Blaby District Council

Summary

The policies and proposals of the Local Development Framework (LDF) must be based on robust and credible evidence in order for them to be considered ‘sound’. A number of studies and reports have been carried out by the Council, consultants and other bodies in order to provide this evidence.

Further information

The LDF evidence base comprises a number of studies and surveys which can be accessed using the following links:

• Blaby retail study
• Housing Needs and Market Study (HNMS) July 2005
• Employment Land and Premises Study (ELPS) March 2006
• Gypsy and Travellers Accommodation Assessment
• Housing market area Employment Land Study
• Issues Paper and Youth Issues Paper
• Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA)
• Landscape and Settlement Character Assessment
• Phase 1 Vegetation and Habitat Survey
• Planning for Climate Change (Renewable Energy) Study
• Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
• Urban Capacity Study (UCS) May 2006
• Village Services Fact-File
• Affordable Housing Provision and Developer Contributions - July 2009 (PDF, 2,361KB)
• Assessment of Transport Implications - July 2009 (PDF, 12,076KB)
• Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) (external link)

Supplementary Planning Documents

• Planning Obligations and Developer Contributions SPD - February 2010

Growth infrastructure assessment

• Growth infrastructure assessment - executive summary - April 2009 (PDF, 548KB)
• Growth infrastructure assessment - final report - April 2009 (PDF, 1,843KB)
• Draft Appendices Pack 1 - February 2009 (PDF, 4,350KB)
• Draft Appendices Pack 2 - February 2009 (PDF, 7,778KB)
• Draft Appendices Pack 3 - February 2009 (PDF, 4,985KB)
• Draft Appendices Pack 4 - February 2009 (PDF, 1,408KB)

Green wedges report

• Core strategy (review of green wedges) report (WORD, 35,382KB)
• Core strategy (review of green wedges) key diagram (PDF, 416KB)

Open Space, Sport and Recreation Study (PPG17)

• Main report (PDF, 2,275KB)
• Quality audit (XLS, 2,619KB)
• Maps - outdoor sports (PDF, 3,905KB)
• Allotments (PDF, 3,466KB)
• Childrens Play (PDF, 3,528KB)
• Youth Provision (PDF, 3,633KB)
• Informal Green Space (PDF, 3,919KB)
• Natural Green Space (PDF, 4,592KB)
• Outdoor Sport (Limited Access) (PDF, 3,737KB)
• Parks and Recreation Grounds (PDF, 4,143KB)

Related pages on this website

• Local development framework
• Regeneration projects - Blaby town centre master plan

Contact us

Officer / Team	Planning Policy Team
Postal address	Blaby District Council Council Offices Desford Road Narborough Leicester LE19 2EP
E-mail address	planning.policy@blaby.gov.uk
Telephone	0116 272 7765
Fax	0116 272 7592

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This page was last updated on 22nd February 2010