Sharnford Parish Council

Do you want Blaby District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Fosse Villages to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?

You can view the documents for the neighbourhood plan at:

www.blaby.gov.uk/planning-and-building/guidance-and-policies/fosse-villages-neighbourhood-plan-referendum

See below a short guide about Neighbourhood Plans:

What is a Neighbourhood Plan?
Neighbourhood plans give local people the chance to plan for their own area by developing policies that will guide and shape development in the Plan area for the future

Who are the Fosse Villages?
The Fosse Villages are a group of parishes in the southern part of Blaby District that are rural in nature and have a history of joint-working. The Fosse Villages consist of the parishes of:

Aston FlamvillE

Croft

Huncote

Leicester Forest West

Sapcote

Potters Marston

Sharnford

Stoney Stanton

Thurlaston

Wigston Parva

Who wrote the Fosse Villages Neighbourhood Plan?
Preparation of the Fosse Villages Neighbourhood Plan was led by a Joint Working Board consisting of representatives of each Parish Council, with support from local residents and Blaby District Council throughout the process.

How will the Plan be used to decide planning applications?
If the Plan is successful at Referendum, it will then be 'made' (ie. adopted) by Blaby District Council, at which point it will become part of the development plan for this area, against which planning applications will be assessed.
Therefore, when planning applications are submitted for sites within any of the ten listed parishes above, planning officers will assess the proposals against not only the District Council's Local Plan, but also the policies within the Fosse Villages Neighbourhood Plan, before arriving at a decision.

Please note: determination of planning applications will remain the responsibility of Blaby District Council (and Leicestershire County Council in special circumstances). » Less