Local Plan Supporting Evidence
Harborough Local Plan 2011 to 2031 - Submission documents and evidence library
On Tuesday 30 April 2019, the Council resolved to adopt the Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031.
Documents submitted to the Secretary of State for examination and the local plan evidence library are available below.
Full details of the Examination are published on the dedicated Examination webpage.
Submission documents
The following documents were submitted to the Secretary of State on 16th March 2018 for independent examination.
- S1 Harborough Local Plan 2011- 2031 (Submission version)
- S2 Duty to Cooperate Statement (March 2018)
- S3 Submission Consultation Statement (March 2018)
- S4 Schedule - Proposed Modifications
- S5 Submission Policies Map
- S6 Harborough Proposed Submission Sustainability Appraisal
- S7 Habitat Regulations Assessment
- S8 The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
- S9 The Local Development Scheme (LDS)
- S10 Equalities Impact Assessment (EQIA)
- S11 Authority Monitoring Report (AMR)
- S12 PAS Soundness Self Assessment
- S13 PAS Legal Compliance Self Assessment
- S14 Reg 19 Consultation Representations Ordered by Rep ID
- S15 Reg 19 Consultation Representations in Plan Order
- S16 Reg 19 Representations - Submitted File Attachments
Local Plan evidence library
The following documents contributed to determining the policies of the Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031 and form the evidence base.
Document categories
- Business and employment (EMP)
- Environment (EN)
- Green infrastructure and open space (GR)
- Heritage and community assets (HCF)
- Housing (HSG)
- Implementation and monitoring (IMP)
- Infrastructure (INF)
- Landscape (LAN)
- Local Plan preparation (PRE)
- People and places (PPL)
- Retailing (RTL)
- Topic Papers (TPC)
- Toursim (TRM)
- Transport (TRP)
Business and employment
- EMP1 Harborough Strategic Employment Land Availability Assessment Update (SELAA), 2017
- EMP2 HDC Existing Employment Area Review (EEAR), 2012
- EMP3 HDC Employment Land Availability Assessment (ELAA), 2012
- EMP4 The Leicester and Leicestershire City Deal, March 2014
- EMP5 The Leicester and Leicestershire Growth Deal, 2014
- EMP6 Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Distribution Sector Study (L&L SDSS), 2014
- EMP7 Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Distribution Study: Update and Refresh of Outputs and Conclusions, (L&L SDSS Update), 2016
- EMP8 Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) (2014-2020), 2015
- EMP9 LLEP Logistics & Distribution Sector Growth Plan, June 2015
- EMP10 Midlands Engine for Growth, 2017 (PDF, 5.9MB)
- EMP11 Noise Management Plan relating to Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground, 2009 (PDF, 310KB)
- EMP12 Specialist Advice on the Land and Property Market of Harborough, 2017
- EMP13 Unilateral Undertaking relating to Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground, 2009 (PDF, 734KB)
- EMP14 Leicester and Leicestershire HMA Employment Land Study (PACEC), 2013
- EMP15 Harnessing Harborough District 2018 - 2023, 2018
Environment
- EN1 Anglian River Basin Management Plan, 2015 update
- EN2 Environment Agency: Drinking Water Protected Areas Safeguard Zones
- EN3 Environment Agency: Groundwater Source Protection Zones
- EN4 Harborough Climate Change Action Plan, 2015
- EN5 Harborough Watercycle Study, 2015
- EN6 Water Stressed Areas - final classification 2013 DEFRA
- EN7 Harborough Strategic Flood Risk Study, 2009
- EN8 Humber River Basin Management Plan, 2016 update
- EN9 Water Resources Management Plan 2014 Severn Trent (PDF, 5.2MB)
- EN10 The Leicestershire and Rutland Planning for Climate Change study, May 2008
- EN11 Leicestershire County Council Minerals and Waste Local Plan Draft, 2015 (PDF, 3.9MB)
