We are reviewing our policies and procedures for licensing drivers of hackney carriages and private hire vehicles. This is part of our taxi strategy, where we will look at all areas of taxi licensing to see where improvements can be made. More
Leicester City Council is proposing a change to its financial assessment for people who receive non-residential care. This survey can be filled in by anyone, not just those who receive help from adult social care.
Why is change needed?
The Care Act 2014 introduced changes to the...More
Leicester City Council's Housing Department would like to hear your views and comments on issues that affect your home and local community - in this instance, the Charnwood Estate. This survey will help us plan for the future and decide where we spend funding to improve the environment of the...More
This page contains links to relevant reference documents from the recent Leicester Local Plan consultation.
Please note that the consultation, which ran from 26 July - 17 December 2017, is now closed and that all of these documents are available for reference purposes only.
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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...More
We are considering the introduction of a bus lane to tackle the issue of a 'bus pinch point' on Groby Road (A50). A pinch point for buses occurs where there is a lot of traffic and/or the road narrows. This leads to traffic slowing down and congestion, causing bus services to be delayed and...More
Leicester City Council is proposing to introduce 20 mph zones in the area around Dovelands School, and also around Letchworth Road to the north of Glenfield Road.
This proposal will involve changing the speed limit to 20 mph and the installation of traffic calming features on streets that...More
Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on streets surrounding Thurnby Lodge School. To help reduce speeds, improve safety and discourage through traffic, we are proposing to install traffic calming on Elmcroft Avenue, Ocean Road, Dudley Avenue and Dakyn...More
Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on Somerset Anvenue and surrounding streets in the vicinity of Alderman Richard Hallam School. To help reduce speeds, improve safety and discourage through traffic we are proposing to install traffic calming on...More
Leicester is a city that has recently seen great change in its buildings, public spaces, shops and attractions. It has plans to continue its economic growth working with local businesses and the community. This growth must be well planned to ensure that it continues to support...More
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...More
The Character Appraisal and Management Plan for the New Walk conservation area identify what makes the area special, and set out proposals and actions to preserve and enhance the area's special character. We are inviting comments on both the appraisal and the plan. More
Leicester City Council's 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...More
Leicester City Council is proposing to introduce a 20mph zone in Heathley Park. This is part of our commitment to improve road safety and encourage walking and cycling near to schools and in residential areas. The speed limit on these streets is curently 30 miles per hour. No further traffic...More
Leicester City Council is proposing to introduce a 20mph speed limit on Morland Avenue and Grenfell Road. This is part of our commitment to improve road safety and encourage walking and cycling near to schools and in residential areas. The speed limit on these streets is curently 30 miles per...More
This year's Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony was held on Friday 28 June at De Montfort Hall. If you've been a participant in the event, please give us your feedback. More
Leicester City Council currently provides a network of recycling bank sites for residents of Leicester City to recycle glass bottles and jars, and paper, cardboard and textiles.
To achieve savings whilst improving the service we are proposing the following changes:
Remove all the...More
We are seeking the views of parents and carers about their needs for childcare.
Your views are important to us as they will help us decide how to plan new childcare services, and ensure that places meet the needs for local families.
In particular, we would like to know how you use...More
We are carrying out market research to gain insight into people’s views of our museum and art galleries service. These include New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Newarke Houses Museum, Abbey Pumping Station, The Guildhall and Belgrave Hall and Gardens.
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Our Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWBS) sets out the health priorities for Leicester and provides details of Leicester City Council and the city’s Health and Wellbeing Board’s plans over the next five years to tackle these priorities.
Our strategy is a ‘call to action’ to...More
Leicester City Council is considering the introduction of Selective Licensing to areas of the city where there are high levels of private rented accommodation. These include parts of:
Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields
Castle
Fosse
Saffron
Stoneygate
Westcotes
The...More
MyAccount is part of Leicester City Council’s website which allows people to:
access council services 24/7
create and view requests
save time
keep up to date with email alerts.
MyAccount was launched in 2015 and since then we have been...More
Leicester City Council carried out a consultation on proposed changes to park and open spaces byelaws in October / November 2018.
Responses were analysed and a decision was made to implement the proposed changes as there were no overwhelming objections or identification of...More
This draft strategy aims to improve services and people’s experience of them in Leicester. We have a legal duty to write a strategy and deliver a plan that will improve services for people with a learning disability. This includes what we should change about the way we work in order to meet the...More
Leicester City Council and Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group are seeking feedback from the public on the draft proposals for inclusion in the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Strategy.
The purpose of this strategy is to set out what we know about the needs...More
The private rented sector plays an important role in providing residential accommodation in the city. We are looking to strengthen our ability to improve and keep standards high by adopting powers to issue civil penalties.
We are looking for feedback on the Civil Penalty Policy and Procedure...More
Leicester City Council is committed to supporting a thriving Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in the city. To this end, we currently commission support for local VCS groups and organisations in the following areas of their work:
Set up and management
Business planning
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Located next to the River Soar, between Fosse Road North and Frog Island, Repton Street is currently a vacant unoccupied site with potential for development as part of the larger scheme to develop the Waterside area of Leicester city centre.
We would like to hear from anyone who may be...More
Leicester City Council needs to de-designate a small area of the Goss Meadows Local Nature Reserve (LNR) to enable highway improvements to the junction of Anstey Lane and Bennion Road, Leicester. The area of land needed for the re-alignment is approximately 80m2.
This project is part of an...More
Following complaints about excessive speeding and anti-social driving, we propose the introduction of new traffic calming measures on Brookfield Rise and Windley Road.
The aim of this proposal is to make the area safer for pedestrians and residents.
We are inviting comments on the...More