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North West Leicestershire: what’s happening where you live

What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.

Read on 25 September 2026. Councils publish at different rates and in different places, so “nothing found” means nothing found, not nothing happening.

Council plan · Budget · Meeting papers · Councillors · Register of interests · Consultations

Housing

North West Leicestershire's draft Local Plan (not yet adopted) sets a housing requirement of 690 homes a year, 12,420 over 2024-2042.

“The housing requirement for North West Leicestershire is 690 dwellings each year, and 12,420 dwellings over the plan period of 2024-2042, as set out in the Statement of Common Ground for the Leicester and Leicestershire Housing Market Area (December 2025).”

North West Leicestershire District Council, 15 July 2026. Read 25 September 2026. Policy S1 of the Proposed Submission Draft (Regulation 19) Local Plan 2024-2042 - not yet adopted. Regulation 19 consultation ran to 5pm Friday 11 September 2026 (council news 22 July 2026). Date inferred from the file name '260715'.

Transport

North West Leicestershire District Council has made a parking order giving up to two hours' free parking at four car parks, in force from 6 July 2026.

“Add the following, Free parking for up to two hours in the following car parks:-”

North West Leicestershire District Council, 23 June 2026. Read 25 September 2026. Notice of Making, Off-Street Parking Places Order 2021 (Amendment No. 4) Order 2026. Car parks listed: Money Hill (Ashby de la Zouch), Margaret Street, James Street and London Road (Coalville). Also adds free parking for EVs actively charging. 'The variation to the Order will come into effect on 6 July 2026'. Listed on https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/car_parking_places_orders. Highways are run by Leicestershire County Council.

Council tax

Band D set by North West Leicestershire for 2026–27: £189.01 of a £2,418.20 total bill in the area. MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (Open Government Licence).

North West Leicestershire District Council increased its part of council tax by 2.7% for 2026-27.

“North West Leicestershire district council has increased it's part of your council tax by 2.7%,”

North West Leicestershire District Council, 14 July 2026. Read 25 September 2026. Page title is 'Council Tax Charges 2026-2027' (URL slug is historic). Date is the page's 'Last updated'. Budget set at Council, 19 February 2026.

Environment

North West Leicestershire District Council targets a net zero carbon council by 2030 and a net zero carbon district by 2050.

“Our targets are to achieve a Net Zero Carbon Council by 2030 and a Net Zero Carbon District by 2050.”

North West Leicestershire District Council, 6 August 2026. Read 25 September 2026. Date is the page's 'Last updated'.

Education

Education (schools) is not a district council function; in this area schools are run by Leicestershire County Council. Where we looked

What North West Leicestershire is deciding

Every item on the agendas of Full Council and the Cabinet, as the council titled it, from about six months back to three months ahead. Left out: section headings, procedural items (apologies, minutes, declarations of interest, announcements, questions, appointments), anything about councillors’ attendance or allowances (which this site does not show), and private items the council itself withholds. Motions are shown with whoever the council’s agenda says proposed them; a councillor’s party is from Open Council Data.

Coming up

Recently

9 earlier meetings

  • Tue, 28 July 2026 · Cabinet

    • Housing Fleet Renewal
    • New Recycling Containers Project Update
    • Local Government Reorganisation update
    • Acquisitions and disposals - Section 106 acquisition
    • General Fund Finance Update - 2025/26 Provisional Outturn
    • Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Finance Update - 2025/26 Provisional Outturn
    • Water management in the Coalville Strategic Growth area - Recommendations of the Community Scrutiny Committee

  • Tue, 23 June 2026 · Cabinet

    • Treasury Management Stewardship Report 2025/26
    • Annual Corporate Complaints 2025/26
    • Customer Service Performance Update 2025/26
    • Corporate Compensation and Remedies
    • Food safety service delivery plan 2026-27
    • Corporate Business Continuity Policy
    • Supplementary Estimates and Capital Approvals
    • East Midlands Freeport Contributions SPD
    • Housing Service permission to consult – Compliance Policies

  • Tue, 16 June 2026 · Full Council · Cancelled

    Agenda not yet published.

