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- Call For Sites 2024
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- New Local Plan - Issues & Options (Regulation 18)
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- Introduction
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- Representations made against Question 1: Do you have any comments on the Issues and Options Sustainability Appraisal report? Do you consider the approach appropriate? Do you agree with its findings?
- Representations made against Question 2: Should the Corporate plan be used as a basis for preparing a Vision for the new Local Plan?
- Representations made against Question 3: What should the Local Plan Vision say?
- Representations made against Question 4: Do you agree with the proposed objectives for the new Local Plan?
- Representations made against Question 5: Are there any additional suggestions that should be included in the proposed objectives?
- Strategic Policies: Spatial Strategy
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- Representations made against Question 6: Do you agree with the strategic matters identified by the Council and are there any changes or additions you consider should be made at this stage?
- Representations made against Question 7: What should the housing requirement be in the new Local Plan?
- Representations made against Question 8: What level of housing supply contingency should we plan for?
- Representations made against Question 9: Do you agree the start of the plan period should be 2020 and an end date of 2041?
- Representations made against Question 10: Do you agree the proposed settlement hierarchy is appropriate? If not, how should it be changed?
- Representations made against Question 11: Do you agree with the options considered for the location of housing development? Should any of the options be changed or additional options included?
- Representations made against Question 12: Which option or options for the location of homes do you consider to be the most appropriate? This could be one of the options or a mix of several.
- Representations made against Question 13: Is the HENA an appropriate evidence base on which to formulate our employment land policies? If not, why not?
- Representations made against Question 14: Which option do you consider most appropriate to include in Harborough's new Local Plan?
- Representations made against Question 15: If Option B or C, are there any other evidence base studies which are required? If so, why?
- Representations made against Question 16: Are there any other options that we could consider?
- Representations made against Question 17: Which option do you consider most appropriate to include in Harborough's new Local Plan?
- Representations made against Question 18: Are there any other options that we could consider?
- Representations made against Question 19: Is the approach to Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground and Leicester Airport appropriate? If not, why not.
- Representations made against Question 20: Is the Warehousing and Logistics in Leicester and Leicestershire: Managing Growth and Change (April 2021) study an appropriate evidence base on which to formulate policy for strategic warehousing? If not, why not?
- Representations made against Question 21: Is the approach to focus strategic warehousing at Magna Park still appropriate? If not, why not?
- Representations made against Question 22: Should uses other than strategic warehousing or other flexibility be allowed at Magna Park to ensure it can adapt to the market needs of the sector? If so, what, and why?
- Representations made against Question 23: How should we diversify the housing market in the District to meet the requirement to provide more housing on smaller sites (one hectare or less in size)?
- Representations made against Question 24: If you have promoted a site for development, would you consider sub-dividing the site to allow small and medium housebuilders or self-builders to enter the housing market?
- Representations made against Question 25: Do you agree with the stages in the site selection methodology?
- Representations made against Question 26: Are there any other factors you think should be considered when selecting sites for development?
- Representations made against Question 27: Do you agree the existing approach of using Green Wedges, Areas of Separation and Countryside designations to manage development?
- Representations made against Question 28: Should the detailed boundaries of Green Wedge and Areas of Separation be reviewed to take account of any new Local Plan allocations where appropriate to do so?
- Representations made against Question 29: Is preparing a district-wide design code, related to an updated design policy in the Local Plan, an appropriate approach?
- Representations made against Question 30: Do you consider further design codes to be necessary, if so, what should they cover?
- Environment and Sustainability Policies
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- Representations made against Question 31: Are there any other policy approaches to climate change issues that the Local Plan should consider?
- Representations made against Question 32: Do you agree with the Council's intention to undertake an updated Strategic Flood Risk Assessment to feed into Local Plan preparation?
- Representations made against Question 33: Do you agree that understanding issues around water supply and wastewater capacity are important in preparing the Local Plan?
- Representations made against Question 34: Do you think agree with the proposed policy approach to biodiversity and geodiversity? Is there anything else we should be considering to enhance biodiversity?
- Representations made against Question 35: Do you agree with the proposed approach to heritage assets and the historic environment?
- Health and Well-being Policies
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- Representations made against Question 36: Which of the above options do you think should be pursued? Are there any other options?
- Representations made against Question 37: Do you agree that the existing approach should continue to protect, improve and enhance strategic blue-green infrastructure within the district?
- Representations made against Question 38: Is there an alternative approach to blue-green infrastructure?
- Representations made against Question 39: Based upon this updated evidence do you think we should continue with the similar approach set out in the adopted Local Plan and set standards in planning policies for open space, sport and recreation?