- EN12 Leicestershire County Council Minerals and Waste Local Plan Pre-submission, 2016 (PDF,4MB)
- EN13 Leicestershire Flood Risk Management Strategy, 2015 (PDF, 2.9MB)
- EN14 Phase 1 Habitat Study, 2008
- EN15 Feasibility Study: Misterton Marshes SSSI, PBA/FPCR, 2016 (PDF, 5.9MB)
- EN16 Severn River Basin Management Plan, March 2016 update
- EN17 Space for Wildlife: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Biodiversity Action Plan (2016–2026) 2nd edition, December 2016 (PDF, 85KB)
- EN18 Strategic Growth Plan Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Harborough District Update, 2017
Green infrastructure and open space
- GR1 6Cs Sub-Regional Strategic Framework GI Strategy, 2010 (PDF, 314KB)
- GR2 Assessment of potential Local Green Space sites, community and landowner consultation 2012 and 2013 (produced 2014) and 2015 update
- GR3 Harborough Cemetery and Burial Strategy, 2016
- GR4 Harborough Open Space Assessment, 2004
- GR5 Harborough Open Spaces Strategy (2016 to 2021), 2016
- GR6 Harborough District Playing Pitch Strategy, 2018
- GR7 Market Harborough Cemetery Site Assessments, May 2017
Heritage and community assets
- HCF1 Community Infrastructure Assessment, 2017
- HCF2 Conservation Area Statements
- HCF3 Harborough District Village Halls, June 2016 (PDF, 215KB)
- HCF4 'Easy Access to Historic Buildings', Historic England, 2015
- HCF5 Enabling Development and the Conservation of Significant Places, Historic England, 2008
- HCF6 Harborough District Services Audit, 2016 (PDF, 449KB)
- HCF7 Harborough District Community Buildings, June 2016 (PDF, 125KB)
- HCF8 Harborough District Pubs and Community rooms, June 2016 (PDF, 123KB)
- HCF9 Harborough District Pubs, June 2016 (PDF, 268KB)
- HCF10 East of Lutterworth SDA Heritage Statement, Nov 2017
- HCF11 East of Lutterworth Built Heritage Assessment, July 2018
Housing
- HSG1 5 Year Housing Land Supply report (as at 31 March 2017), July 2017
- HSG2 Memorandum of Understanding Statement, Feb 2017 (PDF, 203KB)
- HSG3 Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Site Identification Study, July 2017
- HSG4 Harborough Self-Build Register
- HSG5 Harborough Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA), May 2016
- HSG6 Windfall Analysis, Sept 2016 (PDF, 185KB)
- HSG7 The Leicester and Leicestershire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment, May 2017
- HSG8 Leicester and Leicestershire Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA), 2017
- HSG9 Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Growth Statement, August 2016 (PDF, 6.5KB)
- HSG10 Local Plan Viability Assessment, 2017
- HSG11 Interim Viability Report, 2016
- HSG12 Magna Park Employment Growth Sensitivity Study, 2017
- HSG13 Space Standards Justification, 2018
- HSG14 Updated Housing Trajectory (31 March 2018)
- HSG15 Updated 5 Year Housing Land Supply report_31 March 2018
- HSG16 Leicester & Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan, Consultation Draft, 2018
- HSG17 Final Leicester & Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan, December 2018
Implementation and monitoring
- IMP1 'Made' Neighbourhood Plans within the Harborough District
- IMP2 Harborough Supplementary Planning Guidance Notes
Infrastructure
- INF1 East Lutterworth SDA Major Transport Infrastructure Costs - Order of Magnitude Estimate, Sept 2017 (PDF, 3.2MB)
- INF2 Harborough Infrastructure Delivery Plan, 2017
Landscape
- LAN1 Area of Separation Review, 2017 (PDF, 3MB)
- LAN2 Harborough District Landscape Character Assessment, 2007
- LAN3 Houghton on the Hill Landscape Character Assessment and Landscape Capacity Study, 2016
- LAN4 Green Wedge Review, Technical Update 2015
- LAN5 Landscape Sensitivity to Renewable Energy in Harborough District, 2016 (PDF, 358KB)
