Leicestershire BUILDER Magazine • JULY 2015 • Tel: 01530 244069
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Thomas May & Co (c/o Agent: Paul Roberts, Architects LE1 LLP, 38 Nelson Street, Leicester LE1 7BA) - Student accommodation comprising 398 bed spaces (variation of condition 22 attached to planning permission 20130696 to allow for removal of retail units from the scheme). Changes to the elevations and 45 additional student bedspaces. Alterations to roof. Extension to sixth and seventh floors - at 16-26 Oxford Street and 28 Newarke Street, Allen House, Leicester. Mrs Priti Sachdev (c/o Agent: Muthar Al-Salloum, MAS Architecture Ltd, Studio G005, The Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, Leics. LE10 1QU) - Change of use from house in multiple occupation to 7 self-contained studio flats; demolition of single storey element. erection of single storey extension at rear - at 28 West Street, Leicester. Barratt & David Wilson Homes North Midlands Division (c/o: 2 Horizon Place, Mellors Way, Nottingham business Park, Nottingham NG8 6PY) - Screening opinion as to whether an environmental impact assessment is required for development of site for up to 440 dwellings - at Playing Fields, Blackbird Road, Leicester.
Hinckley & Bosworth Miss L Waldron (c/o Agent: Paul Taylor, Thomas Taylor Planning, Castle House, South Street, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. LE65 1BR) - Erection of 6 stables and tack room - at Barton Hill Fields Farm, Main Street, Barton in the Beans, Nuneaton, Warks. CV13 0DJ. Mrs Lynette Fallowes (c/o Agent: Tim Bailey, Bailey Design Limited, 43A Mitchells Court, Lower Gungate, Tamworth, Staffs. B79 7AS) - Erection of 8 dwellings (Revised scheme) at 8 Wood Lane, Norton juxta Twycross, Atherstone, Warks. CV9 3QB. Mr R Kent (c/o Agent: S Raju, R3 Design Developments Ltd, The Glasshouse, 9 Hallam Close, Littlethorpe, Leics. LE19 2LA) Change of use from church to gymnasium - at Barlestone Methodist Church, 16 Newbold Road, Barlestone, Nuneaton, Warks. CV13 0DZ. Mr David Sear-Mayes (c/o Agent: Malcolm Goodall, The Drawing Room (Architects) Ltd, 130 Moat Street, Wigston, Leicester LE18 2GE) - Erection of 2 detached dwellings (Revised Proposal) - at land adjacent to Coach House Cottage, 1 Workhouse Lane, Burbage, Hinckley, Leics. LE10 3AS.
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Developer Urges Commuters Case Studies Required: To Cut Journey Times By City Dwellers Moving To A New Home Looking To A LOCAL homebuilder is encouraging workers with long daily commutes to visit its many new developments with great transport connections, after stats suggest the average British worker spends 11 working weeks every year commuting. David Wilson Homes East Midlands, which has a range of new homes available across Leicestershire, believes many commuters could cut down the time and money spent in their cars simply by moving to a new home near to a major arterial route, such as the M1 or M69 motorways. Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the average commute has increased by nine minutes a day in the last decade, from 45 minutes to 54 minutes. Based on four weeks of holiday per year and the standard 37.5 hour working week, this amounts to 11 weeks a year in terms of lost productivity. Steve Smith, Sales Director for David Wilson Homes, said, “At the heart of all our new developments is a sense of community and family living. Workers who are having to travel further and for longer periods to get to and from work should consider how much time they could save if they bought a home at one of our new developments, which are carefully planned to support purchasers, considering aspects including their proximity to main road and rail commuter links.” Further figures from the ONS also show that nearly 90% of the UK’s workforce continues to work at their employer’s premises. Many of David Wilson Homes’ house designs incorporate studies to support the remaining 10% and those who benefit from flexible working. Kate Faulkner, (pictured, right) leading independent property expert, said, “It’s
not surprising that commuting times have increased recently, as working from home has not caught on in the way it was predicted, and more people are priced out of living in London but still need to work there. “Many new developments are purposefully located near superior transport links to cater for the modern commuter - for example David Wilson Homes’ Glenfield Park in Glenfield near the M1, or Farndon Fields in Market Harborough, from where you can reach London in less than an hour on the train.” David Wilson Homes East Midlands is currently building a selection of high quality homes near excellent transport links at the following developments across Leicestershire: • Glenfield Park in Glenfield (near Junction 21A of the M1 and A46) • Farndon Fields in Market Harborough (near Market Harborough railway station) • Whetstone Park in Whetstone (near Junction 21 of the M1 and the M69) • The Chestnuts in Syston (near Syston railway station) • Sapcote Lea in Sapcote (near the M69) • The Meadows and Britannia Park in Burbage (near the M69 and A5) • Rearsby Roses in East Goscote (near the A46, M69 and M1) • David Wilson at Quorn (near Loughborough railway station and the M1) • The Greens in Hinckley (near the M69 and A5)
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