City of Leicester Local Plan
(List of ALL policies as adopted 16th January 2006)
1. Introduction
2. Plan Strategy
Core Statement of General Policies
PS01. The Plan Strategy
PS02. Regeneration and Comprehensive Development
PS03. Integrated Planning and Transport Strategy
PS04. Strong City Centre Core
PS05. Central Office Core
PS06. St. George’s Residential and Working Community
PS07. Waterside
PS08. Science and Technology Based Business Park and Environs - Abbey Meadows
PS09. Potential Development Areas (PDAs)
PS09a. Proposed PDA Uses Within the Strategic Regeneration Area
PS09b. Proposed PDA Uses Outside the Strategic Regeneration Area
PS10. Residential Amenity and New Development
PS11. Protection from Pollution
3. Urban Design
Chapter Introduction
UD01. High Quality Building Design and Local Context
UD02. Building Layout, Form and Positioning
UD03. Design and Layout of Streets and Public Spaces
UD04. Energy Efficiency
UD05. Adaptability
UD06. Landscape Design
UD07. Waste Disposal
4. Special Policy Areas
Chapter Introduction
SPA01. Retailing within the Central Shopping Core
SPA02. City Centre Retailing Outside the Central Shopping Core
SPA03. Offices for Financial and Professional Services
SPA04. Food and Drink Uses (Classes A3, A4 & A5) in the Central Shopping Core
SPA05. Development of Non-Retail Key City Centre Uses and Facilities
SPA06. Residential Development in the City Centre
SPA07. Further Pedestrianisation Around the Clock Tower
SPA08. Development in the Town Centres
SPA09. Riverside Development
SPA10. Riverside Bridges
5. Access and Movement
Chapter Introduction
AM01. The Impact of Development on Pedestrians and People with Limited Mobility
AM02. Cycling and Development
AM03. Pedestrian and Cycle Route Networks
AM04. Green Ringway
AM05. Buses and Development
AM06. Strategic Park and Ride Schemes
AM07. Hackney Carriage Ranks
AM08. Identifying and Safeguarding Rail Services and Infrastructure
AM09. Transport Assessments and Travel Plans
AM10. Road Safety and Vehicle Speed Restraints
AM11. Parking Provision with Non-Residential Development
AM12. Residential Car Parking Provision
AM13. Communal and Shared Parking Provision
AM14. New Public and Contract Car Parking Provision
AM15. Design of Car Parking Provision
AM16. Re-Use of Existing Car Parking Provision
AM17. Servicing Requirements
AM18. Safeguarding Rail Freight Connections
AM19. Waterside Freight Connections
AM20. Facilitating Effective Road Freight Movement
AM21. Development and Heavy Goods Vehicles
AM22. Transport Schemes and Improvements
6. Housing
Chapter Introduction
H01. New Housing Development Proposals
H02. Phasing of Greenfield Housing Allocations
H03. Density
H04. The Use of Upper Floors and Conversion of Property
H05. Loss of Housing
H06. Housing Mix and Type
H07. Flat Conversions and New Build Flats
H08. Student Housing
H09. Affordable Housing
H10. Retention of Larger Residential Properties
H11. Gypsies and Travellers
H12. New Housing in Primarily Residential Areas
H13. Non-Residential Uses in Residential Areas
H14. Backland Development
H15. House Extensions
H16. Hotels, Hostels and Residential Institutions in Restricted Zones
H17. Hotels, Hostels and Residential Institutions Outside Restricted Zones
7. Employment
Chapter Introduction
E01. Employment and Business Park Development Proposals
E02. Key Employment Areas
E03. Primarily Employment Areas
E04. Business Parks
E05. Major Office Development
E06. Primarily Office Areas
E07. Warehousing
E08. Vehicle Repair Garages
E09. Factory Shops
E10. Cash and Carry Warehouses
E11. Car Showrooms/Vehicle Sales/Caravan Sales
E12. Car Hire/Taxi Hire/Machinery Hire
E13. Gipsy Lane Brickworks
E14. Bursom Business Park
E15. Abbey Lane Research Business Park
E16. Sunningdale Road Waste Facility Site
E17. Hockley Farm Road Employment Development
8. Retailing
Chapter Introduction
R01. Major Retail Development
R02. Planning Conditions: Main Food Shop Development
R03. Local and District Shopping Centres
R04. Offices for Financial and Professional Services
R05. Development for Food and Drink Purposes
R06. Local Shopping Development Outside the Shopping Centres
R07. New Local Shopping Centres
9. Built Environment
Chapter Introduction
BE01. Preservation of the City’s Archaeological Heritage
BE02. Alteration and Extensions to Listed Buildings
BE03. Changes of Use of Listed Buildings
BE04. Setting of a Listed Building
BE05. Demolition of Listed Buildings
BE06. New Development and Changes of Use in Conservation Areas
BE07. Demolition in Conservation Areas
BE08. Buildings of Local Interest
BE09. Article 4 Directions
BE10. Shopfront Design
BE11. Shopfront Security
BE12. Security to Buildings and Sites
BE13. Advertisement Design
BE14. Projecting Signs
BE15. New Walk
BE16. Renewable Energy
BE17. Combined Heat and Power and Community Heating
BE18. Water Flow and Quality
BE19. Floodplain Protection and Enhancement
BE20. Flood Risk
BE21. Noise
BE22. Outside Lighting
BE23. Contaminated Land
BE24.Telecommunications
10. Green Environment
Chapter Introduction
GE01. Sites of Special Scientific Interest
GE02. Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation, Local Nature Reserves and Regionally Important Geological Sites
GE03. Biodiversity Enhancement Sites
GE04. Protected Species
GE05. Wildlife Habitats
GE06. Protection of Green Wedges
GE07. Unacceptable Land Uses in Green Wedges
GE08. Acceptable Land Uses in Green Wedges
GE09. Green Space
GE10. Public Open Space Deficiency
GE11. Parks and Gardens of Historic Interest
GE12. Provision of Children’s Play Areas
GE13. Provision of Youth and Adult Outdoor Playing Space
GE14. Protection of Play Areas
GE15. Playing Fields
GE16. Blackbird Road Playing Fields Policy Area
GE17. Powergen Land at Raw Dykes Road and Aylestone Road Sports Ground
GE18. Aylestone Policy Area
GE19. Allotments
GE20. St. Mary’s Policy Area
11. Community and Leisure Facilities
Chapter Introduction
CL01. Protecting Community Facilities
CL02. Community and Leisure Facilities within New Housing Development
CL03. Land Allocated for Cemetery Use
CL04. Redhill Policy Area
CL05. Primary Schools
CL06. De Montfort University
CL07. University of Leicester
CL08. Development of Community, Leisure and Entertainment Facilities
CL09. Provision for Places of Worship
CL10. Location of Health Centres, Clinics and Surgeries
CL11. Proposals for Development of Noisy Sports
CL12. Childcare Facilities
12. Implementation
Chapter Introduction
IMP01. Planning Obligations
