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Leicestershire BUILDER Magazine • MARCH 2017 • Tel: 01530 244069
Watkin Jones Group (c/o: 3 Abbots Park, Preston Brook, Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 3GH) – Screening opinion as to whether an environmental impact assessment is required for a mixed use development comprising approx. 319 dwellings and up to 250 sqm of commercial floorspace – at Bath Lane/All Saints Road, Leicester. Mr H Kotadia (c/o Agent: Mr Mistry, SKM Design, 8 De Montfort Mews, Leicester LE1 7FW) – Demolition of part of ground floor, change of use of first and second floors from office to 2 flats and construction single and first floor extensions – at 66 Belgrave Gate, Leicester. Mr R Sharma (c/o Agent: Dinesh Tailor, DT Designs Ltd, 74A Wyvern Avenue, Leicester LE4 7HH) – Single storey extension at front of shop; two-storey extension at rear to form 2 additional flats and dormer extension at rear to provide one studio flat – at 225 Melton Road, Leicester. Leicester Care Home Ltd (c/o Agent: Paul Cockerill, DWA Architects, Rievaulx House, 1 St Marys Court, York YO24 1AH) – Change of use from flats to care home (50-bed and 4 assisted living apartments); construction of three storey extension at front, side and rear – at 1A Monsell Drive, Leicester. Mr E Rainford (c/o Agent: Mr Faizal Osman, Thirteen Architectural Consultants Ltd, 8 Coplow Avenue, Leicester LE5 5WA) – Change of use of ground floor shop to 2 self-contained flats plus single storey extension to rear – at 274-276 Loughborough Road, Leicester. Mr Nirav Shah (c/o Agent: Neil McMinn, Ink/Drawn, 27 Friar Lane, Leicester LE1 5QS) – Construction of fourth floor extension to provide 5 flats – at 22-28 Princess Road West, Leicester. Mr Pradip Modi (c/o Agent: Phil Routledge, Right Surveyors North, 74 Waterfields, Retford DN22 6RE) – Construction of three-storey building; creation of 2 commercial units on ground floor and 6 flats on first and second floors – at Global House, 2 Spinney Hill Road, Leicester.
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Housebuilder appoints new regional managing director A NEW MANAGING director has taken charge at the Midlands division of national housebuilder Bloor Homes. Paul Degg has been appointed to the top job at the company’s regional office in Tamworth, with responsibility for the Paul Degg, the new Regional Managing developer’s sites Director of Bloor Homes Midlands across the Midlands. And the 53-year-old father of one has outlined ambitious plans to nearly double the size of the business. Mr Degg has joined the company from Keepmoat Midlands, where he spent the past six years as regional managing director. Prior to that he worked for the Taylor Wimpey Group, where during 27 years with the company he rose through the ranks to the position of commercial director and then regional MD. Mr Degg, who lives near Stafford, and counts coaching junior rugby and riding motorcycles among his hobbies, has also served a two-year stint as a non-executive director for Mid Wales Housing Association. Commenting on his new role, Mr Degg said: “I am delighted to be joining Bloor Homes, a company which is renowned for building high quality homes in desirable locations. “My main priority is to grow the region and significantly increase the number of new homes we deliver each year. There is huge potential for growth within the company, which is a very stable and well-run business. “Being a privately-owned company, the chain of command to the top is very short, which is great from an MD’s perspective as it allows for quick and timely decision-making. “I have worked across the full spectrum of the housing market in the Midlands, from urban regeneration projects to £1.5 million plus homes, and am looking forward to using that breadth of experience to drive the business forward.” As someone who has worked in housebuilding for more than three decades, Mr Degg is optimistic about the state of the housing market, despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit. He added: “We are selling houses at a reasonable rate and there is still a need for quality housing so the market is looking quite strong.” And he believes that apprenticeship schemes, such as the expanding programme run by Bloor, are key to the future of the industry. He said: “I joined the construction industry at 16 directly from school and I think it’s vital that businesses such as Bloor provide similar opportunities for young people to build successful careers in the industry today.”
Quorn plot: £250k ANDREW GRANGER & Co are offering for sale a prime building plot at 10 Castledine Street, Quorn, Leics. LE12 8DW. The plot has full planning permission for demolition of the existing brick and tiled bungalow and erection of a pair of three-storey semi-detached homes with associated car parking. The plot measures 17.2 metres wide by 23.8 metres deep, and has an area of 413.6 sq.metres or thereabouts. The Guide Price is £250,000. For more information, or to arrange a viewing, contact Andrew Granger on 01509 235534.
Mr B Chopra (c/o Agent: Mr Faizal Osman, Thirteen Architectural Consultants Ltd, 8 Coplow Avenue, Leicester LE5 5WA) – Construction of three storey detached block of 6 flats – at land adjacent to 3 Berridge Lane, Leicester. Feuozi Properties (c/o Agent: Mrs Zoe Massey, Hayward Architects Ltd, 19 Station Road, Hinckley, Leics. LE10 1AW) – Demolition of corner and change of use of building from office, store and 2 flats and construction of five storey block to create 14 student flats – at 13 Glebe Street & 62 London Road, Leicester. Inchlines Ltd (c/o Agent: David Neill, Chartered Architect, 37 Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester LE7 9RE) – Construction of twostorey factory unit – at 11 Hilltop Road, Leicester. Dee Kay House (c/o Agent: Paul Cleaver, Architect, 5 Wellington Street, Leicester) – Demolition of existing building and construction of six storey building with 3 shops on ground floor and 25 flats on upper floors – at Dee Kay House, 227-231 Belgrave Gate, Leicester. Manor Investments Ltd (c/o Agent: Mr Malcolm Goodall, The Drawing Room (Architects) Ltd, 130 Moat Street, Wigston, Leicester LE18 2GE) – Notification of proposed change of use from offices to 2 flats – at Rowlinson Court, 6 Heathley Park Drive, Leicester. Oxford London Developments Ltd (c/o Agent: Luke Kenney, Staniforth Architects Ltd, The Warehouse, 1A Stamford Street, Leicester LE1 6NL) – Construction of four storey extensionat side to provide 8 flats and construction of three storey extension to roof to provide 19 flats – at Reynard House, 37 Welford Road, Leicester. Mr Iqbar Gaffar (c/o Agent: Design Studio Architects Ltd, 1B Salisbury Road, Upper New Walk, Leicester LE1 7QR) – Demolition of existing dwelling, layout of new access road from Silverwood Close and construction of 7 detached houses and a single storey block of 4 garage units – at 11 Silverwood Close, Leicester. Property Base (c/o Agent: Paul Cleaver, Architect, 5 Wellington Street, Leicester LE1 6HH) – Change of use from 2 flats to 4 flats and construction of single storey extension at rear – at 1 Mantle Road, Leicester.
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