Summary of Comments on Local Plan Review Issues Papers
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General Comments

Contributor

Summary of Comments

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Government Office For The East
Midlands

The plan period - the base date of the LDD should either be the same as the emerging structure plan or 2001
to enable the LDD proposals to be assessed against proposals in the structure plan. The requirement emerging
from the new system is that LDDs should provide for 10 years potential supply of housing from the anticipated
date of adoption.
GOEM wishes to see draft Local development Scheme by end of 2003.
Improving consultation and engagement with the local community are essential elements of the new system. It
is for the Council to set its own principles and methods of consultation within the SCI. Advice on content
provided.

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Northamptonshire County
Council

In the light of the proposed changes to the planning system it is unclear why a local plan review and not a local
development document is proposed. According to the timetable the Initial Deposit is scheduled for September
2004, after the commencement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act.
There is no reference to the need for a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in the Issues Papers.

140
Partnership Officer South
Leicestershire Primary Care
Trust

What will the actual links between the local plan and the community strategy be?
Not aware that the LSP has been consulted on the local plan to date. Need to avoid consultation fatigue - LSP
will shortly be consulting on the draft Community Strategy.
Health priorities are high on the Central Government agenda. Cross-departmental actions are being introduced
to tackle the root causes of poor health. There is an opportunity to look at new ways of working through the
LSP and the local plan which will impact on the root causes of health inequalities in the District.

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More could be done to highlight health in each Issues Paper.
Would like to see a co-ordinated approach to the implementation of health impact assessments included in the
new local plan for major developments, paid for by the developer and co-ordinated through the LSP.
149
Manager Harborough
Improvement Team

Professionals drawing up the plan are detached from the commitment of living within the community and often
have a dispassionate view of the needs of the community.
Issues Papers do not seem to take into account education, health and policing. Local Plan will have major
implications for education (non-statutory adult and community education), leisure (theatres, cinema, open
space, carnivals, festivals), police, youth and leisure services.
In terms of education, there is insufficient provision in Mkt Harborough in terms of adult education, especially as

a result of the increased housing stock. A community education facility needs to be created. HDC should be at
the heart of taking a proactive role in providing such a facility. An acceptable site for such a facility considered
to be via additional building capacity at the Farndon Road annex site of Welland Park Community Collage.
Local Plan should contain an intent to provide a dedicated adult and community learning centre in Mkt
Harborough.
Similar needs in other main centres of population, Lutterworth, Broughton Astley, Billesdon and Kibworth.

151
Planning And Transportation
Leicestershire County Council
(Planning)

The Structure Plan provides the strategic planning context for any new development in the District and its
policies would be expected to be reflected in the LDF.

169
Great Glen Parish Plan Group

The Great Glen VDS contains information pertinent to this first stage of the review of the plan. It has been
compiled through consultation with villagers and reflects the requirements and wishes of them. It is an
opportunity to make use of the VDS in the manner for which it has been compiled.

189
Andrew Granger And Co

In line with the County Structure Plan, as many houses as possible should be located within Central
Leicestershire Policy Area e.g. land between old A6 and new by-pass also sites available within Kibworth. Also
make land available in villages which have services already.

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Take into account knock on effect of Milton Keynes study.
Consider employment allocations for housing.
Locate affordable housing where there is public transport i.e. not villages.
193
The Countryside Agency

Recommend that the new plan be progressed by following the 'quality of life criteria' methodology prepared by
the Countryside Agency, English Heritage and English Nature.

221
Foxton Society

Important for the Council to realise that 'participation' involves members of the public in a great deal of unpaid
work. The Council needs clear and unambivalent policies and attitudes to avoid generating public ill will.

298
Leicestershire Constabulary

Generally supportive of Issues Papers, but only one small reference has been made to the need to address
issues of crime and disorder.
The need to take into account community safety issues and the fear of crime and the effects that development
or changes to the environment have on the incidence of crime and anti-social behaviour should be fundamental
to all types of development and to all stages of the planning process.

