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Leicester Local Plan 2020-2036 Examination

Submission Documents and Evidence Base

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Submission Documents

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SD/1 Leicester Local Plan Submission Covering Letter
SD/2 Leicester Local Plan 2020-2036 Submission (Regulation 19 publication) Plan (January 2023)
SD/3 Leicester Local Plan Policies Map (January 2023)
SD/4 Sustainability appraisal of the Reg. 19 Leicester Local Plan (September 2022)
SD/4a SA Appendix A. Detailed appraisal of alternatives (September 2022)
SD/4b SA Appendix B. Detailed appraisal of Local Plan sites (September 2022)
SD/4c SA Appendix C1. Detailed appraisal of sites not in the Local Plan to site 641 (September 2022)
SD/4d SA Appendix C2. Detailed appraisal of sites not in the Local Plan from site 643 (September 2022)
SD/4e SA Appendix D. Detailed appraisal of Local Plan policies (September 2022)
SD/4f SA Appendix E. Recommended mitigation measures and their implementation in the Plan (September 2022)
SD/5 Equality Impact Assessment (EIA): Leicester Local Plan (2020-2036) (2022)
SD/6 Habitats Regulations Appropriate Assessment Screening Report (September 2022)
SD/7 Health Impact Assessment (February 2022)
SD/8 Leicester Local Plan Regulation 19 Consultation Representations Database (2023)
SD/9 Regulation 22 Statement of Consultation (2023)
SD/10 Atlas of changes to the Policies Map (2022) (1 of 3)
Atlas of changes to the Policies Map (2022) (2 of 3)
Atlas of changes to the Policies Map (2022) (3 of 3)
SD/11 Statement of Community Involvement (2019)
SD/11a Statement of Community Involvement Temporary Addendum (2020)
SD/12 Statement of Compliance with the Duty to Cooperate (November 2022)
SD/13 Local Development Scheme 2022 to 2025 (October 2022)
SD/14a Authority Monitoring Report (2022)
SD/14b Authority Monitoring Report, 01/04/2021-31/03/2022 (2023)
SD/15 Leicester Local Plan Issues and Options Document for consultation (September 2014)
SD/15a Leicester Local Plan Issues and Options Findings of the Public Consultation (2015)
SD/16 Emerging options reference document (July 2017)
SD/16a Development management policies reference document (July 2017)
SD/16b Potential development sites (July 2017)
SD/16c New Leicester Local Plan – Summary of Responses to Emerging Options Consultation (2017)
SD/17 City of Leicester Local Plan 2020 to 2036 Draft for Consultation (Regulation 18) – (February 2020)
SD/17a New Leicester Local Plan Summary of responses to Regulation 18 Consultation (Sept to Dec 2020)
SD/18 Strategic Sites Proposed for Allocation in the Draft Leicester Local Plan (2023)
SD/19 Non-Strategic Sites Proposed for Allocation in the Draft Leicester Local Plan (2023)
SD/20 Site Assessment Spreadsheet (2022)
SD/21 PAS Local Plan Soundness & Quality Assessment (2023)
SD/22 Schedule of Proposed Minor Modifications (2023)


Duty to Cooperate (Statements of Common Ground)

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SCG/1 Leicester & Leicestershire Authorities - Statement of Common Ground relating to Housing and Employment Land Needs (June 2022) (Updated with signatures Oct 24)
SCG/2 Harborough District Council SoCG Update (July 2023)
SCG/2a Letter to Cllr Knowles HDC (August 2023)
SCG/2b Letter to Cllr Knowles HDC (September 2023)
Draft Local Plan - Presentation to Harborough District Council Members (November 2020)
Leicester City Council Local Plan unmet need - Presentation to Harborough District Council Members (December 2022)
SCG/2c Report to Council on Leicester and Leicestershire Statement of Common Ground relating to housing and employment land needs (HDC) (September 2023)
SCG/3 Letter to Cllr Bray (August 2023)
SCG/4 Leicester & Leicestershire Authorities - Statement of Common Ground relating to Strategic Warehousing & Logistics Need (September 2021)
SCG/5 SoCG Land to the East of Ashton Green (2023)
SCG/6 SoCG Land to the North of A46 (2023)
SCG/7 Viability SoCG Land to the West of Anstey Lane (2023)
SCG/8 Viability SoCG Land to the North of A46 (2023)


Topic Papers

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TP/1 Leicester Local Plan 2020 to 2036 Climate Change Topic Paper (2023)
TP/2 Leicester Local Plan 2020 to 2036 Employment Topic Paper (2023)
TP/3 Leicester Local Plan 2020 to 2036 Green Wedge Topic Paper (2023)
TP/4 Leicester Local Plan 2020 to 2036 Gypsy and Traveller Topic Paper (2023)
TP/5 Leicester Local Plan 2020 to 2036 Housing and Sites Topic Paper (2023)