- Representations made against Question 40: Is there an alternative approach that you consider to be more appropriate for open space, sport and recreation?
- Representations made against Question 41: Should the new Local Plan identify new areas of Local Green Space or are they more appropriately identified through Neighbourhoods Plans?
- Housing Needs Policies
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- Representations made against Question 42: How should the plan deliver the 254 affordable homes for rent per annum?
- Representations made against Question 43: Should the Council look to discount the proportion of affordable home ownership dwellings to reflect the scenarios set out above? If so, how should it be discounted?
- Representations made against Question 44: Should the mix of sizes apply to all developments or only those over a set size threshold?
- Representations made against Question 45: How should the plan deal with the demand for bungalows?
- Representations made against Question 46: Should the plan make specific site allocations for specialist housing or require a proportion on sites over a specified size threshold?
- Representations made against Question 47: Should all dwellings be required to meet the M4(2) standard (accessible and adaptable dwellings) and 10%-25% of homes be required to meet the M4(3) standard (wheelchair user dwellings)?
- Representations made against Question 48: Should the approach to accessibility standards be different for market housing and affordable homes?
- Representations made against Question 49: Should this Local Plan include a requirement to use the nationally described space standard?
- Representations made against Question 50: How can the Council find sites to accommodate the need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches:
- Representations made against Question 51: If we need to allocate sites for new pitches, what size of site should we be seeking to allocate?
- Representations made against Question 52: How should the Local Plan address meeting demand for self-build and custom housebuilding?
- Representations made against Question 53: Should large sites be required to provide a percentage of their plots as serviced plots for self-build?
- Representations made against Question 54: Should the plan make site specific allocations for self-build and custom housebuilding?
- Representations made against Question 55: Should the Council decide to introduce a Local connection test, is the Local connection test set out above suitable to use for the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding register?
- Representations made against Question 56: Does the Council have strong justification to introduce the local connection test?
- Town Centres, Retailing, Leisure and Tourism Policies
- Transport, Local Services and Infrastructure Policies
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- Representations made against Question 59: Which of the above options or option do you think should be followed in the new Local Plan? Are there any other options to consider?
- Representations made against Question 60: Which of the above approaches to infrastructure delivery do you prefer? Are there any other options that could be considered?
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- Glossary
- Great Easton Conservation Area Appraisal
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- Map of Great Easton Conservation Area
- 1.0 Summary of Special Interest
- 2.0 Introduction
- 3.0 Policy and Legislation
- 4.0 Living and Working in a Conservation Area
- 5.0 Character Location and Uses
- 6.0 Definition of Special Interest
- 7.0 Historic Development of the Area
- 8.0 Assessment of Special Interest
- 9.0 Opportunities for Enhancement
- 10.0 Management Plan
- 11.0 Council Contact Details
- Consultation questions
- Sources
- Appendix A: Listed Buildings
- Proposed additions to the Harborough District Council Local List of Non-Designated Heritage Assets
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- Introduction
- Auburn Place, Bitteswell Road, Lutterworth
- Engineering Factory, Fairfield Road, Market Harborough
- Former Barclays Bank, High Street, Market Harborough
- Former HSBC Bank, High Street, Market Harborough
- Former Natwest Bank, St Mary's Road, Market Harborough
- Former Station, Kibworth
- Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Sibbertoft Road, LE17 6JJ
- Tollgate Cottage, Lutterworth Road, Bitteswell
- Village Shop, Springbank, Medbourne
- How to make a nomination
- Consultation questions
- Bitteswell Conservation Area
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- Map of Bitteswell Conservation Area
- 1.0 Summary of Special Interest
- 2.0 Introduction
- 3.0 Policy and Legislation
- 4.0 Living and Working in a Conservation Area
- 5.0 Character Location and Uses
- 6.0 Definition of Special Interest
- 7.0 Historic Development of the Area
- 8.0 Assessment of Special Interest
- 9.0 Opportunities for Enhancement
- 10. Management Plan
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- Representations made against Question 1 - Do you have any additional architectural or historical information that could support the Bitteswell Conservation Area Appraisal?
- Representations made against Question 2 - Do you think the document identifies the special architectural and historic interest of the Bitteswell Conservation Area?
- Representations made against Question 3 - Do you have any further comments?
- 11.0 Council Contact Details
- Sources
- Appendix A: Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments
- Local List of Heritage Assets, 2022 Update
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- Planning Obligations SPD 2021
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- Harborough District Council Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), re-consultation between 5 November and 17 December 2021.
