2021 Markfield Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2020-2039 SUBMISSION DRAFT Markfield Parish Neighbourhood Plan: Submission Draft Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................... 1 Neighbourhood Plans ................................................................................ 1 The Markfield Neighbourhood Area ............................................................... 1 Basic Conditions ...................................................................................... 2 National Planning Policy Framework ........................................................... 2 Hinckley and Bosworth Local Plan .............................................................. 2 Excluded Development .............................................................................. 5 What has been done so far ......................................................................... 5 What happens next? ................................................................................. 6 2. Markfield Profile ................................................................................. 8 3. Sustainable Development and Vision ......................................................... 9 Sustainable Development ........................................................................... 9 Vision .................................................................................................. 9 4. Environment and Heritage .................................................................... 11 Countryside .......................................................................................... 11 Charnwood Forest Regional Park ................................................................. 13 Area 6: Thringstone/Markfield Quarries and Settlement ................................... 14 Area 2: Ulverscroft Wooded Valley ............................................................ 15 Area 10: Groby/Ratby Wooded Farmland .................................................... 15 Area 11: Thornton Plantation Farmlands ..................................................... 15 National Forest ...................................................................................... 16 Green Infrastructure ............................................................................... 17 Biodiversity .......................................................................................... 19 Billa Barra Hill Local Nature Reserve .......................................................... 20 Hill Hole Quarry Nature Reserve ............................................................... 20 Altar Stones Nature Reserve .................................................................... 22 Trees.................................................................................................. 23 Local Green Spaces ................................................................................. 24 Climate Change ..................................................................................... 26 Renewable Energy ............................................................................... 27 Energy Efficiency Requirements ............................................................... 28 Electric Vehicle Chargepoints .................................................................. 28 Flood Risk ......................................................................................... 30 Heritage .............................................................................................. 30 History ............................................................................................. 30 i Markfield Parish Neighbourhood Plan: Submission Draft Designated Heritage Assets ..................................................................... 32 Non-Designated Features of Local Heritage Interest ....................................... 37 Design ................................................................................................ 40 Traditional Building Styles ...................................................................... 41 5. Facilities and Services ......................................................................... 43 Education ............................................................................................ 43 Mercenfeld Primary School ..................................................................... 43 Markfield Institute of Higher Education ...................................................... 44 Markfield Medical Centre .......................................................................... 45 Shopping ............................................................................................. 47 Markfield Community Library ..................................................................... 49 Sport and Recreation ............................................................................... 49 Markfield Community and Sports Centre ..................................................... 49 Jubilee Playing Fields ........................................................................... 50 Open Space and Recreation Study ............................................................. 50 Community Meeting Places ........................................................................ 51 Copt Oak Memorial Hall ......................................................................... 51 Congregational Church Hall ..................................................................... 51 Methodist Church Hall ........................................................................... 51 Hill Hole Quarry Allotments ....................................................................... 52 Cemetery ............................................................................................ 52 Mobile Network ..................................................................................... 52 Superfast Broadband ............................................................................... 53 Infrastructure ....................................................................................... 53 6. Housing ............................................................................................ 55 Hinckley and Bosworth Local Plan ................................................................ 55 Housing Provision ................................................................................... 55 Housing Allocation .................................................................................. 56 Land South London Road, Markfield ........................................................... 58 Windfall Housing Development ................................................................... 60 Meeting Local Housing Needs ..................................................................... 61 Housing needs of older people ................................................................. 62 Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding ......................................................... 65 Affordable Housing ............................................................................... 65 Whitegate Stables Caravan Park ............................................................... 66 7. Business and Employment ..................................................................... 68 ii Markfield Parish Neighbourhood Plan: Submission Draft Economic Activity ................................................................................... 68 Business .............................................................................................. 68 Employment Land ................................................................................ 68 Markfield Industrial Estate ...................................................................... 69 Brownfield Land .................................................................................. 70 Business Conversion of Rural Buildings ........................................................ 72 Business Expansion ............................................................................... 72 Minerals............................................................................................ 73 Home Working .................................................................................... 75 8. Traffic and Transport ........................................................................... 76 Road Network ....................................................................................... 76 M1 Junction 22 ................................................................................... 76 A511 Growth Corridor Scheme ................................................................. 76 Local Roads ....................................................................................... 77 Noise and Air Quality ............................................................................ 81 Walking ............................................................................................... 82 Pavements ........................................................................................ 82 Footpaths and bridleways ....................................................................... 83 Cycling ............................................................................................... 84 Bus Services ......................................................................................... 85 Appendix 1: Local Green Space: Summary of Reasons for Designation ...................