The petition of residents of the constituency of South Leicestershire,
Declares that current proposals such as Tarmac’s proposed sand and gravel quarry near Misterton, which is not an allocated site in Leicestershire county council’s mineral extraction plan, large-scale warehousing developments at Lutterworth East and near Gibbet Hill, which are not compliant with Harborough district council’s local plan, and the proposed giant battery storage and electrical substation between Lutterworth and South Kilworth, which raises health, safety, and noise concerns, and the reduction of affordable housing at Lutterworth East from a promised minimum of 40% to a minimum of 10%, denying families access to affordable homes, threaten the character of our historic market town and villages.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to intervene if necessary to ensure that relevant county and local planning policies are applied in respect of Tarmac’s proposed sand and gravel quarry near Misterton, the warehousing developments at Lutterworth East and near Gibbet Hill Roundabout, and the proposed giant battery storage and electrical substation between Lutterworth and South Kilworth, and to the proportion of affordable housing in new developments.
And the petitioners remain, etc.—[Presented by Alberto Costa, Official Report, 9 September 2025; Vol. 772, c. 840.]
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Observations from the Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook):
Due to the quasi-judicial role of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Ministers in the planning system, I am unable to comment on the details of individual cases.
By law, planning applications are determined in accordance with the local development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
Each application is judged on its own individual merit, and the weight given to material considerations is a matter for the relevant local planning authority as the decision taker in the first instance.