The application will be considered by the Development Control and Regulatory Board, at a date yet to be set, in the Autumn. When a date has been set it will be published on the County Council's website at please click here

Exhibitions focus on Shepshed waste plan
Two public exhibitions will enable people to find out more about plans for a new waste facility near Shepshed.
Biffa has submitted proposals for an 'energy recovery facility' which would incinerate household, commercial and industrial waste to produce sustainable energy.
The site would be located at Newhurst Quarry, south east of Shepshed, towards Loughborough.
Each year, the plant would burn up to 300,000 tonnes of waste and generate around 25MW of electricity. This would be supplied to the National Grid and used to power the plant itself - it is enough to sustain around 42,000 homes.
At these events people will be able to look at the plans, speak to planning officers and ask questions. All residents are invited to come along, including anyone who wants more information.
The exhibitions are being held between 4pm and 8pm on 14 and 15 April, at Shepshed Town Council offices on Charnwood Road.
Issues raised, along with all other comments made to the Council, will be taken into account before a final decision is made. If necessary, any questions which cannot be answered at the events will be responded to afterwards.
People can look at the application and supporting environmental statement by:
• logging on to the Council’s website. The application reference is 2009/C166/02)
• visiting County Hall, Charnwood Borough Council or Shepshed Town Council where hard copies are available.
The Council's Development Control and Regulatory Board is due to discuss the application in the next few months.
To make sure comments can be taken into account, residents need to submit them by 30 April. More »

Broadband speed is a hot topic at the moment. The
prime issue is that private service providers do not
consider there to be an economic case for improving
broadband provision in some areas with poor
connectivity. A key element of this is that it usually costs
providers considerably more to provide broadband
services in rural areas than it does in more urban areas
emda recently hosted a rural broadband summit
which brought together stakeholders from across the
region to explore the potential for improved broadband
connectivity in areas that are least likely to be reached
by mainstream market providers. Delegates were
invited to put forward their ideas to inform a rural
broadband manifesto for the region.
Broadband connectivity has been identified as a
key priority within the Leicester and Leicestershire
Strategy for Economic Growth, 2010-20. Prospect
Leicestershire, as a delivery partner with the new subregional
governance arrangements, is currently leading
interventions within the County. More »

Supported Accommodation for Older People in Leicestershire

1. Consultation on the proposal of a stand-alone procurement of extra care and specialist dementia care for Catherine Dalley Elderly Person’s Home and Silverdale Hostel Site.
We invite your views.

Consultation period: 25 January 2010 to 19 April 2010.
Who can get involved: Open to anyone.

How can I get involved?
If you would like to contribute see the link above.

2. Consultation on the transfer of nine in-house Elderly Person’s Homes and associated day care services (where co-located) to the independent sector.
We invite your views. More »