New Dwellings in Charnwoods Rural Communities

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Development Control

Tel: 01509 634771 / 01509 634726

Advice on new dwellings in rural communities.

New National Planning Policy aims to reduce the demand for travel, especially by car therefore discourages residential development in unsustainable locations. Rural housing is now focused on existing towns and identified service centres and new housing in other villages will only be permitted if it meets an identified local need for housing.

The emerging Core Strategy of the Local Development Framework identifies the following areas and settlements.

Service Centre Settlement

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services

Service Centre Settlement

Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services

Main urban area

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Service Centre Settlement

Service Centre Settlement

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Main urban area

Service Centre Settlement

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Service Centre Settlement

Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Service Centre Settlement

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Main urban area

Service Centre Settlement

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Service Centre Settlement

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Main urban area

Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services

Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services

Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services

Key Facilities and Services

• A primary school;
• A general store selling groceries and basic provisions;
• A post office outlet open at least 3 days a week;
• A village or community hall;
• A public house;
• A significant Class B employment site within 3km walking distance of the village;
• An hourly weekday daytime return bus service to at least one main urban or sub-regional centre.

Main Urban Area

Development can take place subject to usual planning criteria.

Service Centre Settlement

Development can take place subject to usual planning criteria.

Settlements with 3 or more key facilities or services

Residential development will only be permitted where the proposal is small scale (less than 10 dwellings), and solely for affordable housing to meet an identified local affordable housing need.
Proposals will be judged against Policy H/6 of the adopted Borough of Charnwood Local Plan.

Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services

Residential development would result in unsustainable development contrary to national planning policies.

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