Pre-examination (Regulation 16) consultation

Cossington Parish Council has prepared a draft Neighbourhood Plan for the parish.

In accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended) the Cossington Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents have been submitted to Charnwood Borough Council for the purpose of consultation, examination and, if appropriate, a referendum ahead of it being ‘made’ (adopted) as part of the local plan for the area.

Charnwood Borough Council has considered the Plan against the statutory requirements set out in paragraph 6 of Schedule 4B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and is satisfied that these have been met and it can proceed to consultation.

The Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents submitted are available below:

Further supporting information is available at: https://www.cossingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk/hood-plan.html  

The consultation will run for six weeks from Friday May 12 until Friday June 23 2023.

If you have any questions about the consultation, or if an individual requires an alternative means of accessing these documents, please contact us by e-mail localplans@charnwood.gov.uk or telephone 01509 634929.

Hard copies of the consultation documents are also available for inspection at 9 Bennetts Lane, Cossington, LE7 4UP (by appointment only, call 07739 809871).

If you wish to respond to the consultation, these should be sent to Charnwood Borough Council together with your name and address by:

  • Email: localplans@charnwood.gov.uk
  • In Writing: Planning Policy, Charnwood Borough Council, Council Offices, Southfield Road, Loughborough, LE11 2TN

Formal representations should be received by Charnwood Borough Council by no later than April 14 2023. Any representations may include a request to be notified of the local planning authority’s decision to make the neighbourhood plan.

Previous information

Cossington Parish was designated as a neighbourhood area for the purposes of neighbourhood planning on February 24 2020.

Cossington Parish Council undertook the Regulation 14 consultation between March 1 to April 12 2022.

If you have any questions please contact Cossington Parish Council by email

Last updated: Wed 10th May, 2023 @ 12:52