The South Downs National Park Authority is holding Local Plan consultation meetings in Petersfield and Liphook next week.
The authority’s Local Plan includes the parts of East Hampshire within the national park.
Its consultation opened on January 20 and runs until March 17. The meetings are in Petersfield Festival Hall on January 29 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and Liphook Church Centre on February 1 from 2pm to 5pm.
East Hampshire District Council wants residents to have their say as it tries to get the government to reduce the housing target in the area for which it has planning responsibility.
The government has increased its annual house building requirement for the whole of East Hampshire from 575 homes to 1,142 - but the South Downs National Park Authority is only proposing to take 60 of them.
A district council spokesperson said: “The number of homes built inside the park through the South Downs National Park Authority’s Local Plan has a direct impact on the number of homes which must be delivered in the rest of the district. We have called on the South Downs National Park Authority to take a fair share of these homes inside the park.”
National planning policies also require East Hampshire to attempt to accommodate housing from neighbouring boroughs and districts that cannot meet their own targets.
Cllr Angela Glass, East Hampshire’s planning portfolio holder, said a “certain level” of development was healthy for towns and villages to prevent stagnation.
She added: “While a highly protected area, national parks need to provide a reasonable amount of new housing, particularly affordable housing, in key areas such as Petersfield. However, the South Downs National Park Authority Local Plan review is only proposing to deliver a small number of new homes.
“The council is concerned for all residents within East Hampshire and wants the best outcomes and quality of life for all. As such, we think the South Downs National Park Authority Local Plan review needs to grapple with day-to-day issues facing local communities and be clear on how it is planning to sustain communities and avoid decline.
“While we recognise the landscape priorities of the South Downs National Park Authority, the needs of the people who live in the South Downs National Park should also be a high priority.