Leighton Linslade Neighbourhood Plan

Flowers at the market in the town centre

1. INTRODUCTION

  1. Leighton Linslade Town Council (LLTC) is preparing the first Leighton Linslade Neighbourhood Plan (LLNP) to cover the period from 2024 – 2042. LLTC is defined as a ‘qualifying body’ for this purpose in line with the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended).
  2. The Leighton Linslade Neighbourhood Area was designated by Central Bedfordshire Council on the 26th June 2024 as the area to which the policies of the LLNP will apply. A map showing the Neighbourhood Area is shown below. The area coincides with the Town Boundary.
  3. Leighton Linslade has a population of 42,392 residents (as at Census 2021).
Figure 1. Leighton Linslade Designated Neighbourhood Area
  1. The LLNP will cover the period from 2024 to 2042. This version contains the submission version of policies for determining planning applications for the use and development of land within Leighton Linslade during that period. In doing so it will, once subject to examination and referendum, operate alongside other policies of the CBC development plan that relate to Leighton Linslade.