Infrastructure Capacity Study
Overview
Phase 1
The Infrastructure Capacity Study (ICS) Phase 1 Baseline Capacity Assessment provides the baseline context for existing infrastructure capacity in Hinckley and Bosworth. It provides an understanding of infrastructure services, networks and facilities in the borough, and identifies existing capacity surpluses and deficits on a borough-wide and, where possible, on a settlement-by-settlement basis. The study identifies how these infrastructure capacity constraints might have implications for future development growth. The study will be used to inform the preparation of the new Local Plan for Hinckley and Bosworth and as part of the Development Management process, to underpin future negotiations for developer contributions and their ongoing monitoring through the use of an infrastructure funding statement. The Phase 1 document can be viewed below:
Phase 2
The ICS Phase 2 was published in July 2024, alongside the Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2024. This report is the second of three phases of an ICS for Hinckley & Bosworth. It is intended to provide an overview of infrastructure constraints and future infrastructure requirements across the borough, to inform the preparation of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council’s new Local Plan. The Phase 2 document can be viewed below:
Since the Phase 2 ICS was published in 2024, the Council in October 2025 now has a revised housing need figure for the borough, has established a need to extend the plan period for the new Local Plan (2024 – 2045), and has an expanded pool of potential development sites for consideration in the new Local Plan. An addendum note was therefore published in October 2025, alongside the Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025. This Phase 2 addendum note seeks to understand what the changes have been since the 2024 Phase 2 ICS, to provide an understanding of the infrastructure implications of this additional development. The Phase 2 addendum note can be viewed below:
Last updated: 17/10/2025 11:40
