Planning (town and country)

The page describes the adopted Borough of Charnwood Local Plan and explains how the proposals map can be viewed online. The page explains which policies and been saved and which policies have now expired. The page explains how copies of the Local Plan can be purchased. The written statement of the Local Plan can be viewed with seperate files for each chapter.

Information about the review of the Local Plan and the preparation of the new Charnwood Local Plan. This page includes latest news on the Local Plan, links to evidence base studies and links to pages on planning documents that are part of the Local Plan Framework.

The Charnwood Renewal Framework was prepared in 2005 to inform the Leicestershire and Charnwood Community Strategies. It focuses on education, employment, skills, health, housing and crime issues. The framework identifies priority areas for economic regeneration and can be viewed by using a link in the page.

Details about the preparation of the Local Plan for Charnwood. The page describes the preparation of the Borough of Charnwood Local Plan beginnng October 1996 through to its adoption in January 2004. The page has links to the following stages: Statement of Decisions and Reasons on Inspectors Report and Proposed Modifications Modifications Inspectors Report on Second Public Local Inquiry Statement of Decisions and Reasons on Modifications Inspectors Report and Proposed Further Modifications Statement of Decisions and Reasons on Proposed Further Modifications and Proposed Additional Modiciations Notice of Adoption

The Core Strategy Development Plan Document will set out the spatail strategy to help guide and manage future development across the borough. It will be one of the first documents to be produced as part of the Local Development Frameowrk.

Core Strategy and Loughborough Science Park supporting documents page, including the Development Plan Matters and Consultation Statement, sustainability appraisal main report and appendicies, together with other retail, housing studies, and settlement hierarchy assessments.

Before the Core Strategy can be adopted by the Council it will be subject to a number of stages of preparation and consultation. The Council started preparing the Core Strategy in 2004, and in February 2006 undertook consulation on its Preferred Options for the Core Strategy. Later in 2006 the Council decided not to proceed to the next stage of consultation. Instead further consulation was carried out in October 2008. This was to, amongst other things, to take account of the emerging Regional Plan.

Local Development Framework Studies on Employment Land in Charnwood and in the Leicester and Leicestershire Housing Market Area. The Charnwood Employment Land Study was published in 2006, whilst the Leicester and Leicestershire Housing Market Area Employment Study was publshed in 2008.

Charnwood 2026 Local Development Framework Evidence Base includes a number of studies for different topic areas. Studies have been produced on Affordable Housing Economic Viability, Housing Needs (2005), Charnwood Forest Landscape and Settlement Character Assessment, Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Feasibility Study, Retail and Town Centre Study, Settlement Hierarchy Assessment, Employment Land Study, Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, Green Spaces Strategy, Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment, Gypsy and Traveller Accomodation Needs Assessment, Strategic Housing Market Assessment, Growth Infrastructure Assessment for Leicester and Leicestershire, Transport Assessments and Habitats and Species Reports.

This page provides information about the Phase 1 Habitat Surveys that have been undertaken for Charnwood Borough. It also includes a link to the Species Report that has been undertaken for the potential development areas in the Borough. These studies will form part of the Local Development Framework evidence base.

In 2006 Charnwood Borough Council along with Leicestershire County Council, Leicester City Council, Rutland County Council, Blaby District Council, Harborough District Council, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, Melton Borough Council, North West Leicestershire District Council and Oadby & Wigston Borough Council commissioned the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of Birmingham, with John Bloxsom of John Bloxsom Housing Services, to carry out a Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment for the Study Area of Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. The final study is available to download from this webpage.

Index for: Inspectors' Report on the Deposit Draft of Charnwood's Local Plan (July 2000). The page includes a covering letter, summary of recommendations, and 10 chapters on the different topic areas within the Local Plan. Also included are 4 pieces of correspondence between the Planning Inspectorate and the Borough Council regarding a requests for clarification.

In September 2007 we discussed with key groups and organisations whether we had identified and considered all reasonable alternative approaches to meeting our future development needs. This focused consultation with key stakeholders helped inform the Core Strategy Further Consultation published in October 2008. The page includes an Alternative Strategies Discussion Paper and also a summary of stakeholder worshops.

The Council sent a draft version of the Core Strategy to key stakeholders in June 2005 to gain their initial views. It set out broad issues and options for growth in the Borough and asked for comments in June and July 2005. The page includes links to different parts of the Issues and Options document (including a text only version) and also has a summary of representations. The page has links to the draft Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report which was published for consultation in July 2005. The draft Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report is made up of a main report and 4 appendices, and there is a document summarising consultation responses.

In May/June 2004 the Borough Council published an 'Issues Paper' called Towards a Charnwood Local Development Framework,as the first stage in the production of revised planning policy for Charnwood.The Paper was circulated to local groups and organisations and a roadshow and exhibition toured the Borough. The page includes links to documents summarising responses to the Issues Papers.