  • Thu, 11 June 2026 · Full Council

    • Member Code of Conduct Annual Report
    • Proposed North West Leicestershire Local Plan (Regulation 19)
    • Audit and Governance Committee Annual Report

  • Thu, 11 June 2026 · Cabinet

    • Proposed North West Leicestershire Local Plan (Regulation 19)

  • Mon, 8 June 2026 · Full Council

    • Capital Update
    • Community Governance Review - Draft Recommendations
    • Appointments to Committees and Outside Bodies

  • Tue, 19 May 2026 · Cabinet

    • Council Delivery Plan - Performance Report - 2025/26 Quarter 4
    • Housing Action Plans Post Inspection
    • MOIRA FURNACE VISITOR EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME (PHASE TWO)

  • Tue, 12 May 2026 · Full Council · Annual Council

    • Urgent Decisions Taken By Cabinet
    • Appointment of Deputy Chair
    • Appointment of Leader
    • Appointments to Committees and Groups, Election of Chairs and Deputy Chairs
    • Scheme of Delegation
    • Appointment of Representatives on Outside Bodies
    • Schedule of Meetings 2026 - 2027
    • Leicester and Leicestershire Authorities Statement of Common Ground - Strategic Distribution
    • Leicester and Leicestershire Authorities Statement of Common Ground - Housing Distribution under the New Standard Method

  • Tue, 28 April 2026 · Cabinet

    • Supplementary Estimates, Virements and Capital Approvals
    • Playing Pitches, Built Facilities (Sports and Community), and Open Spaces Strategies
    • Housing Service Permission to Consult on Three Housing Policies: Reasonable Adjustments Policy, No Access Policy and Aids and Adaptations Policy
    • Permission to consult for the review of Housing Strategy

From the council’s own meeting papers (Modern.gov), read 25 September 2026. Refreshed weekly. Results of motions are in each meeting’s minutes, linked from the date.

Who runs the council

38 seats in 2026. Run by: a coalition or arrangement of Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and independents. Open Council Data (public domain).

Councillors by party: Labour Party 17, Conservative and Unionist 12, Liberal Democrats 5, Independent / Other 3, Reform UK 1.

Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.

Elections here now: Long Whatton & Diseworth ward (1 October 2026).

All 38 councillors, by ward
  • Richard Blunt (Conservative and Unionist) — Appleby
  • Kenny Horn (Conservative and Unionist) — Ashby Castle
  • Avril Wilson (Labour Party) — Ashby Holywell
  • Elizabeth Parle (Labour Party) — Ashby Ivanhoe
  • Murrae Blair-Park (Labour Party) — Ashby Money Hill
  • Dave Bigby (Labour Party) — Ashby Willesley
  • Doug Cooper (Labour Party) — Ashby Woulds
  • Morgan Burke (Liberal Democrats) — Bardon
  • Andrew Woodman (Conservative and Unionist) — Blackfordby
  • Lee Windram (Liberal Democrats) — Broom Leys
  • Tony Saffell (Reform UK) — Castle Donington Castle
  • Rachel Canny (Independent / Other) — Castle Donington Central
  • Alison Morley (Labour Party) — Castle Donington Park
  • Michael Wyatt (Liberal Democrats) — Castle Rock
  • Marie French (Liberal Democrats) — Coalville East
  • John Legrys (Labour Party) — Coalville West
  • Carol Sewell (Labour Party) — Daleacre Hill
  • Keith Merrie (Conservative and Unionist) — Ellistown & Battleflat
  • Jake Windram (Liberal Democrats) — Greenhill
  • Anthony Barker (Labour Party) — Hermitage
  • Tony Gillard (Conservative and Unionist) — Holly Hayes
  • Russell Johnson (Independent / Other) — Hugglescote St John's
  • Terri Eynon (Labour Party) — Hugglescote St Mary's
  • Jenny Simmons (Conservative and Unionist) — Ibstock East
  • Simon Lambeth (Labour Party) — Ibstock West
  • Ray Sutton (Independent / Other) — Kegworth
  • Nicholas Rushton (Conservative and Unionist) — Long Whatton & Diseworth
  • Paul Lees (Conservative and Unionist) — Measham North
  • Sean Sheahan (Labour Party) — Measham South
  • Mike Ball (Conservative and Unionist) — Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe
  • Nigel Smith (Conservative and Unionist) — Ravenstone & Packington
  • Guy Rogers (Labour Party) — Sence Valley
  • John Geary (Labour Party) — Snibston North
  • Catherine Beck (Labour Party) — Snibston South
  • Peter Moult (Labour Party) — Thornborough
  • David Everitt (Labour Party) — Thringstone
  • Russell Boam (Conservative and Unionist) — Valley
  • Ray Morris (Conservative and Unionist) — Worthington & Breedon

Each councillor’s register of interests is on the council’s own site, linked rather than summarised, because summarising means choosing. Councillors from Open Council Data as recorded after the May 2026 elections; a by-election since then may have changed one seat. Attendance and allowances are not shown.

Cite this page

Harvard style. Every figure on the page also names its original source, which is usually the better thing to cite.

Every council page has the same five headings in the same order. Sources are the council’s own publications and official statistics. Corrections: hello@whatsittome.org.