Site earmarked for large logistics hub sold
The Enderby Logistics Hub, off Leicester Lane, was granted outline planning permission on appeal in September 2024 after Blaby District Council rejected the initial plans for the scheme.
The final details of the site are to be decided at a later stage, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said.
The Drummond Estate and Inverock have now sold the site to Royal London Asset Management Property, partnering with Canmoor, which intends to develop the site.
Plans for the 82-acre site attracted hundreds of objections and led to the formation of the Snub the Hub campaign group, which raised concerns it would clog up roads and swallow up the countryside.
Blaby District Council's planning committee turned down the outline application in October 2023, going against the advice of their own planning officers.
The Drummond Estate and Inverock submitted plans for a similar scheme just four months later and launched an appeal against the original decision.
The new application was approved in June 2024 and the appeal against the initial refusal upheld later the same year.
According to the LDRS, the new owners intend to develop a "prime logistics space with an estimated gross development value of £300m".
The Drummond Estate and Inverock said the hub would "help to meet the region's pressing need for employment space" and would create 2,000 new jobs.
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