Further consultation on the Core Strategy Development Plan Document

Charnwood 2026: Planning Our Next Generation

Richard Bennett, Head of Planning Policy

www.charnwood.gov.uk

• The development plan

• Issues and challenges

• Our response – the Core Strategy Development Plan Document

• What Happens Next?

• Any Questions?

The Regional Plan for the East Midlands

Charnwood 2026: Local Development

Framework

Minerals and Waste Local Development

Framework

Other planning

documents

The Development Plan

Core Strategy

Other planning

documents

Core Strategy

How many people do you think live in Charnwood Borough?

a. 100,300 b. 145,500 c. 164,800

What do you think the population will be in the Borough by 2029?

a. 163,000 b. 168,000 c. 177,000

How many households are there in the district?

a. 40,500 b. 50,500 c. 60,500 d. 70,500

Total number of working age people in the Borough in employment is 73,388. How many of these work in Charnwood?

a) 31,500 b) 41,500 c) 51,500

How many areas in the Borough are considered to be in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country?

a. 3 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9

Charnwood is a reasonably affluent Borough but how many parts are considered to be in the top 20% of the most deprived areas in the country?

a. 3 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9

How many conservation areas are there in the Borough?

a. 30 b. 32 c. 36 d. 42

Around how many local wildlife sites are there in the Borough?

a. 200 b. 250 c. 300

The Key Diagram

• Core Strategy published on 24th October• Consultation runs from 24th October to 5th December• View the consultation material on our website at:

www.charnwood.gov.uk/environment/charnwood2026.html

• Responses will be reported to Cabinet in the New Year• Final version of the plan submitted to the Government Early Summer 2009