A New Joint Neighbourhood Plan for Shipley & Southwater
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Southwater Parish Council and Shipley Parish Council have agreed to work together to prepare a new joint neighbourhood plan covering both parishes.
The proposed joint plan will provide an opportunity for the two communities to establish a coordinated vision for the future of the area and to address matters that extend across the parish boundary. These include future housing, green infrastructure, transport connectivity, community facilities, and the protection and enhancement of the local environment.
The first formal step is to designate the area that will be covered by the new neighbourhood plan. Horsham District Council is currently consulting on an application to designate the whole of Shipley and Southwater parishes as a single neighbourhood plan area. The consultation runs until 5.00pm on Friday 7 August 2026.
Residents, businesses, community organisations, and other interested parties are invited to review the proposed area and submit their comments through the Horsham District Council consultation page.
View the consultation and submit your comments
A new joint website for the Southwater and Shipley Neighbourhood Plan will be launched shortly. This will provide updates on the preparation of the plan, details of future consultations and events, and access to the supporting documents as the project progresses.
Further information will be published once the joint neighbourhood plan area has been formally designated.