Planning

Planning Services

For information about planning permission for building house extensions or new homes, please contact your local district, borough, or city council.

Hampshire County Council is responsible for making decisions about planning applications for minerals extraction, waste management and the County Council's own developments such as schools, libraries and roads.

Responsibility for town and country planning in Hampshire is split between the South East England Regional Assembly, Hampshire County Council, Hampshire Borough/District Councils, and (since 2005) the New Forest National Park Authority.

The South East Plan

Hampshire Structure Plan

Planning and development (includes minerals and waste development)

County Council planning applications

Local Transport Plan

Enhancing the quality of Hampshire

Enhancing our quality of place is one of the County Council's three key priorities. It is about making the county a good place to be by protecting local distinctiveness and diversity, ensuring excellent facilities, respecting Hampshire’s heritage and planning proactively for the future.

Our work on this priority includes both planning services and a whole range of environmental work and initiative.

Hampshire's landscape, heritage,and historic environment

Hampshire's natural environment