Local Plan for Borough of Charnwood

The Local Plan was adopted on 12th January 2004. Over time it will be reviewed and replaced by the new Charnwood Local Plan . Under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 policies in the Plan were “saved” for a 3 year period ending on the 27th September 2007.

On the 21st September 2007 the Secretary of State issued a direction to save a number of policies in the Local Plan beyond this 3 year period. A copy of the direction can be viewed here. Policies on the list remain part of the development plan and will continue to inform decisions the Council makes on planning applications.

Local Plan policies not listed in the Direction expired on the 27th September 2007 and no longer form part of the development plan and will not be used for making decisions on planning applications.

A table setting out the status of each Local Plan policy can be viewed here. Where policies have expired, the table explains why the policy no longer applies.

If you have any questions on the Local Plan and the Secretary of State’s Direction please contact the Planning Policy Team on 01509 634769 or by email localplans@charnwood.gov.uk

The Local Plan makes provision for new housing, employment and community facilities and contains policies for the protection of the countryside, natural and built assets as well as the management of traffic.

The Local Plan is made up of a Written Statement and a Proposals Map (on an Ordnance Survey base}.

To view a web version of the Local Plan please click on the underlined text below:

Borough of Charnwood Local Plan .

A chronology of the preparation and documents published as part of that preparation can also be viewed.

A number of Supplementary Planning Guidance and Supplementary Planning Documents have also been published. These add detail to the policies of the Local Plan .

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