Proposed Modifications Consultation - Now closed
We would like to thank everyone that submitted comments on the Proposed Modifications consultation. The Proposed Modifications Consultation is now closed, and we are no longer accepting any further comments.
All submissions that have been received are now being reviewed by officers.
The representations made on the Main Modifications consultation will be forwarded to the Inspector for consideration, along with officer comments.
Next steps
The Local Plan Inspector will review all of the representations and officer comments. Once the Inspector has reviewed the comments, she will issue her final report. The final report will be able to view on the examination page.
Proposed modifications consultation
The proposed modifications consultation was open from Friday 21st November 2025 until 11:59pm on Friday 16th January 2026.
The consultation consisted of the Main Modifications (MM) consultation, the Additional Minor Modifications and the Changes to the Policies Map.
The Proposed Main Modifications are changes suggested by the Inspector to ensure the Local Plan is sound and legally compliant. They are put forward without prejudice to the Inspector’s final conclusion which will take into account all representations received during the consultation.
We consulted on one main document -: Schedule of Proposed Main Modifications. This document included details of each proposed change within the Local Plan. In this document additions to the Plan are indicated using bold and underlined text and deletions are shown using strikethrough.
Supporting Documents:
- Winchester Local Plan Examination Housing Revisions (November 2025) Note and Appendix A housing table figures
- Winchester Local Plan Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) Main Modifications which includes the Sustainability Appraisal (SA/SEA) of the Proposed Main Modifications which assess the environmental and social effects of the Plan.
- Winchester Local Plan Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) Main Modifications which assesses the impacts on protected wildlife sites.
These documents were not directly open for comment, but comments could be made through the relevant main modification.
Additional Modifications
The Additional Modifications include a number of minor changes to correct typographical errors and minor factual updates, but are not before the Local Plan Inspector for consideration. Any comments that were submitted on the Additional Modifications are being reviewed by the Council and not the Inspector.
The Additional Minor Modifications document can be viewed here.
Policies Map changes
This document sets out any changes to the Policies Map. Proposed changes to the Policies Map Modifications will not be examined by the Inspector. The Proposed changes to the Policies Map document can be viewed here. A note regarding the changes can be viewed here