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Leicestershire BUILDER Magazine • DECEMBER 2015 • Tel: 01530 244069
Ms B White (c/o Agent: Darren Insley, DCI Architecture Ltd, The Rural Design Office, Barns Heath Farm, Snarestone Road, Appleby Magna DE12 7AJ) – Demolition of 2 properties to allow for the erection of 9 dwellings – at land to the rear of 26 Jennys Lane, Ravenstone, Coalville, Leics. LE67 2AP. Lychgate Homes Ltd (c/o Agent: David Granger Design Ltd, The Old Dairy, Mill Street, Packington, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. LE65 1WN) – Demolition of existing single storey side extensions and change of use to residential dwelling, and erection of 2 dwellings and associated access, parking and garaging for all three dwellings – at 70 Tamworth Road, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. LE65 2PR. Mr Keith Beesley (c/o Agent: Nick Cooper, HSSP Architects Ltd, Pera Business Park, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leics. LE13 0PB) – Erection of 5 dwellings with associated garages (Reserved matters) – at land adjoining Ravenstone Road, Heather, Leics. Mr Mick Smith (c/o Agent: Mrs Val Harding, Harding Planning Services, 15 Riddington Road, Leicester LE3 2JS) – Erection of 2 dwellings – at Michael House, South Lane, Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leics. LE67 1TG.
Rutland County Mr Robert Jeynes (c/o Agent: Giles Crust, Steenkiel Hal, Stone Pit Lane, Skendleby, Spilsby, Lincs. PE23 4QB) - Conversion of agricultural buildings to provide 3 residential dwellings – at rear of 8a Reeves Lane, Wing, Rutland. Secretary of State for Defence (c/o Agent: Brendan Starkey, WYG, 314 Midsummer Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK9 2UB) – Screening request for new build 72 Junior Ranks Single Living Accommodation; New build Senior Non-Commissioned Officer’s Mess; New build Station Heavy Equipment Inspection and Servicing Facility; New build Armoury for all units; New build Ammunition Store for all units; New build Physical & Recreational Training Facility; New Obstacle Course – at HM Forces, Kendrew Barracks, School Road, Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland LE15 7BL. Mr Matthew Brown (c/o Agent: Tony Ansell, Rutland Planning, 2 Harewood Close, Langham, Oakham, Rutland LE15 7JZ) – Erection of 4 detached dwellings – at 2-4 Main Road, Glaston, Rutland.
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68% PAY RISE NEEDED TO AFFORD A HOME IN THE EAST MIDLANDS Only people earning upwards of £40,000 a year can afford a typical East Midlands mortgage, according a new report by the National Housing Federation. The average worker earning £24,000 would need a staggering £16,000 pay rise (68%) to get a mortgage for an average home in the region. Home Truths 2015/16 portrays a gloomy picture for renters, too. Private renters currently fork out around £537 a month in the East Midlands, 27% of their pay packet. In parts of the region the picture is even more extreme, with rents in Rutland and South Northamptonshire now hovering well over the £750 mark. The report reveals the source of all this misery: 40,000 too few new homes built over the last four years in the region. With house prices across the region now at seven times local salaries, housing associations are building homes at scale to help end the East Midlands housing crisis. Housing associations are working to end the region’s crisis, providing 145,000 affordable homes in region. Housing associations built 50,000 homes across the country last year, 40% of all new homes in England. Nottingham Community Housing Association has built roughly 250 new homes each year since 1973, while Longhurst Group has plans to develop 2,500 by 2019. Home Truths 2015/16 reveals the most unaffordable and affordable places to buy a home in the region.
Hawksmead Limited (c/o Agent: Christopher Ball, DLP Planning Ltd, 4 Abbey Court, Fraser Road, Priory Business Park, Bedford MK44 3WH) – Proposed hotel and associated works – at Hotel Hawksmead Site, Hackamore Way, Barleythorpe, Rutland. Wilds Lodge School (c/o Agent: Ross Thain & Co Ltd, 20 Belton Street, Stamford, Lincs. PE9 2EF) – Extension to school to accommodate an assembly/theatre, administrative offices, staff room and counselling rooms – at Wilds Lodge, Stamford Road, Empingham, Oakham, Rutland LE15 8QQ.
Blaby District Mr Nigel Dutton (c/o Agent: Alan Filby, A & G Architects, 11 Leicester Road, Loughborough, Leics. LE11 2AE) – Construction of new data centre – at County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8SA EMH Homes (c/o Agent: KPW Architects, 170 Upper New Walk, Leicester LE1 7QA) – Erection of 2 dwellings with associated parking and amenity space – at land at rear of 1 & 3 Bradbury Close, Cosby, Leics.
Kate Warburton, external affairs manager for the National Housing Federation in the East Midlands, said: “This is a housing crisis several generations in the making and one that affects buyers and renters across the region. To spell it out, if you’re on an average salary and want to buy a home, you’ll need to ask your boss for a 68% pay rise! “There are nowhere near enough homes being built to keep up with demand. Last year 8,000 too few homes were built to keep pace with demand – over the last four years that’s a shortfall of 40,000. Urgent action must be taken.” “Housing associations are a vital part of the solution to the housing crisis. They built 50,000 homes last year, 40% of all new homes, and are ambitious about delivering even more.” Julie Doyle, chief executive at Longhurst Group added, “A good home is the foundation for the rest of your life but over recent years thousands of people across the Midlands have found themselves living in poor quality, unsuitable homes or worse, out on the streets. We are committed to providing affordable, quality homes for all who need them and have built more than 1,280 new homes over the last three years. We know that what’s affordable for one person isn’t necessarily affordable for someone else so we’re now developing a wider range of tenures, such as shared ownership options, to help people struggling to get onto the property ladder.” Mike Andrews, Chief Executive of Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) describes his organisation’s commitment to building more homes: “For over forty years, NCHA has been committed to providing high quality affordable housing for people in need across the East Midlands. As the release of today’s report shows, property prices and the demand for homes continue to increase, and NCHA will play its part in helping to respond to the housing crisis by expanding our development programme. We have set ourselves the target of building over 1,500 new affordable homes across the region in the next five years; ensuring we carry on delivering what is a very important strategic objective for NCHA – building more homes.”
Jayne Commercial Ltd (c/o Agent: GB A&E Ltd, Ryton Organic Gardens, Wolston Lane, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby, Warks. CV8 3LG) – Erection of 9 dwellings with associated access, parking and amenity space – at land off Grace Road, Sapcote, Leics. Mr David Graves (c/o Agent: DT Designs Ltd, 74 Wyvern Avenue, Leicester LE4 7HH) – Erection of 11 dwellings – at land at rear of 4044 Sports Road, Glenfield, Leics. LE3 8AH.
Charnwood Borough Mr Andrew Duncombe (c/o Agent: HSSP Architects Ltd) – Erection of two extensions to industrial unit and change of use of first floor of existing building from industrial to office following demolition of 2 industrial units – at Wreake Valley Craftsmen Ltd, 25 Rearsby Road, Thrussington, Leics. LE7 4UD. Brooksby College (c/o Agent: Melton Borough Council) – Consultation from Melton Borough Council. Amended plans relating to Highways: Mixed use development for residential development (up to 70 dwellings), B1 development (up to 850 sq.m.) and village shop – at Brooksby Agricultural College, Melton Road, Brooksby, Leics.
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