Local Plans must be based upon a robust and credible evidence base.
We have undertaken, commissioned and been involved with a number of studies to inform the preparation of the Charnwood Local Plan.
Development Strategy
- Strategic Housing & Employment Land Availability Assessment 2020
- Brownfield Land Register and SHELAA Proforma
- Settlement Hierarchy Assessment 2020
- Urban Capacity Study 2018
- Settlement Limits to Development Assessment 2018
- Strategic Growth Plan - Leicester & Leicestershire 2050
- Sustainability appraisal
Housing
- Housing Needs Assessment 2020
- Houses in Multiple Occupation (2018 and 2019)
- Housing Delivery Study
- Leicester & Leicestershire Gypsy, Traveller & Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment 2017
- Leicester and Leicestershire Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) 2017
- Self-Build and Custom Build Housing
Economy
- Charnwood Employment Land Review 2018
- Charnwood Economic Development Strategy 2018-2020
- Charnwood Regeneration Strategy 2012
- Loughborough Town Centre Masterplan 2018
- Loughborough Town Centre Parking Strategy 2007
- Shepshed Town Centre Masterplan & Delivery Framework 2013
- Loughborough Science and Enterprise Park
Transport, Infrastructure and Delivery
- Transport Assessments (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- Viability Assessment 2021
- Sustainable Transport Study 2020
- Affordable Housing Viability Assessment 2019
- Car Parking Assessments
Town Centres, Services and Facilities
- Retail and Town Centres Studies
- Background Paper on Hot Food Takeaways 2019
- Additional Retail Advice Final Report & Appendix 2013
Climate Change
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
- Charnwood Climate Change Strategy 2018-2030
- Wind and Solar PV Energy Landscape Sensitivity Assessment
- Charnwood Renewable and Low Carbon Study 2018
- Low Carbon Energy Opportunities and Heat Mapping for Local Planning Areas Across the East Midlands 2011
- Mapping social vulnerability and climate disadvantage: results &implications - Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland – Maps 2021
Environment
- Local Plan Local Green Space Assessment 2021
- Landscape Capacity and Sensitivity Assessment Addendum 2021
- Air Quality Study – Charnwood Local Plan Air Quality Study 2020
- Landscape Sensitivity Assessment of SHELAA Sites 2019
- Landscape Character Assessment 2012
- Green Wedge Review & Appendices 2011
- Green Wedges and Areas of Local Separation Review
- Habitat and Species Assessments
- The Landscape Character Assessment for the Charnwood Forest Regional Park 2019
- Charnwood Forest Landscape and Settlement Character Assessment 2008
- Open Space and Recreation Studies
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