Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Place

Presented by the Regeneration and Planning Portfolio Holder

The Leader presented the report to Members.

He reminded Cabinet that the Council had been working with other local authorities and the LLEP to prepare a Strategic Growth Plan for Leicester and Leicestershire, and that various consultations had been undertaken since 2015. He advised that following the most recent consultation the Member Advisory Group, who had been overseeing the preparation, had approved a final version for sign off by all partners.

He stated that the Growth Plan would set out the collective ambitions for future growth across the area up to 2050 and was one of the first collaborative approaches to planning in the country, adding that the Plan was not just about providing enough homes and employment but ensuring the correct infrastructure was provided.

Councillor R Blunt stated that he was very proud of the Plan and as North West Leicestershire was an area of immense growth a plan was needed.

It was moved by Councillor R Blunt, seconded by Councillor R D Bayliss and

RESOLVED THAT:

Council be recommended to:

1.    Approve the revised Strategic Growth Plan (SGP) “Leicester and Leicestershire 2050: our Vision For Growth”; and

2.    Authority be delegated to the Chief Executive (or equivalent)of each SGP Partner Authority, following consultation with the Leader of that Authority and the Joint Strategic Planning Manager for the SGP, to agree, prior to publication, any final minor amendments to the SGP which would not significantly change the overall content or purpose of the document. 

Reason for decision: To enable Cabinet to form a view.