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Public Spaces Protection Orders for Dog Control 2025
Leicester City Council currently operates three Public Spaces Protection Orders for Dog Control across the city: Fouling Exclusion Dogs on leads These grant the council legal powers to take enforcement action in relation to any dog control issues that may occur. The current powers are valid for three years, and are due to expire on 30 November 2025. We are asking key stakeholders and members of the public for their views on our plans to extend the current Public... MoreOpened 16 June 2025 -
Leicester Local Plan – Main Modifications representations
The urban area of Leicester is one of the fastest growing areas in the country, with a uniquely diverse population of about 650,000. The National Planning Policy Framework requires local planning authorities such as Leicester City Council to support sustainable development and to plan positively for it by preparing new Local Plans. In September 2023, Leicester City Council submitted its Local Plan to the Government for independent examination. Public examination hearings were held... MoreOpened 10 June 2025 -
Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025
Pharmaceutical needs assessments (PNAs) are carried out around the country every three years, to ensure that local community pharmacies (chemists) are meeting the pharmaceutical needs of local people. The PNA helps NHS England and ICBs manage and make decisions about requests from pharmacists or pharmacy businesses to set up new community pharmacies, merge businesses, or move premises within Leicester. They also provide insight into other areas where improvements can be made. Health... MoreOpened 9 June 2025 -
Restoring the Soar consultation
This project is a partnership between Leicester City Council, Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust and the Canal & River Trust. We are asking anyone who uses the canal/river between Leicester City Centre and Watermead Park to tell us more about how they use, or would like to use this area so that proposed developments can benefit as many people as possible. MoreOpened 6 June 2025 -
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. ... MoreClosed 19 May 2025 -
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 in partnership with all schools in its area. Once the protocol has been agreed by the majority of schools in its area, all admission authorities must participate in it. A... MoreClosed 12 May 2025 -
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 also proposed to introduce stricter planning controls within the area through the introduction of an Article 4 Direction . A drop-in event will take place on Wednesday 30 April 2025 from... MoreClosed 12 May 2025 -
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... MoreClosed 11 May 2025 -
Pharmaceutical needs assessment
Have your say on the provision of pharmacies and pharmacy services in Leicester. MoreClosed 30 April 2025 -
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 pedestrian-friendly, and tackle any drainage issues. This work will be simillar to recent pavement works carried out in the area. There are five semi mature Lime trees which need to removed due the... MoreClosed 30 April 2025 -
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. MoreOpened 22 April 2025 -
Hackney taxis fares consultation 2025
Leicester City Council licenses and regulates taxi and private hire services in the city. As part of this we set the maximum fares which taxis (Hackney Carriages) can charge. These fares reflect the costs of operating a taxi in Leicester, against what it is reasonable for the public to pay for the service. The council uses a nationally recognised methodology of calculating taxi fares which allows the costs of running a vehicle and providing the service to be recovered over the number of... MoreClosed 11 April 2025 -
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... MoreOpened 2 April 2025 -
Doncaster Road resident parking
In 2019, Leicester City Council worked closely with Belgrave Ward Councillors to introduce a one-way system and other traffic features to prevent anti-social parking on Doncaster Road, Down Street and Halkin Street. Despite this, a number of parking difficulties have continued in the area. The majority of these issues relate to finding parking spaces, with business vehicles, commuters and other visitors to the area taking up a significant number of the parking spaces that... MoreClosed 3 March 2025 -
Knighton Drive road closure amendments
Leicester City Council is seeking your feedback on proposals to make the temporary closure of Knighton Drive permanent and replacing the planters on Newstead Road with wider footways. As part of an ongoing effort to improve safety and reduce traffic-related issues in the area, the temporary closure has already led to a noticeable reduction in rat running and traffic speeds along Knighton Drive. Our proposal aims to build on these positive outcomes by creating a permanent solution that... MoreClosed 28 February 2025 -
Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs)
Leicester City Council has the powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to create Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs). PSPOs are intended to deal with nuisances or problems in an area that is detrimental to the local community’s quality of life. The order imposes conditions on the use of the area. The local authority has received complaints and heard concerns about people's experiences of anti-social behaviour and... MoreClosed 17 February 2025 -
