Regulation 18 Consultation 2024
The live Regulation 18 Consultation (consultation documents and how to respond)
What is this consultation all about?
From Wednesday 31 July to Friday 27 September 2024, we would like to ask for your views on the Regulation 18 draft version of the Local Plan.
This latest consultation document builds upon previous consultations, incorporating views received and new evidence collected since those consultations.
We have also published a Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report. This is the first stage of the Sustainability Appraisal and will be updated at each stage to ensure the potential social, environmental and economic effects of the Plan are appropriately considered and inform the Local Plan.
The purpose of this consultation is to present the emerging position with the focus mainly on strategic local planning issues. The draft Plan contains proposed strategic level development site allocations (over 500 dwellings or one hectare of employment land), proposed major residential development site allocations (101 to 499 dwellings) and a suite of draft strategic policies to support them. We are seeking comments and responses to these strategic key aspects of the emerging Local Plan to continue to refine and shape the final strategy and policies in the Plan. The remaining non-strategic development site allocations (residential sites below 100 dwellings and employment sites below one hectare) and non-strategic planning policies will follow in the Regulation 19 version of the Plan.
We are still finalising key pieces of evidence and/or new pieces that have been necessary following the recent changes to national planning policy such as highway modelling, infrastructure capacity, whole plan viability, habitat survey and an updated strategic flood risk assessment. Therefore, there is still some uncertainty about a number of issues which means that some of the proposed allocations and draft policies may be subject to change/modification/replacement in the Regulation 19 version of the Plan. These uncertainties mean that we really want to hear the views of residents, community groups, stakeholders, businesses and other interested parties on these issues and of potential alternative approaches to meeting our identified needs as set out in the Plan.
Where can I view the Regulation 18 Local Plan documents?
The consultation will open at 9am on Wednesday 31 July and will close at 5pm on Friday 27 September 2024.
You can access the current Regulation 18 draft Local Plan (2020-2041) and the five appendices below:
- Read our Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan 2020-2041 (PDF)
- Appendix 1: Glossary (PDF)
- Appendix 2: Key Diagram (PDF)
- Appendix 3: Regulation 18 Proposed Site Allocations (PDF)
- Appendix 4: Strategic and Non-strategic Policies (PDF)
- Appendix 5: List of Key Evidence Base Documents to Support the Hinckley & Bosworth Local Plan (2020-2041) (PDF)
You can also access other new relevant evidence base documents and topic papers published, as listed below:
- Sustainability Appraisal - Scoping Report (PDF)
- Earl Shilton and Barwell Sustainable Urban Extensions Infrastructure Study (PDF)
- Infrastructure Capacity Study - Phase 2 (PDF)
- Approach to Health Impact Assessment in the Local Plan (PDF)
- Spatial Options for Housing Strategy Report (PDF)
- Housing Needs Study (PDF)
- Five-Year Housing Land Supply Statement 2023-2028 (PDF)
- Employment Land Review (PDF)
- Employment Land Review appendices 1-2 and 4-7 (PDF)
- Employment Land Review appendix 3 (PDF)
- Employment Land Review appendix 8 (PDF)
How can I respond to this consultation?
You are hereby invited to make comments on the Regulation 18 draft Local Plan. Not only do we wish to receive comments on the current content on the plan, but we would also be interested to know if there is anything you think should be included in the Local Plan which is currently not covered, such as policies on particular issues.
Because this Regulation 18 consultation is focussed on mainly strategic matters at this stage, the proposed Local Plan policies all start with the prefix SP then the number and policy title. When making comments about policies, please include the policy number to aid understanding and clarity.
Comments should be made during the consultation period of Wednesday 31July 2024 to Friday 27 September 2024. Any comments submitted after 5pm on Friday 27 September 2024 will not be accepted.
We encourage comments to be made through our online consultation portal. You can do this by using the online consultation form below:
Have your say on the Local Plan
However, should you prefer to submit comments by hardcopy, you can do this by downloading our consultation form document below:
The first page of the consultation form (word version) explains how hard copies can be returned, with our preferred method being via attachment using the online consultation portal. Other options include by email, or delivery to:
Planning Policy
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Hinckley Hub
Rugby Road
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 0FR
Please note that as required by legislation, consultation responses will be made public as part of the preparation of the Local Plan making process, and we will keep your details on our consultation database for future reference. Your contact details will be protected under data protection legislation but your name and any comments you make will be publicly viewable.
I have further questions, where can I find out more?
Proceed to frequently asked questions, which includes answers to common questions, such as where you can speak to a planning officer before responding, or what will happen to your consultation response.
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