Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies of absence.  

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed on the Agenda.

Members will be aware of the Code of Practice for Member involvement in Development Control decisions. They are also asked to declare any interest they might have in any matter on the committee agenda and/or contact with applicants, agents or third parties. The Chair, acting on advice from the Monitoring Officer, will then determine whether the interest disclosed is such to require the Member to withdraw from the committee during consideration of the relevant officer report.

Members who are not on the committee but who are attending to make representations in accordance with the Code of Practice are also required to declare any interest.  The Chair, acting on advice from the Monitoring Officer, will determine whether the interest disclosed is such that the Member is not able to make representations.  Members requiring guidance should contact the Monitoring Officer or the Committee's legal adviser prior to the committee meeting.

Members were asked to declare any interests they had in the business on the agenda.

All members mentioned they were contacted regarding the application 20251436, but maintained they have an open mind on the application.

There were no declarations of interest.

Members will be asked to confirm that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 4^th March 2026 are a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held 4 March 2026 be confirmed as a correct record.

The Committee is asked to consider the recommendations of the Director, Planning, Development and Transportation contained in the attached reports, within the categories identified in the index appended with the reports.

20251436 - Stoughton Drive and North of Gartree Road, land to East

Ward: Evington

Proposal: Development of a 72no. bed care home (Use Class C2), together with associated communal and care facilities, means of access, parking, hard and soft landscaping, diverted public right of way and all other supporting infrastructure including attenuation basin (amended plans received)

Applicant: Morrison Community Care (Leicester) Propco Limited

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Ashwin Mistry, Jeevan Thandi and Nadir Khan-Juhoor addressed the Committee and spoke in support of the application.

Dr Harai Virdee addressed the Committee and spoke against the application.

Councillor Joannou addressed the Committee and spoke in support of the application.

Councillor Alam of Oadby Grange Ward addressed the Committee and spoke against the application.

Members of the Committee considered the report and Officers responded to the comments and questions raised.

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that the application be refused. This was seconded by Councillor Mohammed, and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: permission was refused

REASONS FOR REFUSAL

1.    The site is located in the designated Green Wedge which has scored highly in the Council’s latest evidence, and the proposal does not meet any of the exception criteria outlined in saved policy GE06 of the Leicester Local Plan, nor Core Strategy policy CS13. Furthermore, the proposal would fail to accord with emerging Local Plan policy OSSR01. As such the proposal is unacceptable in principle and contrary to the Development Plan.

NOTES FOR APPLICANT

1.    The City Council engages with all applicants in a positive and proactive way through specific pre-application enquiries and the detailed advice available on the Council’s website. On this particular application advice was given during the application process and in earlier pre-applications. Notwithstanding that advice the City Council has determined this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received. As the proposal was clearly unacceptable and could not be reasonably amended it was considered that further discussions would be unnecessary and costly for all parties.

20250928 - Heacham Drive, Land to South

Ward: Abbey

Proposal: Erection of 60 dwellings, with access, open space, drainage, landscaping, and associated infrastructure (Amended Plans)(S106 Agreement)

Applicant: Barratt David Wilson Homes North Midlands

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Ellie Dukes addressed the Committee and spoke in support of the application.

Members of the Committee considered the report and Officers responded to the comments and questions raised.

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that the application be approved subjection to the conditions noted in the addendum. This was seconded by Councillor Dr Moore, and upon being put to the vote, the outcome was nine in favour, one abstention, therefore the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: Approved subject to addendum and section 106

            CONDITIONS

1. Prior to the commencement of development a Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) to set out the management of all the proposed biodiversity enhancements in accordance with the submitted DEFRA Metric and prepared in accordance with a Biodiversity Gain Plan, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The HMMP shall be strictly adhered to and implemented in full for its duration and shall contain the following:

a)    Description and evaluation of the features to be managed;

b)    Ecological trends and constraints on site that may influence    management;

c)    Aims, objectives and targets for management - links with local and national species and habitat action plans;

d)    Description of the management operations necessary to achieving aims and objectives;

e)    Preparation of a works schedule, including annual works schedule;

f)     Details and a timetable of the monitoring needed to measure the effectiveness of management;

g)    Details of the persons responsible for the implementation and monitoring;

h)    Mechanisms of adaptive management to account for necessary changes in work schedule to achieve the required targets; and

i)     Details of methodology and frequency of monitoring reports to be submitted to the Local Planning Authority to assess biodiversity gain

Within six months of the practical completion of the final dwelling, the habitat creation and enhancement works set out in the approved HMMP shall be completed, and a completion report evidencing the completed habitat enhancements has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The residential garden for each individual dwelling shall be created prior to the occupation of the corresponding dwelling.

The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with the approved HMMP. All habitat creation, management and monitoring measures shall be fully implemented and maintained for no less than 30 years following completion of the habitat works.

Notice in writing shall be given to the Local Planning Authority when the HMMP works have started. Monitoring reports shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority in writing in accordance with the methodology and frequency specified in the approved HMMP.

(To enhance biodiversity, and in accordance with paragraph 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework, paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

There being no other urgent business the meeting closed at 18.57pm.