THE COMBINED PARISHES OF BAGWORTH & THORNTON AND STANTON UNDER BARDON NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING PROJECT

Welcome to the Parish Council's page for the Bagworth, Thornton and Stanton-under-Bardon Neighbourhood Plan.

The Government is pursing the concept of "Localism". This has the intention of giving lower-level local government a greater say in what happens in the future in its area.

A Neighbourhood Plan forms part of this. Simply, it's a community led document which concentrates (amongst other things) on the potential use and development of land within its boundaries. It is a legal document and as such has to meet national and EU legislation. On completion, the plan is submitted to the Borough Council for examination to ensure it meets those legal requirements and is then put to a referendum of parishioners. Only if 50% or more agree will it be adopted. Once adopted, the Borough Council is legally obliged to take it into consideration when deciding upon planning applications.

The joint Neighbourhood Plan for Bagworth, Thornton and Stanton-under-Bardon affords an opportunity for our community to shape and guide future development that will occur in our area and ensure that it meets our needs and aspirations.

The Neighbourhood Planning Steering Group has been established jointly by Bagworth & Thornton Parish Council and Stanton-under-Bardon Parish Council with a mandate to create a Neighbourhood Plan which will present a vision and produce policies for the future development of the local area.

In order to create the Plan, the Steering Group has consulted with residents, businesses, organisations and other legitimate stakeholders in order to ensure that the plan satisfies all parties.

The completed Plan, once accepted by the Planning Authority, will become part of the statutory development plan for the Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council area, meaning that the Local Authority or planning inspectors will have to make decisions based on it when considering planning applications or appeals in the area.

Bagworth, Thornton & Stanton-under-Bardon Regulation 16 Submission Documentation

Bagworth and Thornton Parish Council as the Qualifying Body, for the Bagworth, Thornton and Stanton-under-Bardon Neighbourhood Plan have notified Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council that it is submitting our joint neighbourhood plan under Regulation 16, (Town and Country Planning, England, Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012).

Notification of Formal Consultation on Bagworth, Thornton and Stanton-under-Bardon Neighbourhood Plan
(Town and Country Planning, England, Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012)

The Bagworth, Thornton & Stanton-under-Bardon Neighbourhood Plan has been published for consultation by Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council.

Statutory consultees are being contacted for comment, and if you would like to take part in the consultation, please follow the link for the consultation comments form - www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/btsubplan 

The consultation period runs for 6 weeks from 12pm Friday 14th March to 12pm Tuesday 29th April 2025.

The Draft Plan and supporting documents can also be viewed or downloaded from the Neighbourhood Plan section on both the Parish Councils websites:

https://www.bagworthandthornton-pc.gov.uk/neighbourhood-plan1 
https://www.stantonunderbardonparishcouncil.gov.uk/neighbourhood-plan 

If you have any queries, please contact either Parish Clerk:

clerk@bagworthandthornton-pc.gov.uk 
clerk@stantonunderbardonparishcouncil.gov.uk 

Now the Plan has been submitted, it is the responsibility of the Local Planning Authority (Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council) to take the process forward.

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council will invite representations, before the plan is subjected to Examination by an Independent Examiner, who will consider whether the Plan meets the basic conditions and other legal requirements.

Once any further amendments have been made the Plan will be subject to a local Referendum, if the Referendum is successful the Plan will be "Made" by Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council.

A copy of all documents required for the progression of our Neighbourhood Plan to Regulation 16 are contained within this section.