306
Mrs Hampson


Concerned that the Issues Paper responses are likely to be skewed in the interests of developers and
landowners. Responses from Parish Councils, whilst representing the views of many people only count as one
response. Developers and landowners have a vested interest in responding in depth and number and have
obtained professional help to do so.

309
Mr & Mrs Darby

Objections to any proposed development on land North of the Ridgeway in Market Harborough. This open
space should be protected for the following reasons:
- There is already a traffic congestion problem on the Ridgeway, especially at peak times due to the school
traffic and any further traffic caused by development would be unwelcome.
- Separation area- this area is important in order to prevent encroachment onto the ridgeline. Development
would be intrusive and the current area acts as a physical restraint to future development.
- Additional pressure would be placed on the existing services and these are already over stretched.
- Pollution- Additional noise, light and air pollution caused by traffic and if house no 54 was destroyed this

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problem would be exacerbated.
Environment- the fields in this area are part of the natural environment and this needs to be protected for
future generations.
388
A Green

If planning is given for housing on Stretton Road, Great Glen, what will be the effect on Gartree Road.


389
East Langton Parish Council

Presentation good.
In general, overall strategy strongly supported by the Council.
For East Langton to retain its distinctiveness and rural characteristics, inappropriate developments need to be
resisted. Economic development in activities sympathetic to the rural surroundings (e.g. barn conversion to
farm shop and riding stables) encouraged.

391
H M Prison Service

Omission of policy/allocation for new prison.
There is a need to identify more sites for new prisons. Seeking a policy/allocation for a new prison within
Harborough District.

399
De Montfort University

Well-written, user-friendly Issues Papers.
Council needs to be conscious of the timescale for the review. PPG 12 clearly states that local plans should
offer a timescale of at least 10 years from their date of prospective adoption. The Council should have regard to
the fact that development will continue to be required beyond the end of the plan review period, based on the
distribution strategy that will inform the plan. Emphasis should be on securing the most sustainable locations for
development which, by virtue of their scale are capable of delivering significant social and physical
infrastructure; not simply those which are likely to be implemented by 2016. Council should give careful
consideration to a strategy which achieves wider objectives than the short-term scope of the plan review.
Settlements of a certain size will continue to provide a development resource to meet the needs of the District
during the plan period and in the longer-term.


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Concerned that the Issues Paper responses are likely to be skewed in the interests of developers and

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Graham D Hampson

landowners. Responses from Parish Councils, whilst representing the views of many people only count as one
response. Developers and landowners have a vested interest in responding in depth and number and have
obtained professional help to do so.
Parish plans being received should have been sufficient for the Council to have first produced a local plan and
then invited comment. Professional planners should handle the complexities of planning objectively. Local
people are subjective in response to local change.

P01

Introduction

Contributor

Summary of Comments

136
Gordon Smith Associates


Wishes to be kept informed of all stages of the review

151
Planning And Transportation
Leicestershire County Council
(Planning)

No Comment

193
The Countryside Agency

Welcomes acknowledgement that Parish Plans and Village Design Statements will be fed into the local plan
review process

280
Development Control

Surely, the current system is based on 5 levels (not 4), the 5th being individual applications.

284
Leicestershire County Council
(Highways)

No Comment

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285
Harborough District Enterprise
Link Group

Plan should provide coherence and strategy. It should also remain flexible and reviewable.

286
CPRE

Parish Plans and Village Design Statements should be the basis of communities in future planning
consultations.
Valuable open spaces should be retained.

287
Bitteswell Parish Council

The Structure Plan is an integral link between Regional Planning Policy and the Local Plan. How is this link to
be effected in light of the Government's intention to abolish Structure Plans?
At what point in the key stages of the review will the translation to a Local Development Framework take place?

P02

Overall Strategy

Contributor

Summary of Comments

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English Heritage

Supports sustainable planning. The plan should be seeking the enhancement of the natural and historic
environment as well as its protection. It could highlight the role of conservation-led regeneration.

90
Sport England

Supports HDC's aim to promote sustainable development.
Sustainable Planning Framework - needs to address social and cultural facilities and any vision for sustainable
development in Market Harborough should have a social dimension.

