Decision

To approve Leicester City Council working in partnership with Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council to prepare a joint Minerals and Waste Local Plan across the geographical area of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, subject to their formal agreement.

Reasons for the decision

Preparing a joint minerals & waste local plan with Leicestershire County and Rutland County would be more beneficial than preparing one covering only the Leicester City Council administrative area, as a joint plan would enable the pooling of resources between the three participating authorities, minerals and waste plans are better suited to covering a greater-than-local scale due to the strategic nature of minerals and waste planning, and there are very limited opportunities for locating minerals and waste uses within the city council’s administrative area.