Consultation Extended to July 8th

A PUBLIC consultation over new housing developments has been extended until Sunday, July 8, to give people more time to take part.

The Charnwood Borough Council consultation is seeking the views of residents on a number of options which will help determine where new homes will be built in the Borough.

The consultation was due to end on June 29, 2012, but because of a large number of responses, the Council has decided to extend the consultation period to give people more time to have their say.

Charnwood has to build 17,380 new homes between 2006-2028. The Council has already given permission to, or completed, 7,671 of that total and officers have previously recommended a further 6,250 homes to be provided in two Sustainable Urban Extensions (SUEs).

SUEs will be well planned neighbourhoods that incorporate local facilities and provide local shops, employment opportunities, community facilities, open space and schools.

That still leaves 3,459 properties to plan for, and residents are being invited to have their say on where they should be built.

To find out more detail about the options and to find out how you can get involved, please visit: www.charnwood.gov.uk/cssupplementary, call 01509 634570 or email localplans@charnwood.gov.uk.

To take part in the Consultation visit http://consult.charnwood.gov.uk/portal/planning/corestrategy/cssupplementary