103
H W Coates Ltd.

Mixed Use development within close proximity to each other has not been achieved at Lutterworth. Problems of
late night disturbances are a problem that needs to be addressed. There are few places other than pubs where
the young can go in the evening.

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William Davis Ltd And Hallam
Land Management

Potential for mixed use developments. Could be achieved through careful allocation of sites which can
accommodate an appropiate mix of employment, commercial and residential development. This strategy

conforms to the national PPG's and reduces the need for the car.
The sequential approach is also supported and would work well with the councils' intention to support market
towns. Securing the continued economic and social viability of the market towns is essential and should be
facilitated by concentrating future developments in towns rather than dispersing it around villages.
Furthermore by allocating urban developments in market towns a range of housing could be built, providing the
'choice' as advocated by PPG 3.

136
Gordon Smith Associates

Supports sustainable development and the sequential approach, especially with regard to developing
brownfield sites first. Does not want to see development of greenfield sites.

149
Manager Harborough
Improvement Team

Need to ensure that Market Harborough is contained within the ridge.
Town centre needs to be promoted more to attract more visitors. Mixed use of brownfield sites required with
more affordable housing placed in these areas.
Estates need to be linked together so that people can walk through areas safely at night.

151
Planning And Transportation
Leicestershire County Council
(Planning)

Text referring to the Central Leicestershire Policy Area could reflect the misunderstanding that the sequential
approach would result in all new development being geared towards the Leicestershire Urban Area, rather than
other, free standing settlements listed.


162
Houghton On The Hill Parish
Plan Group

Concern over inclusion of Houghton on the Hill in the Central Leicestershire Policy Area.
Houghton on the Hill is a self-contained village, part of which is a Conservation Area. It is quite separate from
Scraptoft and Thurnby and the greenfield sites between them are areas of natural beauty with superb views
over the open countryside. To build on these fields would be a severe desecration of the area.
Do not want Houghton on the Hill becoming a suburb of Leicester, consequently any new housing should be of
a modest scale taking care to preserve the character of the village.

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189
Andrew Granger And Co

Mixed-use developments as described should include and element of industrial usage to be compatible with
housing, offices etc.

193
The Countryside Agency

Local plan will have to contain a strong policy framework promoting sustainable development.
The plan needs to contain a ' Vision for the District' and taken forward as a Vision Statement of what will need
to be achieved during the life of the plan. It is suggested the Plan should incorporate two further objectives:
Increasing community involvement and achieving higher quality standards of design. Furthermore the inclusion

a core policy setting out the criteria that all developments should follow in order to achieve a high quality of
design throughout the district.
Design policies should be supported by Supplementary Planning Guidance.

223
Thurnby And Bushby Society

Thurnby and Bushby- concern over the inclusion of this settlement in the CLPA because the parish has no post
office or chemist and very basic food outlets. Buses do not connect village to - shops and services nearby,
secondary and further education, stations or hospitals. Potential of settlement for further development is limited.

248
Mrs Root

1. Planning should be community led- The system in the village has been developer led with disastrous
consequences and this should change.
2. Parish plans and Village Design Statements- Government wishes grass routes planning such as VDS and
Parish Plans to play a more powerful role in local planning.
3. Development Lines- Villages that do not have development lines should be given them to protect against
indiscriminate buildings.
4. Rural Centres- Urban capacity study suggested 'significant other settlements' could support more
development. North Kibworth is not a sustainable community and not suitable for such development as it
cannot support sustainable development with a view to reducing car dependency. People living in rural areas
such as these rely heavily on the car as a means of getting to services, and therefore sustainable development
aimed at reducing the need for cars would be inappropriate.
5. Traffic and Parking- Problems escalating at rapid rate and needs immediate and ongoing attention.

