Hearing Sessions and Written Statements
Hearing Sessions - Stage 2
The Stage 2 Examination Hearing Sessions will commence at 10am on Tuesday 10th November 2026 at the Symington Building, Adam & Eve Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7AG. The sessions will be live streamed, a link will be available ahead of of each hearing session.
Key documentation for the Stage 2 Hearing Sessions is set out below:
- ID11V4: Timetable for Examination Stage 2 Hearings V4
- ID11V3: Timetable for Examination Stage 2 Hearings V3
- ID11V2: Timetable for Examination Stage 2 Hearings V2
- ID11: Timetable for Examination Stage 2 Hearings
- ID10: Panel Note 9 - Examination Hearings Guidance Note
- ID 9: Panel Note 8 - Stage 2 MIQs
Stage 2 Hearing Written Statements
The following written statements were received in response to the Inspectors’ Matters, Issues and Questions:
Matter 1
- WS1/1 - Harborough DC
- WS1/2 - Broughton Astley Parish Council
- WS1/3 - Cllr Clive Grafton Reed
- WS1/4 - Cllr Phil King
- WS1/5 - Home Builders Federation
- WS1/6 - Leicester City Council
- WS1/7 - Leicestershire County Council
- WS1/8 - Marrons for LCC Strategic Property
- WS1/9 - Marrons for Davidsons and Jelson
- WS1/10 - North West Leicestershire DC
- WS1/11 - Pegasus Group for Ashfield Land
- WS1/12 - Savills for Barratt David Wilson (Lubenham)
- WS1/13 - Savills for Barratt Redrow
- WS1/14 - Stop the New Town
- WS1/15 - Sworders for Ivan Crane
- WS1/16 - Twenty5 for Bloor Homes
- WS1/17 - WSP for William Davis Homes
Matter 2
- WS2/1 - Harborough DC
- WS2/2 - Cllr Clive Grafton Reed
- WS2/3 - Cllr Phil King
- WS2/4 - Home Builders Federation
- WS2/5 - Leicester City Council
- WS2/6 - Savills for Barratt David Wilson NM (Lubenham)
- WS2/7 - Savills for Barratt Redrow
- WS2/8 - Stop the New Town
- WS2/9 - Twenty5 for Bloor Homes
- WS2/10 - WSP for William Davis Homes
Matter 3
- WS3/1 – Harborough DC
- WS3/2 – Bidwells for Taylor Wimpey Strategic Land
- WS3/3 – Boughton Astley Parish Council
- WS3/4 – Cllr Clive Grafton-Reed
- WS3/5 – Cllr Phil King
- WS3/6 – Gladman
- WS3/7 – Home Builders Federation
- WS3/8 – Leicester City Council
- WS3/9 – Lucy Tankard
- WS3/10 – Marrons for Davidsons & Jelson
- WS3/11 – Marrons for LCC Strategic Property
- WS3/12 – Pegasus Group for Ashfield Land
- WS3/13 – Pegasus Group for Vistry Group
- WS3/14 – Planning Prospects for Richborough
- WS3/15 – Savills for Barratt David Wilson Homes (Lubenham)
- WS3/16 – Savills for Barratt Redrow
- WS3/17 – Stantec for IM Land
- WS3/18 – Stop The New Town
- WS3/19 – Twenty5 for Bloor Homes
- WS3/20 – Turley for Mulberry Strategic Land
- WS3/21 – Turley for Parker Strategic Land
- WS3/22 – Wagstaffe
- WS3/23 – WSP for William Davis Homes
Matter 4
- WS4/1 – Harborough DC
- WS4/2 – Broadgrove for EQT Real Estate
- WS4/3 – Cllr Phil King
- WS4/4 – Iceni for Marq Logistics
- WS4/5 – Leicester City Council
- WS4/6 – Leicestershire County Council
- WS4/7 – Lucy Tankard
- WS4/8 – Pegasus Group for Ashfield Land
- WS4/9 – QUOD for Urban & Civic / Homes England
- WS4/10 – Roebuck Land and Planning for AFD Ltd
- WS4/11 – Sworders for Ivan Crane
- WS4/12 – Stop The New Town
Matter 5
- WS5/1 – Harborough DC
- WS5/2 – Cllr Clive Grafton-Reed
- WS5/3 – Home Builders Federation
- WS5/4 – Iceni for Marq Logistics
- WS5/5 – Marrons for Davidsons & Jelson
- WS5/6 – Marrons for William Davis Homes & Hallam Land
- WS5/7 – Planning Prospects for Richborough
- WS5/8 – Savills for Barratt David Wilson Homes (Lubenham)
- WS5/9 – Stop The New Town
- WS5/10 – WSP for William Davis Homes
Matter 6
- WS6/1 – Harborough DC
- WS6/2 – Cllr Clive Grafton-Reed
- WS6/3 – Cllr Phil King
- WS6/4 – Home Builders Federation
- WS6/5 – Iceni for Marq Logistics
- WS6/6 – Leicester City Council
- WS6/7 – Leicestershire County Council
