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BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
Bid to build 95 new homes in Croft given go ahead
Eleven acres (110, 000sq m) of fields south of the village of Croft in Leicestershire have been earmarked for 95 new homes, despite objections from residents. Estate agent Savills applied to Blaby District Council on behalf of developer Bellway Homes for outline planning permission to construct the new homes. The council received 18 objections to the plan, with concerns raised about the impact the extra homes would have on traffic in the small village, local services, wildlife and the environment. The authority has granted permission for the homes to built in principle, but the developer will need to submit more detailed plans to the council before any construction work can start. Agricultural land which will be lost to make way for the new homes is not considered high enough quality to block the application, the council said. The developer will be asked to make payments of more than £260,000 to support local services which will be put under extra pressure by the new homes. The contributions include £167,122 towards a new sports pitch, £73,568 to support GP services, £9,456 towards secondary schools, £2,267 towards refuse collection and £5,064 for the police.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Site earmarked for large logistics hub sold
A site earmarked for a large logistics park in a Leicestershire village has been sold to new developers. 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. Follow BBC Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Hub campaigners 'not happy' amid new planning fight Blow for campaigners as warehouse hub gets go-ahead Plans for logistics hub relodged despite concerns Local Democracy Reporting Service
Yahoo
30-04-2025
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Plans for 145 more village homes set for approval
Plans for 145 new homes on the edge of a Leicestershire village are set to be given the green light. Developer Bloor Homes wants to build the properties on a 27-acre (9.34 hectare) site south of the A47 at Leicester Forest East. Planning officers at Blaby District Council have recommended councillors approve the scheme when they meet to discuss it on Thursday, 8 May. A number of parish councils have written to the district raising concerns about the impact a proposed access road on to the busy A47 will have on traffic flows Leicester Forest East Parish Council said it was already a "battle each day" for residents trying to get out of side roads with "gridlock" in both directions. It also said the area around the village had already been heavily developed with housing and new homes would add to pressure on school places and doctors' surgeries. District council planning officers said financial contributions would be requested from the developer to mitigate the impact of the new homes. They said the homes would be in a sustainable location with access to public transport. Bloor said the site was already earmarked for development in the council's local plan strategy. The site is made up of part of a former golf course and a farm and would require the demolition of a 19th-century farmhouse. Follow BBC Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Blaby District Council