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Development Control


Access to houses, jobs etc means growth and the Local Plan is the key tool to accommodate this, not prevent
it.
The cascade of policies (national downwards) needs to be clearly explained and when introducing these
policies it should be explained how they fit into the national strategy. They should also set out how they
contribute to overall policy objectives.
Perhaps there is a need to explain the planning system and how its objectives filter down to individual planing

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applications,
Explain the role of Section 54 and policy implementation.
284
Leicestershire County Council
(Highways)

Land near Oadby is reserved for the Eastern District Distributor Rd, which would transform the Outer Ring
Road into a virtually continuous ring. This scheme must be considered with any proposed development in and
around Thurnby, Stoughton and Great Glen.
Good transport policies can enhance the quality of life in Market Harborough, promoting safety and accessibility
for all.
Development locations must be chosen with care, to avoid any unnecessary detrimental effects on traffic, the
environment and the transport infrastructure.
It is hoped that the new 'Highway Requirements for Development' will be adopted as a Supplementary Planning
Document.
In some circumstances, mixed-use developments can reduce travel and parking requirements.

286

CPRE

Development should meet the needs of today without compromising the needs of tomorrow.

287
Bitteswell Parish Council

Bitteswell Parish Council supports the principles of sustainable development and the need to preserve the
environment of the district for future generations.
There should not be a continuation of overly large developments that place a strain on the local infrastructure
and resources. Should be a focus on small-scale developments, especially those which aid agricultural
diversification and improve the environment for residents.
The Parish Council supports the idea to develop brownfield sites before greenfield ones and do not want to see
Magna Park extended any further.
Should also focus on optimising the use of present facilities, and paying attention to the improvement of
essential resources.

292
James Coles Nurseries Ltd.

Sequential approach- strongly supported, may be prudent to emphasise that positive advantages that an edge
of Leicester location can have in relation to other lower order centres in the district. MH and Lutterworth do not
have the services and infrastructure of a city such as Leicester.
Thurnby Land identified in the background documentation will be a prime candidate in satisfying the sequential
test.
Connection to the public transport infrastructure is vital.

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Structure Plan- No reference to the potential for urban extension to the east of Leicester at Thurnby, which will
form a primary area of search before the smaller centres of Market Harborough and Lutterworth are
considered.
Reference is made to the Central Leicestershire Policy Area, however the need to concentrate as much
development as possible in this area is not given clarity, with regard to the need for urban concentration.
No reference to any Green Wedge Review necessary to accommodate sustainable Sequential development at
the edge of Leicester.
295
Mr Clements

New plan should allow for all proposals to be considered, current plan is far too restrictive, natural development
is required and therefore inevitable. The situation in the district at the moment is as much to do with the
uncontrolled development of the past as it is to do with today’s more restrictive (planned) environment. We
have reached a situation today where there is a distortion between rural and urban developments, to the extent
that the cross section in social and economic terms has gone too far. Distortions in rural housing costs, selfsufficiency in basic facilities, lack of transport and employment, are all the result of restrictive planning.
The stated intention to protect rural environments is good, but in reality it has created sanitised, dormitory
villages occupied by the more affluent in society, because restrictive development has increased prices.
The plan should not contain 'can not' concepts unless absolutely necessary and should preferably use 'can if'
concepts to allow all proposals to be examined against set criteria. Raise the quality of planning results by the
encouragement of measurements of factors such as style, size, need, facility and acceptability.
Should allow for consideration any proposal that could go towards meeting the needs of housing provision in
the district, irrespective of where the proposal may be located. After all urban areas will eventually grow to
envelop all surrounding rural areas eventually.
The plan must also solve the employment scenario by structuring type against need.

297
The Rambler's Association


May be preferable to endeavour to encourage work to relocate to outlying areas rather than increase housing
close to existing employment. This could improve services to rural areas.

299
Mr Hynes

Make the air in Market Harborough fit to breathe, perhaps by making it a 'clean air town'. This would improve
the health of the area, decreasing asthma rates for example and improve the cleanliness of the area.
Developers should be encouraged to build parks, rather than just green spaces.
Affordable housing should be defined so that developers know what market they have to provide for.
The tourist info office should be open all weekend to enable the public to get easier access to maps and
brochures relating to the facilities available within the area.
The wheelchair facilities in the town are improving but still need improving further.
Transport to the tourist attractions is minimal, especially at weekends; this needs improving if the Council wants

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to promote the resources it has. Educating bus drivers on tourist facilities within the area could be another
method of promoting the attractions Market Harborough has to offer.
The River Trent needs a good clean, especially between Farndon rd and the town centre.
300
Ms Besbrode

Resources such as schools, dentists and medical facilities need to be considered when proposing future
developments. Consultation with other statutory bodies should be included as part of the policies so that there
is enough resource provision for all.


