The objective here is unattainable in the foreseeable future. The A5 is already heavily congested. Although developer-funded dualling of a few hundred metres of the A5 and minor works at roundabouts are promised in connection with approval already given to 15/00919/FUL, Highways England have no plans to widen the A5 in the affected area during the lifetime of this Plan.

The A426 between Junction 1 of the M6 and the A5 at the Gibbet roundabout is also severely congested at peak times, with tailbacks often reaching close to the M6. There are no known plans to improve it, whether through public funds or developer funding.

This part of the plan is not sound. It is not effective in that required road improvements to the A5 are outside the council's (and even Leicestershire County Council's) remit and that essential improvement to the A426 between the M6 and A5 are another county's responsibility. There are no known plans to improve matters. There is therefore no guarantee that the objective can be delivered.