Governance Services

Planning and Development Control Committee

Planning and Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 7 May 2025 5:30 pm

The Planning and Development Control Committee met to discuss two planning applications: a change of use for The Glen Public House on Hillsborough Road, and a retrospective application for an outbuilding at 16 Plantation Avenue. The committee approved both applications, but urged the applicants to work closely with residents to address their concerns.

Adult Social Care Scrutiny Commission

Adult Social Care Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday, 6 May 2025 5:30 pm

The Adult Social Care Scrutiny Commission was scheduled to discuss the transition of children to adult social care, early action in adult social care, and the adult social care workforce strategy. The commission was also expected to receive a verbal update on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection.

Overview Select Committee

Overview Select Committee - Thursday, 1 May 2025 5:30 pm

The Overview Select Committee met to discuss petitions, independent care homes, and the corporate estate annual report. The committee agreed to ask the planning section of the council to report to a meeting of OSC within the next three months on their knowledge of the provision of children's home accommodation in the city by the private sector, what they know about where it is, who operates it, and what they understand to be the council's ability to regulate it from a planning perspective. The committee also noted the corporate estate annual report and agreed to add the element of care homes into the new year's work programme.

Committee

Special Council Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 30 April 2025 5:00 pm

Leicester City Council was scheduled to hold a special meeting on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, to discuss several pressing issues, including changes to council tax support, the future of community centres, libraries, and museums, and other urgent business. Two motions were put forward for consideration.

Public Health and Health Integration Scrutiny Commission

Public Health and Health Integration Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday, 29 April 2025 5:30 pm

The Public Health and Health Integration Scrutiny Commission met to discuss health protection, mental health referrals for children and young people, winter pressures on the Bradgate Mental Health Unit, and neighbourhood mental health cafes. Councillors expressed concerns about inequity in access to services, the impact of funding cuts, and the need for more detailed data and trend analysis. The commission agreed to add several items to the work programme, including a TB working group and a review of adult mental health services.