04/11/2008 - Local Development Framework Oct 08 |
Local Development Framework: Proposed submission core strategy and proposed submission Hinckley town centre area action plan: Invitation to make representations.
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council have published the proposed submission Core Strategy and proposed submission Hinckley Town Centre Area Action Plan. These documnets are now available for representations to be made prior to submission and independent examination. These two documents will form a key part of the Local Development Framework and will guide future development within Hinckley and Bosworth Borough.
What are we inviting representations on?
The Local Development Framework is a folder of planning documents that will replace the existing Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Local Plan. Following previous consultation, the Borough Council have produced the final (proposed submission) versions of:
• Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD) - This document sets out the general spatial vision and objectives for the delivery of Hinckley and Bosworth's Local Development Framework. The document outlines the broad locations proposed for housing development, together with other strategic needs such as employment, retail and transport development.
• Hinckley Town Centre Area Action Plan - the Area Action Plan focuses upon the delivery of regeneration in Hinckley town centre focussing on 10 key redevelopment sites. The plan also sets out the policy framework against which planning applications within the town centre will be assessed.
These documents have been published in order for representations to be made prior to submission to the Secretary of State. The representation will be considered alongside the submitted Core Strategy & Hinckley Town Centre Area Action Plan, which will be examined by a Planning Inspector. The purpose of the examination is to consider whether the DPD complies with the legal requirements and is 'sound'.
• If you are seeking to make representations on the way in which the LPA has prepared the published DPD it is likely that your comments or objections will relate to a matter of legal compliance.
• If it is the actual content on which you wish to comment or object it is likely it will relate to whether the DPD is justified, effective or consistent with national policy (ie whether it is 'sound').
Further explanation on the representation process is available from the publication stage representation form available on the council's website and included in both the proposed submission Core Strategy & the propsed submission Hinckley Town Centre Area Action Plan.
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How can you get involved?
The period during which you can make representations will run from Friday, 31 October to 5pm Friday, 12 December 2008. Any representations received after 5pm on Friday, 12 December 2008 will not be considered.
• Documents and online versions of the representations forms can be downloaded from the Borough Council website at www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk We encourage the viewing of documents and submission of comments electronically, where possible, to limit the use of paper and valuable resources used in the printing process.
• Alternatively, representation forms and copies of the documents also can be viewed at: Main Reception, Council offices, Argents Mead, Hinckley, LE10 1BZ.
• And at the following libraries: Barwell, Burbage, Desford, Earl Shilton, Groby, Hinckley, Market Bosworth, Markfield, and Ratby.
Please note that all representations will be available to be viewed at the Council offices on request and a summary of these will also be place on the Council's website. For these reasons your comments and any identifying information contained in your response will not remain confidential.
Upcoming consultation and evidence base
Following consultation on these documents, the Council will be consulting on a further document within its Local Development Framework. This document will be Site Allocations and Generic Development Contol polices DPD and will detail the Councils preferred locations for development within the Borough. Consultation on this document will take place during winter 2008/2009. Exact dates for consultation will be available on the council's website.
To support the production of the Site Allocations and Generic Control polices DPD the council has produced a Strategic Housing land Availabilty Assessment which is now available on the Borough Council website at www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk
If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact:
The Planning Policy Team, Strategy and Regeneration, Council Offices, Argents Mead, Hinckley, LE10 1BZ
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