Issue - meetings
Leicester & Leicestershire Authorities Statement of Common Ground – Strategic Distribution
Meeting: 18/03/2026 - Local Plan Committee (Item 48)
The report of the Principal Planning Policy Officer.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - Statement of Common Ground for Strategic Warehousing, item 48
PDF 646 KB
- Update Sheet, item 48
PDF 189 KB
- Leicester and Leicestershire Authorities Statement of Common Ground (SoCG) Final Version - Strategic Distribution, item 48
PDF 392 KB
Minutes:
The Principal Planning Policy Officer presented the report.
At the request of a member, it was minuted that they were not supportive of the draft Statement of Common Ground (SoCG), as it was believed it required further investigation due to the negative impact it would have had on the rural parts of the District. It was added that the Council had worked collaboratively with only two of the seven councils that border the District on the SoCG, which left many areas which the Council did not have much detail on to inform the SoCG. It was emphasised that further investigation should have been carried out before members could have made a well-informed decision.
During discussion, members agreed that it was important to maintain the rural identity of the District but commented that, due to Local Government Reorganisation, it was important to get the Local Plan finalised by the end of the year. It was mentioned that, subject to the officers having the resources once the Local Plan had been submitted, the points raised by members could have been investigated.
Members were thanked for their comments which were to be considered by Council at their meeting on 12 May 2026.