Plans to build new school and 750 homes in Kirby Muxloe AMBITIOUS plans to create a new school and housing development in Blaby have been submitted. L&Q Estates has lodged the proposals with Blaby District Council to build a primary school and 750 homes on land north of the A47 Hinckley Road in Kirby Muxloe. The one, two, three and four-bedroom properties will include up to 25 per cent of affordable homes at Hastings Fields which is located near Old Newtonians Rugby Football Club, Leicester Ivanhoe Cricket Club, Leicester Forest East Tennis Club and Leicester Forest Rugby Football Club. The development would also include children’s play spaces, a comprehensive network of landscaped areas, shared pedestrian and cycle lanes and a comprehensive package of highway improvements. If the plans are agreed, L&Q Estates would also make significant financial contributions towards increasing capacity in nearby secondary schools and special education as well as other necessary social infrastructure including library and GP services. Richard Edwards, Planning Director at L&Q Estates which is based in Warwick, said this was an allocated site for housing as part of the Blaby Delivery DPD Local Plan which was adopted in February 2019. He said: “We have worked closely with Blaby District Council on drawing up this masterplan which would involve creating a one-form entry primary school which may grow in time. “The scheme includes building 750 homes of which around 500 would be delivered during the period of the Local Richard Edwards Plan which ends in 2029. “If we are given planning consent, this scheme would improve education provision in Kirby Muxloe as well as increase the choice of housing in a growing community.” L&Q is one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers, managing more than 100,000 homes across London and the South East.
King Street area set for massive boost
City council plans to invest millions in business and office space
LEICESTER City Council has revealed innovative proposals to invest in the redevelopment of a former factory building to create much-needed office space and units for start-up and growing businesses. The council wants to transform Pilot House in King Street to create a new business community – providing high quality workspaces for companies who want to relocate to the city, creative agencies and new-talent start-ups. Currently comprising of five separate but inter-connected buildings, Pilot House also has the capacity to offer units for start-up businesses, and the potential to accommodate independent retail units. Under the council’s proposals, Pilot House would be sensitively transformed to provide a central courtyard and atrium for shared use, a business zone for technical and digital businesses, and a co-working lounge. Existing industrial features including parquet flooring and exposed brick and beams would be retained, and a new entrance into the courtyard would be created from King Street. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ...>
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