- LAN6 Leicester PUA Landscape Character Assessment and Landscape Capacity Study, 2009
- LAN7 Leicester PUA Landscape Character Assessment and Landscape Capacity Study and Scraptoft Addendum, 2016
- LAN8 Lutterworth and Broughton Astley Landscape Character Assessment and Landscape Capacity Study, 2011
- LAN9 Market Harborough Landscape Character Assessment and Landscape Capacity Study, 2009
- LAN10 Preliminary Landscape Assessment of Alternative Strategic Development Areas, September 2016 (PDF, 22MB)
- LAN11 Rural Centres Landscape Character Assessment and Landscape Capacity Study, 2014
- LAN12 Proposed Leicester / Scraptoft / Bushby Green Wedge Background Report, 2018
Local Plan preparation - in date order
- PRE1 Statement of Community Involvement, 2006
- PRE2 Harborough Local Plan Scoping Consultation Report and Responses, 2013
- PRE3 Harborough Local Plan - Options Consultation, 2015
- PRE4 Responses to Options Consultation Paper, April 2016
- PRE5 Report to Local Plan Executive Advisory Panel, July 2016: Selected Options Assessment and Selection Methodology
- PRE6 Report to Local Plan Executive Advisory Panel Sept 2016: Assessment of Selected Spatial Options (& supporting papers)
- PRE7 Report to Local Plan Executive Advisory Panel Oct 2016: Assessment of Selected Spatial Options Update
- PRE8 Site Appraisal Methodology 2016 (PDF, 412KB) - The assessment of potential sites to deliver the housing allocations for the Selected Options
- PRE9 Report to Local Plan Executive Advisory Panel, July 2013: Implications of Scoping Consultation
- PRE10 Report to Executive, May 2016: Local Plan Options Assesment and Selection
- PRE11 Local Plan Options Consultation Sustainability Appraisal, 2015-2016
- PRE12 Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for Local Plan, 2014
- PRE13 Information Sheet (HLP Selected Spatial Options SA Internal Report Sept 2016)
People and places
Retailing
- RTL1 Harborough Retail Study, 2013
- RTL2 Harborough Retail Study Update, 2016
- RTL3 Harborough Retail Study Update, 2017
Topic Papers
- TPC1 Spatial Strategy Topic Paper, 2018
- TPC2 Housing Topic Paper, 2018
- TPC3 Business and Employment Topic Paper, 2018
- TPC4 Transport Topic Paper, 2018
- TPC5 Countryside Topic Paper, 2018
Tourism
- TRM1 East Leicestershire Tourism Accommodation Study, 2015
- TRM2 Harborough Blueprint for Tourism 2013-2018, 2013
- TRM3 The Tourism Strategy for Leicester and Leicestershire, 2011 (2011-2016) (PDF, 80KB)
Transport
- TRP1 A5 Sustainable Transport Strategy 2011-2026, 2012 (PDf, 2.4MB)
- TRP2 Harborough District Local Plan Preliminary Traffic Impact Assessment, Nov 2016 (PDF, 8.7MB)
- TRP3 Harborough District Potential Development Options Strategic Transport Assessment, 2015 (PDF, 12.9MB)
- TRP4 Land East of Hamilton Lane Scraptoft Initial Transport Feasibility Assessment, 2016 (PDF, 6.5MB)
- TRP5 Leicestershire County Council 6Cs Design Guide, 2013
- TRP6 Leicestershire County Council Local Transport Plan 3, 2011-2026
- TRP7 Leicestershire County Council Local Transport Plan 3 - Implementation Plan, 2015/2016 (PDF, 1.6MB)
- TRP8 Leicester and Leicestershire Rail Strategy, 2016 (PDF, 70KB)
- TRP9 Lutterworth East SDA Junctions Operational Assessment, 2016 (PDF, 1.4MB)
- TRP10 Lutterworth East Strategic Transport Assessment 2017 Update, 2017
- TRP11 Lutterworth East Strategic Transport Assessment, 2016
- TRP12 Market Harborough Draft Transport Strategy (2017-2031), 2016 (PDF, 19.1MB)
- TRP13 The Midlands Connect Strategy, March 2017 (PDF, 14.5MB)
- TRP14 Scraptoft, Leicestershire Transport Scoping Report, 2017 (PDF, 1.2MB)
- TRP15 South East Leicester Transport Study - Phase 1, 2016
- TRP16 South East Leicester Transport Study - Phase 2, 2017
- TRP17 Scraptoft Updated TA Scoping Report