Whilst the Parish Council is not opposed to the provision of a minimum of 295 new homes over the plan period to 2031 and the specific allocation of 130 homes on the site off Arnesby Road it nevertheless wishes to record that Fleckney Parish has been designated as a Neighbourhood Plan Area and that work has begun on the preparation of the Fleckney Neighbourhood Plan. The Neighbourhood Plan will allocate sites for housing development following the rigorous appraisal of individual sites against clearly defined criteria.

The Parish Council wish to work constructively with the District Council to ensure that the allocation of development sites is made through the neighbourhood planning process rather than the Local Plan.