To seek approval of the Leicester & Leicestershire Authorities – Statement of Common Ground relating to Housing Distribution following NPPF and new Standard Method published December 2024 (December 2025) (the SoCG) (attached at Appendix A). The SoCG supports the submission of four local plans in Leicestershire – those of Blaby District Council, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, North West Leicestershire District Council, and Oadby & Wigston Borough Council. For local plans that reached examination or Regulation 19 on or before 12 March 2025, the NPPF 2023 and Leicester & Leicestershire Statement of Common Ground relating to Housing and Employment Land Needs (June 2022) continue to apply.
Decision type: Non-key - Low
Decision status: For Determination
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/02/2026
Open/Exempt: Open;
Lead member: Sir Peter Soulsby, City Mayor peter.soulsby@leicester.gov.uk
Lead director: Andrew Smith
Department: City Development & Neighbourhoods
Contact: Grant Butterworth, Head of Planning Email: grant.butterworth@leicester.gov.uk.