312
British Waterways South East

British Waterways would like to see a core policy document with specific reference to canals as well as a Canal
Corridor Policy covering all aspects that relate to the development and protection of them.
BW supports following themes
- Delivery of Sustainable Development
- Sequential approach to urban development
- Creation of mixed use developments
- Need for a broader development framework

328
Mr & Mrs McAlister

Please ensure there is no further encroachment of Magna Park into the countryside.
Ensure retrospective planning agreements are not granted and breaches of planning are corrected.

334
Fleckney Parish Council

Streets should be safe from traffic, vandals and 'threatening' sized groups of youngsters.
Buildings should not be boarded up and left to deteriorate for long periods of time and the rubbish should be
cleaned up.
Provide the following facilities- Sporting facilities, suitable social venues for all ages, somewhere for teenagers
to hang out.
There should be a wide range of housing and job opportunities available locally.
Developments that occur should enhance the area.
Good transport links with larger towns and cities by bus and train.

335

Lutterworth Improvement
Partnership

Should be a perceived visible and equitable division of resources throughout the district.
LW5 (area)- should be redesignated for housing.
South of the by-pass should be opened up for industrial development.
LW6 and junction 20 off M1- should be designated as long term parking to attract visitors to the town, and

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provide for those working in it.
East of Leicester rd to the north of Lutterworth town centre should be designated as brownfield land for
housing, office and retail development. Existing industry and transport use is ageing and damaging to the town.
Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme and Living Over The Shop schemes and shop front re-development
should be retained and positively encouraged.
350
Kibworth Harcourt Parish
Council

The Parish Council agree completely with the 'Sequential Approach'
Changes are likely to be made to the Structure Plan, modifications have been requested by the Secretary of
the State for example, and these changes may impact on the current Local Plan review.
The Parish Council believes circulating the issues papers to developers at this stage is not appropriate.

352
Cllr Garratt


Strongly supports sequential approach, especially on the need to provide adequate public transport being
established prior to or alongside the site being released.

354
Mr Bedford

Propose the provision of a substantial new settlement in the Central Leicestershire Policy Area (CLPA) to be
included in the new local plan, to meet future requirements, reasoning as follows:
1. As 50% of the structure plans requirement for housing by 2016 has already been met pressures from
developers could increase which could result in the remaining balance of 3742 increasing. This would cause
resistance from residents in the district
2. Growth around MH and Lutterworth has been substantial over recent years, residents are expressing
concern over the need to limit further growth in order to maintain their present level of attractiveness. Besides
these settlements are not in the CLPA.
3. Rural centres have also seen large-scale developments over recent years.
4. Whilst there may be some other existing settlements that could become Rural Centres, the development
would have to be significant in size in order to support local facilities such as a local shop. A development of
this size would therefore be so dramatic it would completely change the character of the existing settlements.
However placing small-scale developments in areas which still have local services helping support them and
keep them viable, would be beneficial.
5. New government guidelines seek to allow higher densities of settlement to be built to cope with increasing
pressure for housing; this type of housing is not possible in many rural areas as it would upset the character of
them.
6. Should a new settlement be planned within the CLPA it would not be subjected to the above constraints.
Section 106 agreements could be used to support local facilities especially early on in the settlements life span,
it could be mixed in use supporting sustainability and go some way to meet the required number of houses to
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Leicester outer ring road.
369
Mr Sloane

Mixed-use development should include an element of industrial which is compatible with housing, restaurants
and other uses.
Mixed uses could be mirrored in rural communities, important to retain a balance between communities of both
residences and places of work.
Old established companies close or move away, and it is important to see continual growth in employment
-could be aided by starter units.
The regeneration of St Mary's Rd as an important gateway into the town is important.

