Why
Leicester
needs a plan
Leicester
is a thriving
city, but
there are
existing
and foreseeable
problems:
- An
over-dependence
on declining
types of
manufacturing,
with low
average
incomes
and limited
job opportunities,
particularly
a lack
of office
employment
- Poor
retention
of graduates
and little
spin-off
from University
science
excellence
into the
city’s
economy
- Very
attractive
areas,
fragmented
by areas
of poor-quality
buildings,
with land
being used
well below
its potential
- A
poor external
image
- A
retail
centre
which punches
below its
weight
The masterplan
provides
inter-linked
solutions
to these
inter-linked
problems.
How the
plan was
formed
The masterplan
is built
on solid
research.
It was created
by an experienced
range of
consultants
led by Roger
Tym & Partners.
Initial
research
identified
Leicester’s
strengths
and weaknesses.
It defined
how physical
change in
central Leicester
could address
the city’s
problems
and build
on its assets.
A draft
plan was
then proposed,
and put forward
for public
consultation.
The feedback
was used
to create
the final
version of
the plan.
How it will
be delivered
The masterplan
will be delivered
over the
next ten
to fifteen
years. It
will require
substantial
investment.
Most
investment
will have
to be attracted
from the
private sector.
LRC’s
role is to
co-ordinate
the use of
its public
sector partners’ money
and powers
to get each
key project
to the point
where the
private sector
can deliver
it in accordance
with the
plan.
Next Steps
The public
and key
stakeholders
were consulted
on the
masterplan,
which was
then amended
and endorsed
by all
LRC’s
partners.
The next
steps were:
- To
produce “Development
Frameworks” for
each Key
Project,
interpreting
the masterplan
into detailed
urban design,
costings,
programme
and proposed
means of
delivery
(complete)
- For the
City Council
to produce
Supplementary
Planning
Guidance
(SPG) for
each, incorporating
it into
their statutory
planning
(in progress)
- For
LRC’s
partner bodies,
emda and
EP, to start
assembling
the necessary
land (in
progress – over £30m
already
committed)
- For developers
to be selected
to take
these projects
forward
(work on
site in
four of
the five
key projects)
• Find
out more
on Key Projects
• View
the final
version of
the Masterplan
as a PDF
file (2.5mb)
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