About the Development Plan
Planning shapes the places where people live and work and the country we live in. Good planning ensures that we get the right development, in the right place and at the right time.
Planning can make a positive difference to people’s lives and helps to deliver homes, jobs and better opportunities for all, whilst protecting and enhancing the natural and historic environment and conserving the countryside and important open spaces.
Planning law requires that planning applications must be determined by the statutory development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The development plan includes the Local Plan and Neighbourhood Plans for the area.
In Blaby District, the Development Plan currently includes:
- Blaby District Local Plan (Core Strategy) 2013
- Blaby District Local Plan (Delivery) DPD 2019
- Leicestershire Minerals and Waste Local Plan up to 2031
- Blaby Neighbourhood Plan 2018
- Leicester Forest East Neighbourhood Plan 2022
- Cosby Neighbourhood Plan 2023
- Glenfield Neighbourhood Plan 2023
- Fosse Villages Neighbourhood Plan 2024
The Leicestershire Minerals and Waste Local Plan is available on the Leicestershire County Council website.
The Council has started work on a new Local Plan. Further information can be found on the New Local Plan webpage.
Information about Neighbourhood Plans within the District is to be found on the Neighbourhood Planning webpage.