Craig Smith, North West Leicestershire’s Conservative parliamentary candidate, is urging local residents to take part in the district council’s local plan consultation that will determine where new homes are built in the area until 2040, unless a change of government fundamentally changes planning law.
Craig says “It’s important that local people have their say on where new development should take place in our area. North West Leicestershire has never stepped back from taking our share of new homes and it is important that we plan for them where they can be managed best and complement the provision of infrastructure and local services.
However, Craig goes on to warn “The proposed local plan will only be robust under a Conservative government. Labour want to legislate for one and a half times the number of new homes currently being built in North West Leicestershire and higher numbers will be forced on us from central government if Sir Keir Starmer becomes Prime Minister.
“Sir Keir Starmer wants 1.5 million new homes to be built in the first 5 years of a Labour government and Sir Peter Soulsby, the Mayor of Leicester is committed to pushing the city’s share of new homes out into rural areas like ours.
“Under a Labour government it will be a case of two knights saying goodnight to the green spaces of North West Leicestershire. We need a robust local plan, but the threat of a Labour government and their impact on our area is of far greater concern.”
Local residents can find out more about NWLDC’s local plan consultation at: https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/local_plan_review
