Charnwood Borough Council

Charnwood Borough Council is working with Leicestershire County Council, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, North West Leicestershire District Council, Natural England, GOEM, EMRA and the National Forest to development of options for the future of the Charnwood Forest. This work is being lead by Leicestershire County Council.

Landscape and Settlement Character Assessment

A Charnwood Forest Landscape and Settlement Character Assessment was carried out in 2008 to provide baseline data to inform the development of plans and policies for the area. It also recommends a working boundary for the Regional Park. The assessment is available from Leicestershire County Council's website using the following link: Charnwood Forest Landscape and Settlement Character Assessment

This study was carried out in 2008 by TEP environmental consultants for Leicestershire County Council with financial support from Leicestershire County Council, the National Forest, East Midlands Development Agency and East Midlands Regional Assembly.

Regional Park Draft Vision

The Draft East Midlands Regional Plan recognises the need for measures to protect and enhance the particular character of Charnwood Forest through a Regional Park initiative. Regional Parks are non-statutory partnership-led initiatives. Each Regional Park is unique and has its own specific objectives to provide varying combinations of environmental, social and economic benefits. Regional Parks do not provide land with any statutory protection and any proposed developments within them are subject to the usual planning procedures.

A Draft Vision Statement has been prepared for the Regional Park. The vision statement is also available on Leicestershire County Council's website using the following link: Draft Vision Statement

Planning policies to take forward this work on the Charnwood Forest are being developed through Leicestershire County Council’s Minerals and Waste Development Framework and District Local Development Frameworks.