Evidence base documents

Central Development Area

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EB/CD/1 Belgrave Gate Character Area (November 2022)
EB/CD/2 DMU and LRI Character Area (November 2022)
EB/CD/3 Mansfield Street Character Area (November 2022)
EB/CD/4 New Walk Character Area (November 2022)
EB/CD/5 Old Town Character Area (November 2022)
EB/CD/6 Railway Station Character Area (November 2022)
EB/CD/7 St. George’s Cultural Quarter Character Area (November 2022)
EB/CD/8 St. Margaret’s Character Area (November 2022)
EB/CD/9 Wharf Street Character Area (November 2022)
EB/CD/10 Leicester Central Development Area Residential Capacity Study (2022)



Climate Change and Flood Risk

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EB/CC/1 Energy and sustainable design and construction study (2022)
EB/CC/2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2022)
EB/CC/2a SFRA Appendix A Flood Zones (2022)
EB/CC/2b SFRA Appendix B Flood Defences (2022)
EB/CC/2c SFRA Appendix C Fluvial Flood Extents (2022)
EB/CC/2d SFRA Appendix D Flood Alert and Flood Warning Areas (2022)
EB/CC/2e SFRA Appendix E Risk of Flooding From Surface Water (2022)
EB/CC/2f SFRA Appendix F Surface Water Hotspots and Critical Drainage Areas (2022)
EB/CC/2g SFRA Appendix G Groundwater Flood Risk (2022)
EB/CC/2h SFRA Appendix H Sequential and Exception Testing (2022)
EB/CC/2i/1-3 SFRA Appendix I Interactive Maps 1-3 (2022)
EB/CC/2i/4-6 SFRA Appendix I Interactive Maps 4-6 (2022)
EB/CC/2i/7-9 SFRA Appendix I Interactive Maps 7-9 (2022)
EB/CC/2i/10-13 SFRA Appendix I Interactive Maps 10-13 (2022)
EB/CC/2i/notes SFRA Appendix I Interactive Map notes and key (2022)
EB/CC/3 Leicester City Council Water Cycle Study Final Report (July 2020)
EB/CC/3a Leicester City Water Cycle Study Update Final (January 2022)


Delivering Quality Design

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EB/QD/1/1 Tall Development in Leicester (2022) (1 of 3)
EB/QD/1/2 Tall Development in Leicester (2022) (2 of 3)
EB/QD/1/3 Tall Development in Leicester (2022) (3 of 3)
EB/QD/1/4 Tall Development in Leicester (2022) (Glossary and appendices)


Development and Infrastructure

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EB/DI/1 How can the Infrastructure to Support the Growth in the Local Plan be delivered? (2020)
EB/DI/1a Infrastructure Assessment with Infrastructure Delivery Schedule (2022)
EB/DI/2 Infrastructure Assessment (Updated) (Excluding Transportation) – Final Draft (January 2023)
EB/DI/3 Whole Plan Viability Assessment (2022)


Employment

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EB/EM/1 Economic Development Needs Assessment (2020)
EB/EM/1a Economic Development Needs Assessment Appendix 3 (2020)



Housing

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EB/HO/1 Local Housing Needs Assessment (2022)
EB/HO/1a Local Housing Needs Assessment: Update Addendum (2022)
EB/HO/2 Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment (May 2017)
EB/HO/2a Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Addendum (September 2019)
EB/HO/2b Gypsy & Traveller Transit Site Selection Paper (2022)
EB/HO/3 Leicester City Council Strategic Housing & Economic Land Availability Assessment (September 2022)
EB/HO/4 Nationally Described Space Standards (NDSS) (2022)
EB/HO/5 Housing Sites Methodology November 2022


Natural Environment

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EB/NE/1 Green Infrastructure Strategy (2015-2025)


Open Spaces, Sports and Recreation

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EB/OS/1 Green Wedge Review Joint Methodology (2011)
EB/OS/2 Green Wedge Review (2017)
EB/OS/2a Green Wedge Review Addendum Report (2020)
EB/OS/3 Open Space, Sport, and Recreation Study (2017)
EB/OS/4 Playing Pitch Strategy Assessment Report (2017)
EB/OS/4a Playing Pitch Strategy Action Plan (2017)
EB/OS/4b Playing Pitch Strategy Position Statement (2022)


Town Centre and Retail

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EB/TC/1 Retail and Leisure Study (2021)
EB/TC/1a LRS Appendix 1 – Study Area Plan
EB/TC/1b LRS Appendix 2 – Household Survey Results
EB/TC/1c LRS Appendix 3 – In-Street Survey Results
EB/TC/1d LRS Appendix 4 – Leicester City Centre
EB/TC/1e LRS Appendix 5 - Town and District Centre Health Checks
EB/TC/1f LRS Appendix 6a - Local Centres
EB/TC/1g LRS Appendix 6b - Local Centres Healthcheck maps
EB/TC/1h LRS Appendix 7 – Neighbourhood Parade Matrix
EB/TC/1i LRS Appendix 8 – Quantitative Capacity Assessment


Transportation

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EB/TR/1 Pan Regional Transport Model: Leicester City Local Plan Base Year Model Review (2022)
EB/TR/1a Pan Regional Transport Model v2 Leicester City Local Plan: Interim Forecasting Report (2022)
EB/TR/2 Transport Infrastructure Assessment 2020 to 2036: Addendum Updating of evidence for Regulation 19 (submission plan) (2022)