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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Step forward in plans for new country park
Plans to create a country park as part of a 450-home development in Leicestershire have been submitted. New housing, a children's play centre, outdoor sports pitches and a local centre were first approved for the Manor Farm scheme, between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in 2015. Swathes of housing have since been built but developer Davidsons has now applied for permission to build a five-acre country park in place of the promised pitches. Planning documents submitted to Harborough District Council said "significant retaining structures" would have been needed as the site set aside slopes, while fencing needed for the sports pitches "would not form a good neighbour" for the homes. The documents add parking for the facilities would put pressure on nearby roads. Davidsons said the new proposals "make a better contribution" to the Manor Farm development, adding funding would be provided for sports provision "off site". The plans include surfaced and unsurfaced pathways and "informal areas suitable for a 'kick-about'", said Davidsons. A planning statement said: "The new proposal for the country park gives somewhere the community can enjoy and use freely in an informal setting." Harborough District Council will consider the proposal in due course. Follow BBC Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Mayor unveils proposal for expanded city boundary Concerns over 'new town' plans raised at meeting Harborough District Council
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Step forward in plans for Market Harborough country park
Plans to create a country park as part of a 450-home development in Leicestershire have been housing, a children's play centre, outdoor sports pitches and a local centre were first approved for the Manor Farm scheme, between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in of housing have since been built but developer Davidsons has now applied for permission to build a five-acre country park in place of the promised documents submitted to Harborough District Council said "significant retaining structures" would have been needed as the site set aside slopes, while fencing needed for the sports pitches "would not form a good neighbour" for the homes. The documents add parking for the facilities would put pressure on nearby roads. 'Informal setting' Davidsons said the new proposals "make a better contribution" to the Manor Farm development, adding funding would be provided for sports provision "off site".The plans include surfaced and unsurfaced pathways and "informal areas suitable for a 'kick-about'", said Davidsons.A planning statement said: "The new proposal for the country park gives somewhere the community can enjoy and use freely in an informal setting."Harborough District Council will consider the proposal in due course.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plans for 900 homes as part of major Melton Mowbray extension
Plans have been put forward for hundreds of new homes as part of a massive extension of Melton Borough Council has earmarked land off Kirby Lane for 2,000 homes under the Melton South Sustainable Neighbourhood Bloor Homes has submitted an application for 900 homes, with a consultation open until 2 December, the authority's planning committee approved 1,200 homes for a similar project in the north of the town, which will see almost £30m paid towards local facilities and services in the area. The local plan for south of the town, which was approved in 2021, will include new schools and employment land, the Local Democracy Reporting Service the 900-home development, Bloor said there would be a large area of "semi-natural" woodland and "substantial" areas of green space including a park, hedgerow walks and a green approved, there would be about 130 affordable homes and the scheme would be built in seven Davidsons has also been contracted to build houses on other parts of the authority added 1,700 of the homes in the scheme would be built by 2036.