National Planning Policy requires planning authroties to assess and demonstrate that they have a 5 year supply of deliverable land for housing. This page sets out document detailing the 5 year land supply in document published since November 2007. Also included are surveys of housing land availability with surveys available to view dating from 2002. Employment land availability suveys are also available dating from 2002.

The Local Development Scheme is the timetable for producing the documents which go into the Charnwood Local Development Frameowrk. The scheme tells you what documents will be produced and when you can expect to get involved.

Sets out the adopted local plan policies and proposals to guide the development and use of land. Over time this will be replaced by the Local Development Framework.

Annual Monitoring Reports have been published since 2004/5 and are available to view on this web page and set out how the Borough is performing against a number of indicators including on the delivery of housing and employment land.

The page includes a copy of the Notice of Adoption of the Local Plan. The page details the locations at Charnwood Borough Council and Leicestershire County Council offices where copies of the Borough of Charnwood Local Plan can be viewed.

Planning and Transport Policy Team Contact Details

Introduction to Planning Policy. This page provides information and links to documents relating to local, regional & national planning policy. In particular it provides links to the Borough of Charnwood Local Plan webpage and the Charnwood 2026 Local Development Framework webpage.

Local Plan Proposed Additional Modifications ~ Sept 2003 includes two seperate files: Statement of Decisions and Reasons Statement of Decisions and Reasons Pear Tree Lane, Loughborough

The page sets out decisions and reasons on modifications inspectors report and proposed further modifications and is published in 4 seperate files: Statement of Decisions and Reasons List of Recommendations rejected Decisions Summary Table Further Proposed Modifications

Index for papers relating to: Statement of Decisions & reasons on inspectors' report and proposed modifications - May 01 The page includes an introduction, summary of the Borough Council's decisions on the inspectors recommendations and a list of rejected recommendations. Decisions, reasons and proposed modications are set out in seperate documents relating to each of the 10 chapters of the Local Plan.

Science Park Development Plan Document prepared for inclusion in the Local Development Framework. Supporting papers explaining alternative locations for the Science Park, main issues raised through consultation responses, proceedings of workshop discussion sessions, outline of the sustainability appraisal and also drafts of Science Park Policy.

The page includes details of the Science Park Issues and Options consultation document sent to key stakeholders in June 2005. Documents on this page includes Core Strategy summary of responses and summary of questionnaire responses. Also included is draft Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report, the final Sustainability Appraisal Scoping report accompanied by 4 appendices.

Local Development Framework evdience base assessment of settlements in Charnwood to inform the settlement hierarchy. The study considers the availability and accessibility of services and facilities, the settlement size and function and the geographical distribution of settlements and interactions between them.

Sign up for Email Alerts on the Local Development Framework to receive the latest information on Local Development Frameowrk Documents for Charnwood. The page includes a form to sign up to the email alert service.

Statement setting out how the Council will involve residents, businesses, groups and organisations in preparing the Local Development Framework Documents and when consulting on planning applications.

This page documents the various stages in the prepartion of the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). Documents are included for the following stages in the SCI's production: Pre-submission Stakeholder Consulation Preferred Options Consultation Submission Consultation Examination

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) to identify future sources of land for housing.

Previous SHLAA which was published in March 2009

The Council is about to update the 2010 SHLAA report to include any new sites and update any of the existing ones as necessary. Additionally, this year we are also seeking potential employment sites to include in an employment land review. National Planning Policies require all local planning authorities to carry out an assessment of land and buildings within their area to ensure that they have taken into account all possible sources of housing and employment land when planning the future development of their local area. All sites submitted will be individually assessed by the Planning Policy Team. The submission of a site DOES NOT guarantee that it will be allocated for development or receive favourable consideration if an application for residential planning permission is submitted. Respondents are reminded that applications for planning permission are determined against the adopted development plan and any other material considerations. Should you wish to put forward any sites for consideration, please fill in the proforma below and provide us with a site location plan of the site. All forms should be returned by Friday 16th March 2012 to guarantee it’s inclusion in the 2012 assessment

The Strategic Housing Market Assessment is a study of the housing needs and markets in the Leicester and Leicestershire Housing Market Area. The assessment was commissioned jointly by all Leicester and Leicestershire Local Authorities. The results of this assessment will be used to inform the Local Development Framework and Housing Strategy for the Borough.

Supplementary guidance to support Development Plan Documents. Supplmentary Planning Documents form part of the Local Development Framework. The Council has adopted Supplementary Planning Documents on Affordable Housing, Student Housing Provision in Loughborough, Loughborough University East Park, Leading in Design, Shopfronts and Signs, a number of village design statements, Devonshire Square Development Brief, Former General Hospital and Aumberry Gap Development Brief, Section 106 Developer Contributions

This pages sets out the transport assessments that have been commissioned by Charnwood Borough Council to inform the Local Development Framework and particular the Core Strategy.