Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Place

Presented by the Planning Portfolio Holder

The Planning Portfolio Holder presented the report.

It was moved by Councillor T Saffell, seconded by Councillor A Woodman and

RESOLVED THAT:

Leicestershire County Council’s approval of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, be endorsed.

Reason for decision: Local Nature Recovery Strategies are a new statutory duty placed on local government in England, as part of the Environment Act 2021. It requires local authorities to work together to develop Local Nature Recovery Strategies across 48 areas in England.

Under the Environment Act 2021, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs appointed Leicestershire County Council as the ‘responsible authority’ for the development of a Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

The development of the final Local Nature Recovery Strategy fulfils part of the duty.