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2 weeks ago | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Julia Breens
Plans to demolish a Leicestershire shopping centre have been dubbed a "crazy idea" by concerned residents. Some fear the loss of the centre would also be the death knell for shopping in town. The concerns centre on Loughborough’s Carillon Court which is reportedly set to be bulldozed to make way for student accommodation.
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2 weeks ago | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Julia Breens
A councillor has hit out at an ethics investigation that saw him removed from a key committee, a decision which he claims will leave a Leicestershire village without a vote on plans for a huge housing estate. The inquiry was launched after Councillor Chris Boothby was alleged to have "shared confidential information". Coun Boothby admitted passing on an email from a resident to somebody the person had complained about in order to “mediate the situation”.
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2 weeks ago | 
coalville.nub.news | Julia Breens
A former garage at the edge of Shepshed town centre has been earmarked for a block of seven flats. The site had previously been put up for auction after the garage closed down. The new homes, which have been submitted before Charnwood Borough Council (CBC) by PKM Properties No. 3 Ltd, looks to erect the block of flats on land at 8 Britannia Street. The site is said to have been home to a "garage with workshops", with the garage having closed down in July 2023.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Julia Breens
298 homes bid for former factory set to be approvedJulia BreensLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGoogleA developer wants to create 298 homes on the former factory sitePlans for hundreds of new homes on the site of a "contaminated" former door factory have been recommended for approval. Worthearly Ltd wants to create 298 properties on the Jeld Wen site in Snow Hill, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
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2 weeks ago | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Julia Breens
Plans for hundreds of homes on the site of a “contaminated” former door factory in a Leicestershire town are set to be approved next week. A decision on the scheme was previously delayed by officials, but now looks set for the green light. If approved by Melton Borough Council (MBC), 298 homes look set to be built by Worthearly Ltd on the former Jeld Wen site on Snow Hill in Melton.
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2 weeks ago | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Julia Breens
A former garage at the edge of a Leicestershire town centre has been earmarked for a block of seven flats. The site had previously been put up for auction after the garage closed down. The new homes, which have been submitted before Charnwood Borough Council (CBC) by PKM Properties No. 3 Ltd, looks to erect the block of flats on land at 8 Britannia Street in Shepshed. The site is said to have been home to a "garage with workshops", with the garage having closed down in July 2023.
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3 weeks ago | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Julia Breens
Plans to turn a house into student accommodation have been criticised over fears there are “serious” parking issues in the area. A neighbour has also claimed that more family homes are needed instead of the proposed student housing. The plan, which has been submitted to Charnwood Borough Council (CBC), looks to change the use of a four-bed mid-terrace property on Wordsworth Road in Loughborough into a house in multiple occupation (HMO) for up to six people.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Julia Breens
Council loses bid to block new homes in villageJulia BreensLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGoogleRedrow can now move forward with its plan to build 95 new homesFields and paddocks in a Leicestershire village's "green wedge" will be turned into housing after a government inspector overturned a council's decision to refuse planning permission. The 27-acre site, off the Common in Barwell, will now see 95 homes built on it after Redrow Homes won its appeal.
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3 weeks ago | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Julia Breens
Plans have been lodged to turn a deli and flat in a village’s former pub into a house after a decision to name it a community asset was overturned. Part of the Golden Fleece in South Croxton, north east of Leicester, had already been turned into homes before the pub closed in 2023, following planning permission from Charnwood Borough Council (CBC).
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3 weeks ago | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Julia Breens
Fields and paddocks in a Leicestershire village’s “green wedge” will be turned into housing after a government inspector overturned a council’s decision to refuse planning permission. The 27-acre site will now see 95 homes built on it after Redrow Homes won its appeal. The land, off the Common in Barwell, had been designated as “green wedge” by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (HBBC) in a bid to keep an area of separation between Barwell, Hinckley, Earl Shilton and Burbage.
