Issue - meetings

To consider a further stage of consultation to develop the new Local Plan.

Members received the Regulation 18 draft Local Plan which had been prepared for consultation. During discussion, the following concerns were raised by individual members about the content of the draft document:

·         The infrastructure improvements required to cope with the additional housing for which the government would not provide funding

·         Potential loss of farmland

·         The impact on the A444 corridor and on the Hollycroft and Wykin areas of Hinckley

·         The lack of transport links in some of the areas of planned housing growth.

Whilst acknowledging concerns in relation to the content of the plan, members were supportive of consulting on the document. It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Bools and

RESOLVED –

(i)            The period of formal public consultation on the Regulation 18 draft Local Plan from 12pm on Friday, 17 October to 5pm on Friday, 28 November 2025 be agreed;

(ii)          Authority be delegated to the Head of Planning in consultation with the relevant Executive member to make minor drafting / presentational changes to the consultation documents.