Featured Consultations/Surveys
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Have your say on leisure centres
Developing a modern, efficient and fit for purpose network of council leisure centres The council’s leisure centres perform an important dual role. They provide affordable access to leisure, exercise and sport activities and also an important social and wellbeing role in supporting physical and mental health and social connection. The eight sport and leisure centres form part of a network of leisure facilities across the city. Over the last five years...
Closed 11 May 2025
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Future household recycling and waste / bin collection services
Leicester City Council is considering how waste and recycling collections from households should work in future. Nothing is going to change for a while. However, we need to start thinking about it now, as there are new laws being introduced by the Government in the next few years, and our recycling and waste arrangements with Biffa end in May 2028. This means in future, there will be changes to how the council – and you – manage your waste and recycling. ...
Closes 19 May 2025
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Proposals for Leicester city libraries and community centres
Leicester City Council has a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museum Act 1964 “to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service for all persons” who want to make use of it. Due to a decade and a half of central government cuts in funding we are not able to maintain the current provision for libraries and community centres, and the budget is proposed to reduce over the next three years by up to £2.1million. A new service model is proposed for libraries and...
Closes 29 June 2025
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Young people’s survey - libraries and community centres
Select ‘Take the survey’ below to tell us what you think about our ideas for changing Leicester’s libraries and community centres. We want to hear the views of young people about the city's libraries and community centres.
Closes 29 June 2025
Open Consultations/Surveys
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Future household recycling and waste / bin collection services
Leicester City Council is considering how waste and recycling collections from households should work in future. Nothing is going to change for a while. However, we need to start thinking about it now, as there are new laws being introduced by the Government in the next few years, and...
Closes 19 May 2025
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Proposals for Leicester city libraries and community centres
Leicester City Council has a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museum Act 1964 “to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service for all persons” who want to make use of it. Due to a decade and a half of central government cuts in funding we are not able to maintain the...
Closes 29 June 2025
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Young people’s survey - libraries and community centres
Select ‘Take the survey’ below to tell us what you think about our ideas for changing Leicester’s libraries and community centres. We want to hear the views of young people about the city's libraries and community centres.
Closes 29 June 2025
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Self-Build and Custom Build Register
The Self-build and Custom Housebuilding (Register) Regulations 2016 made under the 2015 Act came into force on 1 April 2016. The Regulations place a duty on the council to keep a register of individuals/associations of individuals who wish to acquire serviced plots of land to bring forward...
Closes 31 December 2025
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Planning policy - call for sites
The city council is asking interested parties to suggest sites which could help meet the city’s need for new homes and jobs as well as other land uses. The details submitted under this 'Call for Sites' will be assessed by the council for inclusion in the Leicester’s Housing and Economic Land...
Closes 31 December 2025
Closed Consultations/Surveys
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Secondary Fair Access Protocol (schools) 2025
All local authorities must have a Fair Access Protocol (FAP) to ensure that unplaced and vulnerable children, and those who are having difficulty in securing a school place in-year, are allocated a school place as quickly as possible. The protocol must be consulted upon and developed...
Closed 12 May 2025
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Evington Village Conservation Area review
Leicester City Council would like to hear your views on our draft character appraisal and management plan for the Evington Village conservation area. We've proposed to change the size of the conservation area to include some additional properties and also remove several properties. It is...
Closed 12 May 2025
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Have your say on leisure centres
Developing a modern, efficient and fit for purpose network of council leisure centres The council’s leisure centres perform an important dual role. They provide affordable access to leisure, exercise and sport activities and also an important social and wellbeing role in supporting...
Closed 11 May 2025
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Pharmaceutical needs assessment
Have your say on the provision of pharmacies and pharmacy services in Leicester.
Closed 30 April 2025
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Melton Road tree felling
Leicester City Council will be carrying out pavement improvement works on Melton Road (between Marfitt Street to Acorn Street inbound and Herbert Avenue and Ascot Road outbound side). The aim of the works is to improve the overall quality of the pavement, make the relevant section more...
Closed 30 April 2025
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 a proposal to remove the one-month full discount, when empty and unfurnished properties become vacant from 1 April 2025. The aim being to help bring empty properties quicker into use.
You said
Thank you to the 27 respondents to the online consultation. The majority (78%) were Leicester residents and 7% responded as a landlord.
70% of respondents wanted to retain the current one calendar month full discount on empty and unfurnished properties when they become vacant.
30% wanted the remove this discount from 1 April 2025.
We did
Firm conclusions from the consultation are difficult to draw because of the response rate. The full Council approved the change on 19 February 2025, and also agreed to monitor the impact on average time to bring properties back into use.
We asked
The consultation provided an opportunity for market traders, Leicester residents, and stakeholders to comment on proposals for the redevelopment of Leicester Market.
The proposal was to return Leicester’s historic market to its original site and create a new flexible event space in the heart of the city centre. The consultation asked respondents if they supported the proposal, and to provide comments on the scheme.
The six-week online consultation ran from 28 October to 9 December 2024. The consultation was communicated through various channels including a Leicester City Council press release, social media, Your Leicester newsletter, Leicester Market hoarding displays, and meetings of trader representatives with the City Mayor.
You said
The consultation received 1,667 responses, offering a diverse representation in terms of age, gender, and ethnicity.
A majority of respondents supported the proposals: 1008 respondents supported the proposals (60%). 639 did not support the proposals (38%). 20 did not express a preference (1%).
We did
The project team will now be working to develop the design further, with a view to getting this important site redeveloped and open for business as quickly as possible.
Subject to planning permission being granted and a formal decision to proceed, works could start on site in Summer 2025 with the new market building opening by the end of 2026. The market will continue to operate from Green Dragon Square in the meantime.
Read the full press release here: Next step for market proposal.
We asked
We sought views on the removal of two Birch trees on Alexandra Road. The trees need to be removed due to an established link to property damage that they have been causing.
You said
There were six responses via the online consultation and 1 responce made directly to the Trees and Woodlands team.
Four of the respondents did not want to see the tree removed, with reasons given such as loss of amenity, loss of environmental benefits and a concern surrounding the replacement trees not being planted in the same location.
Two responses supported the tree removals as long as there were replacements within the city.
We did
We have reviewed the feedback and the decision has been made to remove the trees as there are directly linked to ongoing property damage which is an actionable nuisance in law. This decision was carefully considered and, in this case, there is no alternative solution other than to remove the trees. This decision is in line with the councils tree strategy and policy.
As part of the tree strategy, there needs to be more than one replacement tree for every significant tree lost. Therefore, new trees will be replanted within the ward if appropriate locations are available. If there are no suitable locations within the ward, the replacement planting will take place in other wards within the city.