnance Survey New Urban Heat Islands Analysis  September 2026
PCC14 PCC Climate Emergency Declaration September 2026
PCC15 Refer to PCC03 v2 and/or PCC04 v2.  September 2026
PCC16 LPS Tower Blocks Topic Paper V2 (PDF, 42.02MB) September 2026
PCC17 Press Article: Most vulnerable Cities in Great Britain to extreme heat September 2026
PCC18 Press article re Fratton Park & the Pompey Centre September 2026
PCC19 The Building Regulations 2010; Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency: Approved Document G September 2026
PCC20 The Building Regulations 2010; Energy and greenhouse  gas emissions: Approved Document L September 2026
PCC21 Planning application for Gunwharf Quays September 2026
PCC22 Press release by Landsec September 2026
PCC23 The Seventh Carbon Budget September 2026
PCC24 Feasibility Study for Large Scale Wind Turbines (PDF) September 2026
PCC25 Combined Heat and Power September 2026
PCC26 Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan (HMWP) July 2026 September 2026
PCC27 Letter from Planning Minister to the Planning Inspectorate on Local Plan examinations: deliverability and viability September 2026
PCC28 Parking Strategy 2024 September 2026
PCC29 Public Transport Strategy 2026 September 2026
PCC30 BBC news article on Portsmouth's bid to be City of Culture 2029 September 2026
PCC31 DfT Circular 01/2022 ‘Strategic Road Network and the Delivery of Sustainable Development’  September 2026
PCC32 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Act 1990 September 2026
PCC33 Options for Tipner West bridge: High-level risk assessment against the tests of the Habitats Regulations (PDF, 4.44MB) September 2026
PCC34 Tipner Bridge Feasibility Study (PDF, 6.54MB) September 2026
PCC35 Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Supersedes IN16) (PDF, 2.08MB) October 2026

Programme Officer documents

Reference Document Date
PO01 Programme Officer Introduction Letter (PDF) April 2026
PO02 Programme Officer Hearings Letter August 2026

Inspectors' Documents

Reference Document Date
ID01 Inspectors’ Initial Questions June 2026
ID02 Inspectors' Guidance Note (PDF, 204.83KB) August 2026
ID03 Inspectors' Matters, Issues and Questions (MIQs) (PDF, 401.31KB) August 2026
ID04 Initial Hearing Programme v3 (PDF, 401.29KB) September 2026

Hearing Statements

Matter 1: Procedural and legal requirements
M1.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 195.74KB)
Matter 2: Housing need and requirement
M2.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 341.51KB)
M2.02 Margaret Haskell 61354 and Ivor Haskell 59626 (PDF, 87.13KB)
M2.03 Linda Vickerman 60834 (PDF, 142.29KB)
Matter 3: Employment target and supply
M3.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 188.94KB)
Matter 4: Vision, strategic objectives and development strategy
M4.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 170.29KB)
Matter 5: Plan level infrastructure and strategic transport
M5.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 241.95KB)
M5.02 Sport England 49965 (PDF, 269.93KB)
M5.03 NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) 29346 69187 (PDF, 611.94KB)
M5.03a NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) 29346 69187 (PDF, 319.96KB)
Matter 6: Optimising the use of land
M6.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 224.03KB)
Matter 7: Sites allocated and identified in the Plan
M7.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 622.88KB)
M7.02 Mrs Susan Dewey 60460, Mr Richard Hussey 60462, Mr Richard Scarlett 60463, Dr Nigel Scarlett 60466 and Mr Rod Bailey 61099 PLP13 (PDF, 303.3KB)
M7.03 Milton Neighbourhood Forum 49722 PLP8 PLP13 (PDF, 322.4KB)
M7.04 This reference has been left intentionally blank
M7.05 NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) 29346 69187 (PDF, 863.36KB)
M7.05a NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) 29346 69187 (PDF, 319.96KB)
M7.06 Residents Association of Port Solent 50226 PLP11 (PDF, 910.67KB)
Matter 8: Housing policies
M8.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 196.54KB)
M8.02 Keith Oxborough 59641 (PDF, 166.11KB)
M8.03 McCarthy & Stone and Churchill Living 60430 (PDF, 365.32KB)
M8.04 Cassandra Gardiner 56813 (PDF, 438.16KB)
M8.05 Margaret Haskell 61354 & Ivor Haskell 59626 (PDF, 111.23KB)
M8.06 Portsmouth & District Private Landlords Association 49807 (PDF, 145.03KB)
M8.07 Benedict Swann 49888 (PDF, 123.68KB)
M8.08 Linda Vickerman 60834 (PDF, 115.93KB)
Matter 9: Thriving Economy policies
M9.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 153.57KB)
Matter 10: Climate Emergency policies
M10.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 177.67KB)
Matter 11: Greening the City policies
M11.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 184.23KB)
M11.02 Sport England 49965 (PDF, 222.21KB)
M11.03 Caad Ltd Obo Anthony Denton 61450 Robert Tutton Town Planning Consultants Ltd Obo Eni Storage 61449 (PDF, 92.23KB)
M11.03a Caad Ltd Obo Anthony Denton 61450 Robert Tutton Town Planning Consultants Ltd Obo Eni Storage 61449 (PDF, 762.1KB)
M11.03b Caad Ltd Obo Anthony Denton 61450 Robert Tutton Town Planning Consultants Ltd Obo Eni Storage 61449 (PDF, 1.26MB)
M11.04 University of Portsmouth 49679 (PDF, 493.05KB)
Matter 12: Infrastructure policies
M12.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 158.73KB)
M12.02 Sport England 49965 (PDF, 198.98KB)
M12.03 NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) 29346 69187 (PDF, 686.11KB)
M12.03a NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) 29346 69187 (PDF, 319.96KB)
Matter 13: Heritage and Design policies
M13.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 180.5KB)
Matter 14: Housing land supply
M14.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 137.65KB)
Matter 15: Viability and monitoring
M15.01 Portsmouth City Council (PDF, 324.15KB)
M15.02 Cassandra Gardiner 56813 (PDF, 150.58KB)
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