Planning policy

Planning policy is prepared at a national, borough and neighbourhood level. Planning policies provide the basis against which all applications for planning permission are assessed.

We are responsible for preparing a Development Plan for Charnwood to provide a long term strategic planning framework for the borough. Please see our pages on the adopted Local Plan for more details. We also provide support to communities preparing Neighbourhood Plans.

• Adopted Local Plan
• Supplementary planning guidance
• Sign up to local plan email alerts
• Charnwood borough statistics 
• Allocations and policies document

A timetable for the preparation of new planning policies is set out in the Local Development Scheme for Charnwood. The Development Plan is supported by:

• Evidence base 
• Annual monitoring reports 
• Statement of community involvement 

To make representations, please visit our consultation portal.

Thurcaston and Cropston Neighbourhood Plan 2015 to 2028

On the December 16, 2016 the Council "made" the Thurcaston and Cropston Neighbourhood Plan part of Charnwood Borough Council's Development Plan, in accordance with Regulation 19 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended). Further details of the decision are available in the Thurcaston Cropston NP Decision Statement (PDF Document, 0.15 Mb)

The other documents can be viewed via the following links:
Thurcaston Cropston Neighbourhood Plan (PDF Document, 2.6 Mb)
Thurcaston Cropston Proposal Map (PDF Document, 0.4 Mb)

Hard copies of the documents are available for inspection at our offices in Southfield Road, Loughborough, LE11 2TX.

Please visit Thurcaston and Cropston Neighbourhood Plan or the Local Plan website for more information.

Regulation 18 consultation

We have begun initial work to prepare a new Local Plan in accordance with the Charnwood Local Development Scheme 2016. The new Local Plan will include strategic and detailed policies and will be prepared to provide for a longer plan period than the adopted Charnwood Core Strategy which provides the strategy up to 2028.

In accordance with Regulation 18 of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) 2012, the Borough Council undertook a consultation in the summer of 2016 to understand and engage with interested parties on the future for Charnwood, the scope of the plan and what it should contain. The results of this consultation are available in the Statement of Consultation and Appendix below.

• Regulation 18 Statement of Consultation (Word Document, 0.24 Mb)
• Appendix B – Complete Responses by Question (Word Document, 0.1 Mb)

Five year housing land supply

To boost significantly the supply of housing, we have identified sites sufficient to provide five years worth of housing against our housing reguirements. The March 31, 2016 Five Year Housing Land Position is available below:

• Five Year Housing Land Supply - March 2016 (PDF Document, 0.1 Mb)