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Leicestershire BUILDER Magazine • MARCH 2015 • Tel: 01530 244069
Melton Borough
Former pub site has consent for 14 houses
Housebuilder Redrow has welcomed news that starts on new homes last year were at their highest annual total since 2007 and 10% higher than in 2013.
Leicestershire County Council - Mr N Dutton (c/o: Agent: A & G Architects Ltd, 11 Leicester Road, Loughborough, Leics. LE11 2AE) Erection of a single storey classroom block containing two new teaching bases plus dedicated area for special educational needs co-ordinator - at Bottesford C of E Primary School, Silverwood Road, Bottesford, Nottingham NG13 0BS. Gladman Developments Ltd (c/o: Gladman House, Alexandria way, Congleton Business Park, Congleton, Cheshire CW12 1LB) - Development of up to 520 dwellings and associated convenience shop, public open space and landscaping - at Field OS 002, Leicester Road, Melton Mowbray, Leics. Mr R Brooksby (c/o: Agent: Robin Taylor, Taylor’s Drawings, 37 Dorian Rise, Mellton Mowbray, Leics. LE13 0TJ) - Single storey extension to the Village Hall with a new canopy roof to the front of the hall - at The Village Hall, 15 Water Lane, Frisby on the Wreake, Leics. LE14 2NP. Family Housing (c/o: Agent: P.Reid, Wilbraham Associates Ltd, 18A Regent Place, Rugby, Warks. CV21 2PN) - Residential development of up to 39 dwellings and associated works - at land west of Marquis Road and north of Station Road, Old Dalby, Leics.
Harborough District Pavhurst Associates Ltd (c/o: 1 Lapwing Court, Narborough, Leicester LE19 2TR) - Erection of 2 semi-detached dwellings - at 151 Northampton Road, Market Harborough, Leics. LE16 9HD Langton Homes (c/o: Agent: BRP Architects, 1 Millers Yard, Roman Way, Market Harborough, Leics. LE16 7PW) - Erection of 2 detached dwellings and garages with associated landscaping and paddock - at land at Gatehouse Lane, Caldecott Road, Great Easton, Leics. Mulberry Property Developments Ltd (c/o: Agent: Corporate Architecture Ltd, Venari House, 1 Trimbush Way, Market Harborough, Leics. LE16 7XY) - Demolition of a vacant former dwelling and erection of 2 detached dwellings - at Manor Farm, Main Street, Tugby, Leics. LE7 9WD.
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Housing Starts Uplift Welcomed – But Planning Hold-Ups Still Preventing More
FHP Property Consultants are inviting offers in excess of £350,000 for the former Royal Foresters Public House Development Site, Coronation Street, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire NG17 6AE. The 0.89 acre site has planning consent for 14 threebed semi-detached houses (planning ref: V/2014/0565) Section 106 contributions will be payable comprising an offsite Open Space Contribution of £14,000 and a Public Realm Contribution of £28,000. For more information, contact David Hargreaves at FHP on 0115 841 1131/07879 396003 or email: david@ fhpliving.co.uk
However, it says the “slow and tedious” planning process is still preventing developers from providing the volume of new homes required. Redrow, which delivered a buoyant set of half year results recently, has made a significant contribution to the uplift in new homes starts and has a strategy to grow the business by increasing the number of outlets. Dave Bexon, Group sales and marketing director for Redrow, said: “We are expecting to increase the number of active outlets to 115 by June 2015, a 12% increase on the previous year. Whilst we are only at the beginning of the spring selling season, demand for new homes is strong and the welcomed changes to stamp duty will undoubtedly help home buyers within our market segment. We have a strong pipeline of land for new sites, which should enable us to continue to increase the number of homes we build. “We’re pleased that this latest report shows progress and Government initiatives such as Help to Buy and stamp duty reform are very welcome, but there is still more to be done. Despite reforms to the planning system, obtaining detailed or reserved matter approvals remains a slow and tedious process. It is undoubtedly the single biggest obstacle to the industry increasing the volume of new homes that the country needs.”
NEW BOOK TEACHES CHILDREN ABOUT THE HOMES THEY LIVE IN CHILDREN are learning about the processes, materials and different job roles in homebuilding through an engaging book penned by a Redrow sales director. How We Build Your Home is the second book from Pauline Turnbull, sales director for Tamworth-based Redrow Homes (Midlands). Thousands of copies have already been sent to schools across the West Midlands, with further copies issued to coincide with National Storytelling Week. In the book, site manager Jim and his team of construction workers guide readers through the building process, explaining about methods they use, some of the potential dangers and how all the different Redrow’s Rosanna Lloyd delivers copies of How We Build Your Home, roles contribute to the finished product. written by Redrow’s Pauline Turnbull, to Shifnal Primary School. One of the first schools to receive copies of How We Build Your Home was Shifnal Primary School, in Shifnal, near Telford, close to Redrow’s Aston Fields venture. Head teacher Adam Farrington said: “Staff and children enjoy reading How We Build Your Home as it’s both fun and educational. It links in with several areas of the curriculum including literacy, geography and science as it encourages children to think about different types of homes, where they live, the area around them and the materials and processes involved in housebuilding. We’re grateful to Redrow for sharing such a useful resource with us.” Copies of the book have also been given to schools close to The Willows in East Leake, The Coppice in Telford, Abbey Meadows in Pershore and Tudor Gardens in Atherstone. Pauline Turnbull, sales director for Redrow Homes (Midlands), says: “Children living on or near to our developments are often curious about how we transform a parcel of land into new homes, creating a new neighbourhood along the way, and this book is a great way of explaining that to them.”
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