- WS6/8 – Lucy Tankard
- WS6/9 – Marrons for Davidsons & Jelson
- WS6/10 – Marrons for LCC Strategic Property
- WS6/11 – Marrons for William Davis Homes & Hallam Land
- WS6/12 – National Highways
- WS6/13 – Pegasus Group for Ashfield Land
- WS6/14 – QUOD for Urban & Civic / Homes England
- WS6/15 – Stop The New Town
- WS6/16 – Twenty5 for Bloor Homes
- WS6/17 – WSP for William Davis Homes
Matter 7
- WS7/1 – Harborough DC
- WS7/2 – Harborough DC Appendix 1 Housing Trajectory
- WS7/3 - Anthony Bentley
- WS7/4 – Armstrong Rigg for Bam Land (Formerly Manor Oak Homes)
- WS7/5 – Bidwells for Taylor Wimpey Strategic Land
- WS7/6 – Boughton Astley Parish Council
- WS7/7 – Colin Griffiths
- WS7/8 – Cllr Clive Grafton-Reed
- WS7/9 – Cllr Phil King
- WS7/10 – Helen Oldham
- WS7/11 – Home Builders Federation
- WS7/12 - Houghton on the Hill PC NPG
- WS7/13 – Iceni for Marq Logistics
- WS7/14 – Keith Webster
- WS7/15 – Leicester City Council
- WS7/16 – Leicestershire County Council
- WS7/17 – Leicestershire County Council (Landowner)
- WS7/18 – Maureen Hill
- WS7/19 – Marrons for Davidsons
- WS7/20 – Marrons for Davidsons & Jelson
- WS7/21 – Marrons for William Davis Homes & Hallam Land
- WS7/22 – Pegasus Group for Ashfield Land
- WS7/23 – Phillips Planning Services for Simon Girardier
- WS7/24 – QUOD for Urban & Civic / Homes England
- WS7/25 – Savills for Barratt David Wilson Homes (Lubenham)
- WS7/26 – Savills for David Wilson Homes
- WS7/27 – Scraptoft Residents Action Group
- WS7/28 – Savills for Barratt Redrow
- WS7/29 – Stantec for IM Land
- WS7/30 – Stop The New Town
- WS7/31 – Sworders for Ivan Crane
- WS7/32 – Twenty5 for Bloor Homes
- WS7/33 – Wagstaffe
- WS7/34 – WSP for William Davis Homes
Matter 8
- WS8/1 – Harborough DC
- WS8/2 – Bidwells for Taylor Wimpey Strategic Land
- WS8/3 – Cllr Phil King
- WS8/4 – Home Builders Federation
- WS8/5 – Lucy Tankard
- WS8/6 – Marrons for Davidsons & Jelson
- WS8/7 – Marrons for William Davis Homes & Hallam Land
- WS8/8 – Newdigate Builders
- WS8/9 – Pegasus Group for Vistry Group
- WS8/10 – QUOD for Urban & Civic / Homes England
- WS8/11 - Savills for Barratt David Wilson NM (Lubenham)
- WS8/12 – Savills for Barratt Redrow
- WS8/13 – Stop The New Town
- WS8/14 – Twenty5 for Bloor Homes
- WS8/15 – WSP for William Davis Homes
Matter 9
Matter 10
- WS10/1 – Harborough DC
- WS10/2 – Home Builders Federation
- WS10/3 – Iceni for Marq Logistics
- WS10/4 – Keith Webster
- WS10/5 – Leicester City Council
- WS10/6 – Leicestershire County Council
- WS10/7 – Marrons for Davidsons & Jelson
- WS10/8 – Marrons for William Davis Homes & Hallam Land
- WS10/9 – Pegasus Group for Ashfield Land
- WS10/10 – QUOD for Urban & Civic / Homes England
- WS10/11 – Rachel Root
- WS10/12 – Savills for Barratt David Wilson Homes (Lubenham)
- WS10/13 – Stop The New Town
- WS10/14 – Twenty5 for Bloor Homes
- WS10/15 – WSP for William Davis Homes
Matter 11
Hearing Sessions - Stage 1
Stage 1 of the Examination Hearing Sessions took place at 10am Wednesday 12th August 2026 within The Symington Building, Adam & Eve Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7AG. The Stage 1 hearing considered whether the Plan should be examined against the December 2023 National Planning Policy Framework under the transitional arrangements in paragraph 234(a) of 2024 National Planning Policy Framework. Key documentation for the Stage 1 Hearing Session is set out below:
- ID 4 -Panel Note 4 Stage 1 MIQs
- ID 5 - Panel Note 5 Inspectors Stage 1 Guidance Note
- ID 6 - Timetable for Stage 1 Harborough Examination
Stage 1 Hearing Written Statements
The following written statements were received in response to the Inspectors’ Matters, Issues and Questions:
Matter 1 - Consistency with paragraph 234(a) of the 2024 National Planning Policy Framework