Neighbourhood Planning - Bitteswell Neighbourhood Plan

Regulation 14 Consultation.

Bitteswell Parish Council as the Qualifying Body undertook the Regulation 14 consultion between 5 April 2021 and 23 May 2021

Submission of Plan to Harborough District Council

The following documents were submitted by the Bitteswell Parish Council (the Qualifying Body) for Regulation 16 consultation and examination on 2 July 2026..

• Bitteswell NDP - submission version plan
• Bitteswell Consultation Statement including Regulation 14 consultation repsonses
• Bitteswell Basic Conditions Statement
• Bitteswell Neighbourhood Area plan

The Qualifying Body has submitted the appendices supporting the neighbourhood plan

Other documents submitted 

• Appendix C Census Data
• Appendix E Housing Needs Report
• Appendix F Site Selection Process
• Appendix G Environmental Inventory
• Appendix H Local Green Spaces
• Appendix I Important Views

The Council validated the plan in early July 2026

• Read the Bitteswell NDP validation document

Regulation 16 consultation

A six week consultation on the proposed Neighbourhood Plan will run from 29 July to 9 September 2026..

Details of the consutlaiton can be found her during the consultaiton period. Open consultations online - Harborough District Council

Representations on the Plan Proposal are welcome during the consultation period and must be submitted to Harborough District Council on the submission forms provided (eform to download and print version to download) no later than 9 September 2026 as follows:

• by email to neighbourhoodplans@harborough.gov.uk ; or
• by post to Strategic Planning, Harborough District Council, The Symington Building, Adam & Eve Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7AG

The submitted documents can be viewed online by selecting the relevant attachments above. Alternatively hard copies of the documents can be inspected at:

• Bitteswell Village Hall, Manor Road, Bitteswell, Leics, LE17 4RZ.  
• Lutterworth Library, George Street Lutterworth
• Concierge, The Symington Building,  Adam and Eve Street, Market Harborough , LE16 7LT

(Please note that opening times vary. Please call the venue before travelling)

If you wish to be notified of the Council’s decision on the plan proposal then please state this in your representation.

Harborough District Council will appoint a suitably qualified Examiner to carry out an examination into the Bitteswel Neighbourhood Plan. Please note that all representations received during the consultation period will be forwarded to the appointed Examiner and be publicly available.  

In completing the representation form, please be aware that the Examiner will only be testing whether the proposed Neighbourhood Plan meets the basic conditions and other relevant legal requirements. The Examiner will not be testing the soundness of the plan or looking at other material considerations but checking that the plan:  

• Has regard to national policy and advice contained in guidance issued by the Secretary of State;
• Contributes to the achievement of sustainable development;
• Is in general conformity with the Local Plan;
• Does not breach, and is otherwise compatible with, EU and human rights obligations;
• Meets prescribed conditions and complies with prescribed matters;
• Meets the legal requirements;   

Bitteswell Parish Council, as the relevant body, applied for the designation of the Bitteswell Neighbourhood Area on 3rd October 2016. The application was published for a six week period ending on  20th December 2016. A copy of the designation application and Bitteswell Neighbourhood Area Plan

January 2017

The designation of Bitteswell Neighbourhood Area was approved by the Portfolio Holder for Planning on the 31 January 2017

View the Decision Notice for Bitteswell Neighbourhood Area