Leicester Local Plan – Publication Draft 2020–2036 Consultation

Overview

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.

The Local Plan is an important planning document that once adopted will set out the vision and aims for growth of the city over the next 15 years. The Plan will be used to allocate sites for development, deliver infrastructure, influence economic investment and make decisions on planning applications. 

Since 2014, the council has undertaken a range of consultation exercises on various stages of developing its Local Plan. These consultations considered all aspects of planning policy, although the fundamental focus has always been around the level of growth and how it is delivered.

This consultation provides an opportunity for representations to be made on the Plan and those received within the six week period will subsequently be submitted for consideration at Examination In Public (EIP) by an independent Government Planning Inspector. Those submitting representations may be requested to attend a hearing session as part of the examination. The purpose of an EIP is to consider whether the Plan complies with the relevant legal requirements, including the duty to co-operate and to test whether it is sound. 

Comments must be made during the six-week consultation period which commenced on Monday 16 January 2022 and ends on Monday 27 February. Representations received after this date cannot be accepted.

The Statement of Representations Procedure and guidance note set out how to view the Local Plan, along with the other supporting documents, and how to make your representations. It also contains details of where paper copies of the Plan can be viewed. A copy of the representation form can be downloaded if you prefer to complete a PDF (or Word) version of the electronic representation form available in this consultation.

Examination of the Leicester Local Plan 2020-36

The Regulation 19 stage of the local plan has now closed. Leicester City Council is in the process of submitting the plan to government. More information on the Examination including dates will be published here in due course.
 
View the Local Plan and supporting documents.