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Desford Neighbourhood Development Plan

Desford Neighbourhood Plan review

Regulation 16 (next steps)

Preparation is underway for the Regulation 16 stage of the Desford Neighbourhood Development Plan review (DNPR). Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council will undertake the formal publication and consultation, inviting representations from consultees and the wider community. Further details of the consultation will be published in due course.

For general enquiries, or to be notified when details of the Desford Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 consultation are published, please contact the Planning Policy team via the Planning Policy contact form

Regulation 15

A valid Regulation 15 submission of the Desford Neighbourhood Development Plan Review was received by Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council in May 2026. The Borough Council has confirmed that the submission meets the relevant statutory requirements and has formally accepted the plan to proceed to the Regulation 16 publication and consultation stage. The Regulation 15 acceptance letter can be viewed below:

Regulation 14

The review proposals were published for public consultation in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended). This stage was led by Desford Parish Council, acting as the qualifying body. The consultation ran from 29 September to 7 November 2025.

Details and further documents can be found at Desford Neighbourhood Plan (desford-pc.gov.uk)

Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitat Regulations Assessment

The following documents relate to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) of the Desford Neighbourhood Plan review. They set out the screening and assessment process undertaken, the council’s determinations, and the environmental considerations informing the plan. You can view the associated documents below:

Further information on the review

For more information on the review of the Desford Neighbourhood Plan, including how you can get involved, visit the Desford Parish Council website (desfordparishcouncil.co.uk) or contact the parish council.

Privacy notice

In accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation, the council has a legitimate interest to process information during this consultation period. Together with your comments, it will be used as part of the statutory plan making process and will be available for public inspection. Signatures, email addresses, and telephone numbers will be removed before disclosure as a matter of course. We cannot provide anonymity or accept comments marked ‘private or confidential’ and comments that include offensive, racist, discriminatory, threatening, and other non-relevant statements will be destroyed.

Last updated: 29/05/2026 15:00