Consultations and engagement

This website contains consultations hosted by Leicester City Council.

We welcome all feedback - tell us what you think of our services by using our comments, compliments, and complaints forms.

Featured Consultations/Surveys

  • Children's Commissioner The Big Future survey

    For the first time, many young people will be able to vote at age 16 in the next general election. This is an important opportunity for their voices to be heard, but many children and young people still feel that decision-makers do not listen to them. The Big Future survey aims to gather views from children and young people across the country about their lives, their communities and their hopes for the future. The survey asks about the changes they would like to see, the issues that...

    Closes 23 October 2026

Open Consultations/Surveys

  • Kinship Local Offer survey

    We are asking kinship carers in Leicester, to share their experiences so we can understand what support is really like in practice. What is a kinship carer? They are friends or family who step up to raise a child when their parents aren’t able to, including those with a legal order like a...

    Closes 25 September 2026

  • Keyham Lane tree felling

    Leicester City Council is proposing to remove remove two Cherry trees. The trees are situated within the grassed verge at the front of no.159. We are planning to remove these two trees due to ongoing property damage. In line with the Council’s tree policy, where trees are a present danger or...

    Closes 2 October 2026

  • Kestrel Mead Junior School Street

    Leicester City Council have received complaints and concerns about the safety and welfare of pupils, their families and residents during the school run on roads surrounding Kestrel Mead Junior School for several years. We would like to capture views on any ssues you encounter in this area and your...

    Closes 4 October 2026

  • Kestrel Mead Infant School Street

    Leicester City Council have received complaints and concerns about the safety and welfare of pupils, their families and residents during the school run on roads surrounding Kestrel Mead Infant School for several years. We would like to capture views on any issues you encounter in this area and your...

    Closes 4 October 2026

  • Children's Commissioner The Big Future survey

    For the first time, many young people will be able to vote at age 16 in the next general election. This is an important opportunity for their voices to be heard, but many children and young people still feel that decision-makers do not listen to them. The Big Future survey aims to gather views...

    Closes 23 October 2026

Closed Consultations/Surveys

  • Proposed Tree Replacement - Braunstone Avenue

    Leicester City Council will be carrying out improvement works on Braunstone Avenue. The aim of the works is to complete the installation of several traffic calming features to both improve road safety and pedestrian access into Braunstone Park. There is a tree located in the...

    Closed 16 September 2026

  • Proposed 20mph Zone - Saffron Estate

    Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on streets in the Saffron Estate.

    Closed 4 September 2026

  • Apprenticeship Graduation 2026

    This year's Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony was held on Thursday 2 July at De Montfort Hall. If you've been a participant in the event, please give us your feedback. Your feedback will help us make the day even better for next year's graduates and their guests.

    Closed 26 July 2026

  • Proposed 20mph Zone - Braunstone Estate East

    Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on streets in the Braunstone Estate East Area.

    Closed 20 July 2026

  • Proposed 20mph Zone - Thurncourt North Area

    Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on streets in the Thurncourt North Area

    Closed 10 July 2026

We Asked, You Said, We Did

Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes

We asked

We sought views on the proposal to remove a tree on Braunstone Avenue as part of the traffic calming improvement works.

The tree is located in the proposed work area which needs to be removed due to the proximity to the works meaning that it would be unlikely to survive if left in situ.

You said

No responses were submitted.

We did

We reviewed this feedback and the decision has been made to remove the existing tree. The tree will be felled prior to the scheme completion in November 2026.

As part of the tree strategy, for every tree lost, there needs to be two replacements. Therefore, two new trees will be planted opposite to the existing location with the species to be a like for like replacement.

 

We asked

We sought views on the proposed removal of a semi‑mature lime tree on St Saviours Road. The tree has been identified as the cause of ongoing damage to a nearby property.

You said

We received one response to the online consultation. The respondent did not express a view either in favour of or against the proposed removal.

We did

We have reviewed the feedback alongside the technical evidence. As the tree has been directly linked to continuing property damage, it is classed as an actionable nuisance in law. In these circumstances, there is no reasonable alternative to removal.

The decision is consistent with the council’s tree strategy and policy and a replacement tree will be planted in an alternative location.

We asked

We consulted on our proposal to introduce a new, optional-to-pay ‘care arrangement fee’ to cover the council’s administration costs when arranging care for people that:

  1. Have savings and/or assets above £23,250.00 and,
  2. ask Leicester City Council to arrange their home-based care for them.

We asked people that could be affected by this change how paying the care arrangement fee would affect them and provided an opportunity to share feedback on this proposal.

You said

We received a total 75 responses on our proposal, with an additional 17 calls and/or emails made to the consulting team.

Nearly half of respondents (45%) shared that they would be able to manage paying the care arrangement fee if they were asked to.

18% of respondents shared that paying the fee would affect them a little – limiting money for extras or treats.

Additional feedback, when provided by respondents, focused on concerns with affording to pay the fee, and the value/ preference of paying the fee on an ongoing, annual basis (originally proposed).

We did

All feedback shared by respondents via survey, email, and telephone call have been considered – with the proposal and findings from our consultation exercise scrutinised by the City Mayor, his Executive Team, and the Adult Social Care Scrutiny Commission.

We will progress with implementing the care arrangement fee, and this will be introduced from April 2026 at £165.47.

We have carefully considered feedback shared on the affordability and value of paying this fee. The fee amount will still be optional to pay and will now only apply at the point when a person that pays the full cost of their care asks the council to arrange it for them – this is instead of an annual fee.

We feel as though this change addresses the concerns raised in this exercise. 

We recognise that people may not wish to pay the fee. To support people to make informed decisions about arranging their care, new information, advice, and guidance will also be made available. 

Thank you for sharing your views on this proposal.