386
Hilson

The needs of the district (affordable housing levels, employment rates) should be identified before the
strategies are explained.

390
Mr And Mrs Darby

Sustainable planning framework should provide for social progress and new homes particularly on previously
developed land in close contact with facilities such as schools and public transport.
Sequential approach should be used but it should not result in an embargo on development in the district which
is primarily rural.
Highfields farm site- ideal for sustainable development given the existence of primary school, bus services and
the local shops.


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Amos Family Settlement

Sequential approach- lends itself to land at the edge of Market Harborough. An obvious site is that owned by
the Amos Family Settlement to the North of Market Harborough.

395
Chadwick

Market Harborough- would like to see increased accessibility for both cyclists and pedestrians in the town
centre.
- Tougher stance on dog owners who allow their dogs to foul the footpaths
- Introduction of other road friendly measures along school routes such as the ones at Kettering Rd. e.g. where
Rockingham rd meets Gore Lane.
- Further development of arts and culture facilities especially for young people. Museum activities for children
are great, could see better promotion of the local cinema for children’s/non- mainstream art films.
-Give St-Mary's road a facelift by planting tress, partially pedestrianising as well as encouraging more retail
outlets to locate there.

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- Give Kwiksave a facelift its an eye-sore. Ensure shop frontages are in keeping with the town.

P02Q01

Harborough's Qualities


What qualities do you like and dislike about Harborough District at the present time? How could we make Harborough a nicer place to live, work and visit?
Contributor

Summary of Comments

177
Lutterworth Chamber Of Trade

Likes- Rural nature of area, and ease with which one can easily get into the countryside. Low crime rate and
friendliness of area.
Dislikes- Poor public transport and community facilities, Inadequate health centre, Superstores, Lack of
meeting venues.
Encouragement of the community to work together with a local venue will bring people together and build
mutual respect. Help people to actively create a meeting place that can be central to the community.

221
Foxton Society

Like- Present development kept within the ridgeline.
Dislike- Litter, decision to develop airfield farm degrading the present approach with its views out to open
countryside.
Market Harborough can be improved- green wedge retention, litter cleaned up, housing and buildings fit
sympathetically into the environment.

223
Thurnby And Bushby Society

Like the rural feel to the district, attractive landscape and lack of urban sprawl, these should be enhanced.


288
Burton Overy Parish Council

Approve that main housing provision and industrial development is confined to major centres of population
such as Market Harborough and Lutterworth. Furthermore, Market Harborough retains the atmosphere and
characteristics of a market town. Market Harborough must retain its attractive features and therefore planning
permission must only be given to projects which enhance the current centre.

293
Willoughby Waterleys Parish

Continue the process of limiting heavy traffic to major roads, enhance the sound protection from the motorways
and trunk roads.

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Council
296
Lutterworth Town Council

Would like to see harmonisation throughout the district with equality. Floral displays and street furniture should
be maintained in a good condition and we should be encouraging tourism.

307
Co-operative Society Property
Division


New development should be provided without harm to the environment. Consequently MHDC should allocate
housing requirements in strategic locations to help provide long term, lasting solutions.

318
Mowsley Parish Meeting

Likes- Small villages separated by lovely countryside, discreet industrial sites, tourist sites that are a natural or
historical part of the countryside.
Dislikes- Lack of a real farmers type market in Market Harborough, present market is too small and too like
shops. A British farmers market needs to be better promoted as the market has disappeared out of Market
Harborough.

332
Laughton Parish Meeting

Harborough district is an attractive place to visit and should be preserved as such. Large characterless uniform
housing estates and eyesores should be prevented to keep the area as attractive as possible.

376
Lubenham Parish Council

Provide easy access to and choice of suppliers for all goods and services- Choice of large supermarkets and
encourage retail expansion e.g. factory outlets such as Comet and Ikea.

