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Leicester City Council

… and managed workspaces for start-ups and small companies. Supporting ‘green job’ creation too, in areas such as housing retrofit and sustainable construction. Land use, green space and development – adopting a new Local Plan for the city with policies to ensure that new development addresses the Climate Emergency. Also delivering further schemes to reduce flood risk and ensuring that new…

… air quality and reduce carbon emissions. Current and emerging Local Plan The Local Plan is a plan for the future land use and development of an area, produced by the local planning authority, in consultation with the community. It includes policies to address climate change and guides decisions on planning applications to help determine whether new development in the city is acceptable…

…. The current Local Plan consists of the Core Strategy (2014) and saved policies from the saved Local Plan (2006). The Council is also preparing a new Local Plan for consultation which will replace these documents. The Local Plan is a means by which the council can begin to implement its Climate Emergency Strategy when it comes to managing new development and making decisions about land uses. Information…

… about the existing and emerging Local Plan, alongside supporting documents, can be found on the council’s website. Refer to the Planning and Development pages. The government has recently consulted on wholesale changes to the planning system in England through the ‘Planning for the Future’ White Paper (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/planning-for-the-future). This will have…

… substantial implications for the council’s local planning work, and the changing policy context will be monitored and kept under close review. Leicester Street Design Guide This innovative document provides guidance for the council’s urban designers, and for developers, on how any changes to city streets must prioritise people-friendly design which encourages walking, cycling and the use of public…