Charnwood Borough Council - New Dwellings in Charnwoods Rural Communities

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Tel: 01509 634771 / 01509 634726

Email: development.control@charnwood.gov.uk

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.

Key Facilities and Services

Anstey	Service Centre Settlement
Barkby	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Barkby Thorpe	Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services
Barrow upon Soar	Service Centre Settlement
Beeby	Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services
Birstall	Main urban area
Burton on the Wolds	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Cossington	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Cotes	Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services
Cropston	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
East Goscote	Service Centre Settlement
Hathern	Service Centre Settlement
Hoton	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Loughborough	Main urban area
Mountsorrel	Service Centre Settlement
Newtown Linford	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Prestwold	Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services
Queniborough	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Quorn	Service Centre Settlement
Ratcliffe on the Wreake	Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services
Rearsby	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Rothley	Service Centre Settlement
Seagrave	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Shepshed	Main urban area
Sileby	Service Centre Settlement
South Croxton	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Swithland	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Syston	Service Centre Settlement
Thrussington	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Thurcaston	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Thurmaston	Main urban area
Ulverscroft	Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services
Walton on the Wolds	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Wanlip	Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services
Woodhouse	Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services
Woodhouse Eaves	Settlement with 3 or more key facilities or services
Woodthorpe	Settlement with less than 3 key facilities or services
Wymeswold	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.

DOWNLOADABLE GUIDANCE AND FORMS

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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