P02Q02

Development reconciled with protection of environment

How can the Council seek to accommodate the need to provide for additional homes and businesses in the District without harming the environment?
Contributor


Summary of Comments

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Jelson Ltd

Develop on brownfield sites whenever possible. Although when such sites are exhausted sites on the
periphery of existing settlements, where suitable, should be considered. Then should concentrate on infilling of
land which would minimise the spread of development into the countryside. Developing in these areas allows

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existing resources and infrastructures to be preserved and maintained.
Also some development of areas of separation could occur without harm to the overriding policy objectives.

66
David Wilson Homes

Warwick road site Kibworth- should be retained as a site for development in the local plan.
Kibworth is a highly sustainable location for new housing and Warwick Rd can be developed without harm to
the environment or the setting of Kibworth. Merits of the site were examined in detail by the previous planning
officer and at appeal, the only issue is the timing of the release of this land. There will be a need to release
greenfield land to meet emerging strategic requirements and therefore the release of the Warwick Rd site
should be brought forward.

71
John Littlejohn Ltd


Challenge the implied notion that development harms the environment, in many cases the opposite can occur
such as remediating contaminated land. Furthermore, whilst development on edge of urban areas may change
the landscape and impact on views, such a change is inevitable but not necessarily harmful to the environment.
By concentrating developments around large urban areas the impact on the environment can be minimised.
Where the developments result in an impact to the ecology or landscape of the area, appropriate mitigation
measures shooed be put in place. Policies in the Local Plan should clearly identify the circumstances in which
mitigation measures will be required.

133
Persimmon Homes (Midlands)
Limited

Challenge the implied notion that development harms the environment, in many cases the opposite can occur
such as remediating contaminated land. Furthermore, whilst development on edge of urban areas may change
the landscape and impact on views, such a change is inevitable but not necessarily harmful to the environment.
By concentrating developments around large urban areas the impact on the environment can be minimised.
Where the developments result in an impact to the ecology or landscape of the area, appropriate mitigation
measures should be put in place. Policies in the Local Plan should clearly identify the circumstances in which
mitigation measures will be required.

155
The Revelan Group

To accommodate required number of houses without harming the environment-essential that development
aimed at existing urban areas on strategic transport routes. Concentration policy will support the resources the
existing urban areas provide and help reduce the need for using the car, and promote public transport.
Outside urban areas and strategic business parks, development should be limited to safeguard the countryside
and maintain the high environmental quality of the area.


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177
Lutterworth Chamber Of Trade

Regulate more development: provide better public resources and encourage new business with technology
being in the forefront. Encourage ex farm properties to change use and balance the pull of homes with
business.

221
Foxton Society

Develop brownfield sites in urban areas.

223
Thurnby And Bushby Society

By prudent use of brownfield sites.

288
Burton Overy Parish Council

With difficulty, however one must exploit brownfield sites before encroaching on greenfield sites.

292
James Coles Nurseries Ltd.


Council will need to view development as an opportunity for enhancing the environment through quality of
design and spaces with the creation of 'places' , habitat creation, imaginative tree planting and innovative
approaches to mixing development.

293
Willoughby Waterleys Parish
Council

Set up a development plan, publicise it and keep to it. Ensure that the plan respects unspoilt countryside
whether conservation areas or not. Maximise use of brownfied sites.

296
Lutterworth Town Council

Within Lutterworth there is very little open space to accommodate additional homes and small businesses, but
these should be kept in the town boundaries.

303
Welland Land

Glebe Rd- In response to previous concerns about the visibility of this settlement and planning permission
being rejected before, a topographical survey was carried out and results shown on the submitted plan. Of
opinion the two-storey buildings could be accommodated on approx. half the site (assumed below 25m),
without either breaching the ridgeline or obscuring all views from the north of the rising ground up to the
ridgeline.

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The site is self-contained and will not set a precedent for development further south or east. It inclusion within
the limits to development will provide certainty for residents over the future use of the land and can be
developed without harming the environment.
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Wheatcroft And Son Ltd.

Churchill Way Industrial Estate Fleckney- North East of the settlement propose to extend it. The extension can
occur without detrimental effect to the surrounding area and would not appear as an incongruous element of
the environment. The existing road could be extended and there would be no need to change the access to the
highway.

