Local development plans

Charnwood Borough Council is working with a partnership of local authorities and other key stakeholders, led by Leicestershire County Council, to develop and implement a strategy for the future management and promotion of the unique natural and cultural heritage of Charnwood Forest.

The Core Strategy will set out the spatial strategy to help guide and manage future development across the borough. It is the first document to be produced as part of the new Charnwood Local 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 published in 2008.

The Local Plan Evidence Base includes a number of studies for different topic areas. This page provides links to all the evidence base studies undertaken.

This page provides an electronic version of all of the responses the Council recieved in relation to the Local Development Framework Core Strategy Further Consultation - October 2008. The representations are listed by company/organisation name or surname.

Further Consultation on the Local Development Framework Core Strategy was undertaken in October 2008. Othis page the following documents can be viewed: Consultation Document Representations Notes of consultation events Sustainability Appraisal A summary leaflet Background papers for different topics in the Core Strategy Frequently asked questions

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.

Habitat and Species surveys to support LDF.

A number of studies have been undertaken to consider the viability of the policies proposed in the draft Local Plan. This page provides a summary of the various studies and a link to the studies.

Green Infrastructure (GI) is a strategically planned and delivered network of high quality green spaces and other environmental features.

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

Loughborough Science & Enterprise Park is one of a number of strategic sites identified in the Local Plan Core Strategy. The site is adjacent to the University. This page provides relevant information about the support for the continued development of the Park and considering the future development of the site.

Annual Monitoring Reports from 2011 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.

Strategy identifying priorities for physical regeneration within Charnwood.

Retail and Town Centre Study to inform the Local Development Framework. The Study produced by Roger Tym and Partners assessed the current health of town and district shopping centres in the Borough, and made recommendations for future retail and leisure provision, as well as recommendations for future retail policy.

New register as required by the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015

Local Plan evidence 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 Plan to receive the latest information on Local Plan 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 Plan Documents and when consulting on planning applications.

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

Supplmentary planning guidance to support Local Plan policies.