Desford Neighbourhood Development Plan
Desford Neighbourhood Plan review
Regulation 17 Examination
The Borough Council are now in the process of appointing an independent Examiner to conduct the Examination of the Desford Neighbourhood Plan Review. Updates will be provided as soon as they are available.
Regulation 16
The Desford Neighbourhood Plan Review was subject to consultation (the Regulation 16 Submission Consultation) for a period of just over six weeks, running from 12pm on Wednesday 17 June 2026 to 12pm on Friday 31 July 2026.
The consultation is now closed. A summary of representations recieved can be viewed below:
View the consultation documents
The documents subject to consultation, including the draft neighbourhood plan and supporting material, are no longer open for consultation but are still available to view via the links below:
- The Desford Neighbourhood Development Plan Review (Submission version), including a map of the designated neighbourhood area to which the plan relates
- The Consultation Statement
- The Basic Conditions Statement
- The Statement of Modifications
- The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Statement (July 2023)
- The SEA Environmental Report (April 2024)
- All other supporting documents, appendices and evidence base documents are available on Desford Parish Council’s website: Desford Neighbourhood Plan (desford-pc.gov.uk)
Further relevant documents:
- Minutes of the Desford Parish Council meeting (21 January 2026), which approved the submission documents and resolved to proceed to Regulation 15 submission
- Cover letter from the Chair, Cllr Alastair Winner, confirming the Parish Council’s request to proceed to Regulation 15 and 16 stages
- Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council Regulation 16 consultation guidance note
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:
- DNPR SEA screening statement
- DNPR SEA determination notice
- DNPR HRA determination notice
- DNPR Environmental Report
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 (desford-pc.gov.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: 04/09/2026 16:35