307
Co-operative Society Property
Division

Achieved by identifying strategic locations for development, which can accommodate requirements up to 2016
and beyond. Will need to liase with other councils within the Central Leicestershire Policy Area, especially
Odakyu, to achieve this.

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Civic Society Of Market
Harborough

Least damage to the environment would be occasioned if additional homes, the biggest threat, were
accommodated in one or two large sites. Market Harborough and Lutterworth are not suitable sites and could
not cope with large new developments of housing. There is a need for a new settlement to be located
somewhere in the district.
There may also be a need to provide some exception sites in rural areas, to provide for affordable housing
where required.


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Mowsley Parish Meeting

Use brownfield sites carefully, encourage the re-use of empty buildings and redevelop small parcels of
neglected ground.

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Du Parcq (Jersey) Ltd And
O'Sullivan

Rockingham Road Market Harborough (Owners Land)- Site ideal for sustainable development and therefore
conforming to sustainable policies.
Site part of Market Harborough and suitable for further development, in area where employment and residential
development has been permitted over a number of years. Site adjoining recent development including housing
and a school. Opposite to this is a large employment area and land to the north has been granted as land for
employment development. Site close to existing and proposed development and community facilities means it
is ideal for sustainable development.

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Laughton Parish Meeting

Additional homes should be built on brownfield land whenever possible. The council should also address the
question of businesses in rural areas. e.g. businesses in derelict barns etc.


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David Wilson Estates

Adopt a sequential approach, therefore larger developments should be located at Market Harborough or other
large settlements such as Broughton Astley. In addition it is relevant to consider sustainable locations in and
around the outskirts of Leicester.
Market Harborough has a large service base and employment potential and development is best located here.
Farndon Road- been identified as a suitable site for redevelopment and endorsed by recent local plan
modifications. Site has best potential to meet the future needs of the district.

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North Kilworth Parish Council

By listening to the electorate and local bodies such as Parish Councils, involving them in every stage. New
buildings should be designed so they are in keeping with their surroundings- sympathetic siting and design is
essential.

350
Kibworth Harcourt Parish
Council

By not imposing large housing developments (40 houses plus) in village locations.

353
Langtree Group Plc

Maximise development opportunities on brownfield land, allows development to occur and minimises the effects
on greenfield land. Supports the idea to locate large amounts of development in the two largest urban areas,
Market Harborough and Lutterworth.
Redeveloping older industrial areas can provide for future residential development and can solve some

environmental problems.

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Lubenham Parish Council

Encourage the use of broadband internet to promote people working from home.

P02Q03

Close location of homes and jobs

Do you agree that locating new homes and jobs close together will lessen the need for people to travel by car?
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Contributor

Summary of Comments

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William Davis Ltd

Placing homes close to employment opportunities and mixed-use developments are fundamental elements of
Government advice, e.g. PPG3 and PPG13. These developments also provide opportunities to reduce
reliance on cars as the dominant means of transport.
Provision of choice for people to live close to their place of work is important in promoting sustainable
development.


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Persimmon Homes (Midlands)
Limited

Locating homes in close proximity to jobs, services and community facilities can help reduce the need for car
travel. This is emphasised in PPG's 1 and 3. PPG1 also encourages mixed-use development.

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Gordon Smith Associates

May be appropriate in towns such as Market Harborough and Lutterworth, but not in all villages.

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The Revelan Group

Placing home and jobs close together may not reduce car travel. No guarantee that people will choose to live
near where they work. However if new housing and jobs are directed to existing urban areas, where a range of
job opportunities already exist, there is a greater possibility that people will live and work in the same urban
area.

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Great Glen Parish Plan Group

Depends on size and character of village, Great Glen can accommodate a limited amount of development
provided it is in keeping with the character of the village. Future development of the motorist centre on the edge
of the settlement will create additional employment within the village and be within walking distance of it.

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National Farmers Union


Locating jobs and homes together does not necessarily reduce car travel. Need to promote good transport links
to try and deter people from driving.

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Lutterworth Chamber Of Trade

No. Locating the two together could be beneficial but will not necessarily reduce car travel.

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