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION
- 2.0 POLICY ON PLANNING OBLIGATIONS
- 3.0 MANAGING PLANNING OBLIGATIONS
- 4.0 TRIGGER POINTS FOR PLANNING OBLIGATIONS
- 5.0 AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- 6.0 COMMUNITY FACILITIES
- 7.0 OPEN SPACE, SPORT AND RECREATION PROVISION
- 8.0 HEALTHCARE
- 9.0 COMMUNITY SAFETY
- 10.0 HOUSEHOLD WASTE & RECYCLING RECEPTICALS
- 11.0 BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN
- 12.0 SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE
- 13.0 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
- 14.0 LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL SERVICES
- ANNEX 1 : DRAFT PROPOSED INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
- Harborough District Council Local List of Non-Designated Heritage Assets
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- Introduction
- What are the selection criteria?
- What is the nomination process?
- Local List of Non-Designated Heritage Assets
- Home Farm, Bakehouse Lane, Saddington
- Keyham Bridge, Hungarton Lane
- Claybrooke Magna Village Hall, Main Road, Claybrooke Magna
- Appendix A - Local List – Assessment Scoring System
- Shearsby Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan 2021
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- 1.0 Summary of Special Interest
- 2.0 Introduction
- 3.0 Policy and Legislation
- 4.0 Living and Working in a Conservation Area
- 5.0 Character Location and Uses
- 6.0 Definition of Special Interest
- 7.0 Historic Development of the Area
- 8.0 Assessment of Special Interest
- 9.0 Opportunities for Enhancement
- 10.0 Management Plan
- 11.0 Council Contact Details
- Appendix A: Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments
- Development Management Local Validation List
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- 1 National Validation Requirements
- 2 Local Validation Requirements – Plans and drawings for householder applications.
- 3 Local Validation Requirements – Plans and drawings for all applications (excluding householder).
- 4 Local Validation Requirements – Information for specific application types.
- 5 Validation Requirements – Residential developments .
- 6 Validation Requirements – Information for Heritage proposals.
- 7 Validation Requirements – Supporting Information (all relevant proposals).
- Development Management SPD
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- 1 Introduction
- 2 Design principles
- 3 Residential development in the countryside
- 4 Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings
- 5 Employment and commercial development
- 6 Extensions to dwellings, garden extensions and working from home
- 7 Agricultural, equestrian, and structures in the countryside
- 8 Addressing climate change
- 9 Conversion of redundant and disused buildings
- 10 Landscaping and development
- 11 Shop fronts and advertisements
- Endnotes
- Planning Obligations SPD 2020
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- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. POLICY ON PLANNING OBLIGATIONS
- 3. MANAGING PLANNING OBLIGATIONS
- 4. OTHER ASPECTS OF PLANNING OBLIGATIONS
- 5. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- 6. COMMUNITY FACILITIES
- 7. OPEN SPACE, SPORT AND RECREATION PROVISION
- 8. HEALTHCARE
- 9. COMMUNITY SAFETY
- 10. SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE
- 11. BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
- 12. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL SERVICES
- General questions
- ANNEX 1: DEVELOPMENT TYPE AND CONTRIBUTIONS
- ANNEX 2: REGISTERED PROVIDERS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- ANNEX 3 : DRAFT PROPOSED INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
- ANNEX 4 : THE END to END S106 PLANNING OBLIGATIONS PROCESS
- Statement of Community Involvement (Draft Sept 2019)
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- Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission
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- Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Related Documents
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- Harborough Local Plan Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA)
- Duty to Co-operate Statement
- Equalities Impact Assessment (EQIA)
- Consultation Statement
- Harborough Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal (SA)
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- Representations made against Harborough Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal (SA)
- Representations made against Harborough Sustainability Appraisal: Non-Technical Summary
- Representations made against Harborough Sustainability Appraisal: Technical Appendix A Housing
- Representations made against Harborough Sustainability Appraisal: Technical Appendix B Employment
- Scraptoft Local Nature Reserve
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- Adopted documents
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- Shearsby Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan 2021
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- 1.0 Summary of Special Interest
- 2.0 Introduction
- 3.0 Policy and Legislation
- 4.0 Living and Working in a Conservation Area
- 5.0 Character Location and Uses
- 6.0 Definition of Special Interest
- 7.0 Historic Development of the Area
- 8.0 Assessment of Special Interest
- 9.0 Opportunities for Enhancement
- 10.0 Management Plan
- 11.0 Council Contact Details
- Appendix A: Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments
- Harborough Local Plan 2011 to 2031
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