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Charnwood 2026 - Local Development Framework

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Planning & Transport Policy

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Charnwood 2026 is Charnwood’s Local Development Framework(LDF). It will set out our planning policies and proposals to guide future development in the Borough. It will be made up of a number of documents that will outline our policies for meeting the community's economic, environmental and social needs over the next 15 years or so.

Latest News ....

HAVE YOUR SAY ON PARKS, SPORTS FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACES: The Borough Council wants to hear your views on the Borough's parks, sports facilities and other open spaces, just click here to have your say.


Leicester and Leicestershire Growth Infrastructure Assessment:
An executive summary of an assessment of the infrastructure implications of growth in the Leicester and Leicestershire Housing Market Area is now available to download, just click here.


South Charnwood Transport Assessment: An assessment of the broad transport implications of the various options for Sustainable Urban Extensions north of Leicester is now available to download, just click here.


Core Strategy Representations Available: The Council received over 1,000 responses to the Core Strategy Further Consultation, which included proposals for new homes and jobs in the Borough. The responses are now available to view either though our interactive portal or in our list of scanned representations. Notes of the events are also available, just click here.


Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA):A Strategic Housing Land Availability Asssessment for Charnwood has been published and is available to download, just click here. This assessment identifies future sources of land for housing.


5 Year Housing Land Supply: An update on the Borough Council's 5 Year Housing Land Supply is now available to download, just click here.

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Our New Consultation Website

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)

Core Strategy

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

Evidence Base

Loughborough Science Park DPD

Monitoring

Allocations DPD

Local Development Scheme (LDS)

Development Control DPD

National, Regional & Strategic Policy Guidance

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Sustainability Appraisal is an integral part of plan making. Sustainability Appraisal helps planning authorities to fulfil the objective of contributing to the achievement of sustainable development. Each DPD and SPD will have a sustainability appraisal report.

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