What is City Vision?
Planning affects us all; the homes we live in, the facilities we use, the different ways we travel, and the places we go to work and school.
Southampton City Vision sets out how Southampton City Council, as the Local Planning Authority, intends to deliver the new homes, employment areas, infrastructure and facilities that will be needed to enable the City to grow over the next 20 years while also protecting and enhancing the City’s environment and green areas.
Overall, the role of Southampton City Vision is to make sure that development happens in a coordinated way, taking into account local peoples’ views and collectively delivering everything needed for Southampton to grow. Previous iterations of this process have for example led to the redevelopment of the Fruit and Veg Market into Bow Square and have provided ongoing protection to the city’s green space and parks." Councillor Sarah Bogle, Cabinet Member for Economic Development
The council wants Southampton City Vision to be a place shaping tool that is both city wide and community focussed, meeting the development needs of the city whilst recognising the needs and diversity of individual communities.
Thank you to everyone who had their say on the draft plan during the last consultation. A summary of your comments on each policy can be found at Have your say. These views and comments will be considered as we progress onto the next stage of the Local Plan process.
The Stories of Southampton show how past plans have helped transform the city and you can get into the detail with the documents library.
Have your say
Find information about when and how you can have your say on the Plan, and all of the consultation responses we have received so far.
