The story so far

Over the past four years, we have been engaging with Blaby District council, local parishes, statutory stakeholders and members of the community to help shape the vision for the proposed new communities.

The timeline below provides an overview of the engagement activities undertaken to date and proposed engagement over the next year.

October 2021

Inaugural Community Vision Workshop

December 2021

Further Community Workshops

April 2022

Community Liaison Group Launch

May 2022

Community Liaison Group Meeting #1: New settlement identity development

August 2022

Community Liaison Group: Site walk & Meeting #2: Highways

October 2022

Community Liaison Group Meeting #3: Design Development

December 2022

End of Year Report published

January 2023

Community Liaison Group Meeting #4: Meet the Transport Planner

June 2023

Community Liaison Group Meeting #5: Early Masterplan vision

December 2023

End of Year Report published

Spring 2024

Parish Council Roadshow

October 2024

Community consultation event hosted by Stoney Stanton Parish Council

May 2025

Community Liaison Group Meeting #6: EIA Process

June 2025

EIA scoping request submitted

Spring 2026

– Blaby District Council Regulation 19 public consultation (anticipated)
– CLG meeting 7 on Highways and Drainage (Date TBC)
– CLG meeting 8 to discuss the Regulation 19 consultation plan

Summer 2026

– Public consultation on the outline planning application (Webinar and in-person events)
– CLG meeting 9 on the proposed submission plans
– Estimated submission of the outline planning application to BDC


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