TVBC’s Full Council took the decision to abandon the current plan-making system at their meeting on 22nd July. Work will now start on a Local Plan that looks ahead to April 2028.  TVBC is not alone in its decision:  East Hampshire and Winchester are progressing under the new plan-making system, and New Forest are reviewing their current position of progressing with preparing a local plan under the existing but now legacy plan-making system.The new timetable is: 

• Oct-Dec 2026 Publish timetable and notice to commence plan-making
• By Apr 2027 Publish self-assessment summary
• Apr 2028 Transition to Mid Hampshire Local Plan
• By Apr 2029 Consultation on plan content and evidence and Gateway 3 Consultation on proposed Local Plan
• By Oct 2029 Submission, Examination and Adoption

How this will affect the parishes will emerge in due course.  The roundup of comments at Annex 1 for the now legacy Reg 18 revision shows a wealth of reasons why the proposed large developments for this area are a bad idea when critical infrastructure is not up to standard.  
Links to note:

TVBC Press release: https://www.testvalley.gov.uk/news/2026/jul/heavy-criticism-for-whitehall-as-council-lays-bare-relentless-government-changes-obstructing-local-planning-process 

Comments received during last the consultation:  https://democracy.testvalley.gov.uk/documents/s41073/Local%20Plan%20Annex.pdf  

FAQs:  https://www.testvalley.gov.uk/assets/attach/25675/New-Plan-Making-System-FAQs.pdf 

A342 Survey – Summary of Results

Appleshaw Parish Council amended response 1st September 2025

Weyhill Proposal Map – note that the large field with an allocation of 620 dwellings is no longer available for development