Proposed 20mph Zone - Hawkins Road Area
Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on the following roads:- Hawkins Road, Old Saffron Lane, Pentland Close and Maris Lane. MoreClosed 3 February 2025 -
School admission arrangements 2026/27
Leicester City Council is responsible for setting the admission arrangements for all its mainstream community and voluntary controlled schools. When changes are proposed to admission arrangements, Leicester City Council as admissions authority, must consult on their admission arrangements that will apply for admission applications the following school year. We are considering making the following change to the current arrangements, to take effect from the start of the 2026/27 academic... MoreClosed 31 January 2025 -
Post-16 education transport for young people with SEND
Like other authorities across the country, the council is facing very significant financial pressures. The council’s budget is in crisis due to years of government austerity, rising costs of adult social care, more children being looked after by the council and an increase in homeless families. The local authority does not have any statutory duty to provide free P ost-16 SEND transport, and receives no funding from central government to do so. It is something that needs... MoreClosed 2 January 2025 -
Suicide Prevention Strategy
The Draft Suicide Prevention Strategy 2024-2029 for Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) presents a community plan to lower suicide rates over the next five years. Based on data, proven practices, and advice from experts and community members, the strategy highlights that suicide prevention is a shared responsibility for both organisations and communities. The plan invites public feedback to help improve the strategy and create a clear action plan, ensuring support is available within... MoreClosed 22 December 2024 -
Council tax - empty and unfurnished properties
Since April 2013, Councils have had the ability to charge additional council tax on empty properties. The Council uses this discretion but allows a one-month period of grace for unfurnished properties, where no tax is charged. This consultation is on the proposal to remove the one-month discount, when empty and unfurnished properties become vacant from 1 April 2025. The change would be consistent with furnished properties, where no discount applies. Summary of... MoreClosed 12 December 2024 -
Leicester Market redevelopment
Leicester’s historic market is in the process of being redeveloped, please see the updated proposals and tell us what you think. MoreClosed 9 December 2024 -
Proposed 20mph Speed Limit - Wyvern Primary School
Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on Wyvern Avenue between its junction with Gleneagles Avenue and the cul-de-sac at its western end and the whole of Rosedale Avenue. MoreClosed 29 November 2024 -
Polling District Review 2024
In accordance with the Representation of the People Act 1983, the council has a duty to divide the city into polling districts and to designate a polling place for each of these districts. The legislation also requires every local authority to complete a review of its polling districts and polling places by 31 January 2025. Reviews are undertaken at least once every five years. Consequently, we are starting our review from 16 October 2024. MoreClosed 25 November 2024 -
Proposed 20mph Zone - Saltersford Road Area
Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on streets in the Saltersford Road Area. MoreClosed 18 November 2024 -
Proposed 20mph Zone - Stoneygate Road Area
Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on Stoneygate Road, and on the streets in the Stoneygate Road area. MoreClosed 15 November 2024 -
Proposed 20mph Zone - Glengarry Way
Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on streets in the Glengarry Way Area. MoreClosed 11 November 2024 -
Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/26
Why are we consulting you? Council tax support helps people on low income to pay their council tax. The amount awarded is based on the applicant’s income and spending needs and is deducted from their tax bill. We want to make significant changes to the scheme to: make it easier to apply for support; reduce how often we make changes to amounts awarded; increase support to the most vulnerable households; make the... MoreClosed 10 November 2024 -
Proposed 20mph Zone - Overdale Schools Area
Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph, and install traffic calming measures, on the streets in the area around the Overdale Infant and Junior Schools. MoreClosed 31 October 2024 -
Alexandra Road
Leicester City Council are planning to carry out work to remove 2 semi-mature Silver Birch trees. The trees are situated within the footpath on Alexandra Road, to the front of 8 Alexandra Road. The trees are being removed due to an established link between the trees and property damage. In line with the council’s tree policy, where trees are a present danger or nuisance (in law), the council will address this with tree works. The pruning of these trees is not a... MoreClosed 30 October 2024
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