Planning policy

When we decide individual planning applications, we assess them against our local planning policies.

Following national policy rules, we must set out how we want the district to develop over the long-term.

Our Planning Policy Team is responsible for producing our plans - setting out where we will allow new homes to be built and businesses to be established.

Current Consultations

Draft North West Leicestershire Local Plan: Additional Proposed Housing and Employment Allocations for Consultation - 21 March to 2 May 2025

Between January and March 2024, we sought views on our Proposed Housing and Employment Allocations for Consultation document. This latest consultation adds to the 2024 consultation by proposing 13 additional housing sites, one additional employment site and one amended employment site. We are also consulting on two potential ‘reserve’ housing sites.

The consultation document can be found on our New Local Plan webpage.

2025 Call for Sites: General Needs Employment and Lorry Parking

The Draft North West Leicestershire Local Plan: Additional Proposed Housing and Employment Allocations for Consultation document (March 2025) identifies that there could be a shortfall of general needs employment land during the plan period (up to 2042).

We would like to hear from you if you own or control land which may be suitable for general employment purposes or that may be suitable for lorry parking.

For more information and to submit a site please use the form on our Submit a Site webpage.

Statement of Common Ground with the Leicester and Leicestershire Authorities 

We have been working with the other Leicester and Leicestershire authorities to agree how the issue of unmet housing and employment need from Leicester city can be addressed. A Statement of Common Ground and supporting documents have been prepared which can be viewed on the Strategic Growth Plan webpage.

The District Council agreed the Statement of Common Ground at the meeting of Council on 6 September 2022. 

Contact with the Planning Policy Team 

PLEASE NOTE: The best method to contact the Planning Policy team is by email. 

For all general Planning Policy queries, please use planning.policy@nwleicestershire.gov.uk 

For queries relating to Section 106 monitoring and developer contributions contact s106.monitoring@nwleicestershire.gov.uk.