The Draft Recommendations are now ready for public consultation. The consultation on the Draft Recommendations will run from 1 July 2026 until 13 September 2026. All links to relevant documents, including Council and Committee reports, Stage 1 responses received and the Draft Recommendations can be found below along with the link to respond to this stage of the consultation.
- The reports and minutes for Council (8 June 2026) can be found on the meeting webpage Agenda for Council on Monday, 8th June, 2026, 6.30 pm – North West Leicestershire District Council
- Stage 1 responses can be found here Stage 1 Responses
- Draft Recommendations can be found here Community Governance Review 2025 – 2026 – Draft recommendations for consultation (Word Document, 0.1 Mb)
North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) has launched an eight-week consultation on its draft Local Plan. The Local Plan sets out the district’s housing and employment land targets to at least 2042. Members of the public, businesses and key stakeholders are invited to review the supporting information and submit their views to the council by 5pm on Friday 11 September. All supporting information and the consultation can be accessed at nwleics.gov.uk/localplanconsultation
The Parish Council has a Community Notice Board in Market Place (behind the Post Box) that you can use to publicise your Whitwick community group or local event. You can also send details to the Community Office – by email, post or pop it in the letterbox. If people ask us for information like this we will be able to let them know.
The 2021 Census showed the population as 8,229.