Important Update!
Lagan Homes Outline Planning Application
ref: 24/00914/OUT
We have had several residents asking us to clarify the situation as to when objection letters need to be submitted to HBBC. We have subsequently sought advice and clarification from HBBC via our Borough Councillors and can provide the following feedback which will hopefully better inform and overcome the confusion and concerns people may have.
Under the current planning UK processes and regulations every planning application has a standard 21day consultation period following its receipt and validation by the Borough Council in which people can submit their objections.
HBBC have advised that letters were sent out to neighbours of the land that the application affects, in which it is stated that a date of 25th October (21 days) as the deadline to respond. However, as the site notices went up a few days later the consultation period has been formally extended to Thursday 31st October 2024.
HBBC have also advised that as this is classified as a major application, any objection letters or public responses after that date will be accepted and considered up to the point all the work in assessing the application has been finalised and is ready to go before planning committee for judgement.
HBBC cannot and will not provide a specific end date for us to work to as the planning evaluation process is a fluid, and is dependent upon completion of studies and reports from many external sources including LCC who conduct traffic, road, flooding and ecology surveys. They also must include reports and possible objections from other organisations like the Woodland Trust and the public etc.
Due to the size of the application and the work still to be undertaken alongside the large case load HBBC and LCC are working on, this process could take anything from 3 – 6 months to complete. On this basis, and for legal reasons HBBC cannot give a specific end date for objection letters to be received and counted as this could be seen to be interfering in or influencing any potential outcome and this could be challenged further down the line dependent upon the decision made.
The important message from HBBC is get your responses in sooner rather than later!
Our advice to residents is to get your objection letters into HBBC as soon as possible, and if it provides you with peace of mind, do so before the 31st October 2024 deadline.
You will all have hopefully received a notice through your letterbox confirming the Public Meeting on Wednesday 30th October 2024 at 7.30 pm at which we aim to provide more details of what actions we have and are taking to fight this application.
The reverse side of the notice also provides residents with advance notice of our intention to form a volunteer group to deliver and collect letters from residents. This will enable us to ensure all Ratby residents are informed of what is going on and to maximise the number of objections we need to generate to have any chance of getting this application refused, we will also to be able to complete the process sooner rather than later!
We do know the application will not go before committee before the end of November 2024, It is therefore the aim of the Parish Council and Rise for Ratby Community Group to have completed this exercise and have submitted letters for consideration by 30th November 2024.
- Copies of the letter template and objection guide can be found on the Ratby Parish Council website and the Rise for Ratby Website, and they are available in both Microsoft Word and PDF formats.
- If you are unable to download documents and print them off do not worry, write your letters on any piece of paper you have available.
- If you still have a copy of the letter you previously sent to HBBC in response to their Local Plan consultation, you can simply amend the reference to that detailed below and send it in, the reasons and reason codes for objection are still the same.
- Copies of both the letter and objection guide can be picked up in the Library and In the Parish Council Office as previous and completed letters can also be left at both locations for us to submit on your behalf.
- Responses can also be sent by email to the address detailed below.
- If you need help in writing your letters or need someone to write the letter on your behalf, please let us know and we will arrange support.
We hope that this has helped answer your questions and concerns and has clarified matters for you.
Letters should be addressed and sent to the address below, all letters must have your own name and full address and must be signed and dated.
Letters are not restricted to one per household, we need every resident no matter what age can write a letter!
Alex Jelley
Planning Policy
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Hinckley Hub
Rugby Road
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 0FR
RE: Lagan Homes Outline Planning Application, REF: 24/00914/OUT
Or you can send your objections by email to
E-mail:
Alex.jelley@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk
RE: Lagan Homes Outline Planning Application, REF: 24/00914/OUT
UNITE AND SAY NO TO LAGAN HOMES!
