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Leicestershire BUILDER Magazine • SEPTEMBER 2015 • Tel: 01530 244069
Mr & Mrs Nichols (c/o Agent: Insight Town Planning Ltd, Harborough Innovation Centre, Leicester Road, Market Harborough, Leics. LE16 7WB) - Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 4 detached dwellings with garages (Revised scheme) - at Hall Farm, Back Lane, Leire, Leics.
NW Leics District Mr Paul Waterfield (c/o: 207 Wilson House, Leicester Road, Ibstock, Leics. LE67 6HP) - Erection of 94 dwellings Phase 1 (Reserved Matters) - at Holywell Spring Farm, Burton Road, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. LE65 2LP. Mr Andy Rogers (c/o: Forest Holidays, Bath Yard, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE12 6BA) - Alterations and front extension to existing office building and alterations to car park - at Forest Holidays, Bath Yard, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE12 6BA. Mr & Mrs Gilliver (c/o Agent: Andrew Thomas, Thomas Taylor Planning Ltd, Castle House, South Street, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. LE65 1BQ) - Erection of up to 4 dwellings - at land to the rear of 6 Rawdon Road, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE12 6DQ. Unnamed Applicant (c/o Agent: C A Underwood, The Barn, Church Lane, Ravenstone, Coalville, Leics. LE67 2AE) - Erection of new building to be used for light industrial purposes - at 1 & 2 Martins Court, Telford Way, Coalville, Leics. LE67 3HD. Mr Martin Howe (c/o Agent: David Needham, 3 Stretton Road, Morton, Derbyshire DE55 6GW) - Application for the erection of 8 town houses - at land at rear of 7 Hill Top, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2PR. Butler & Butler Developments (c/o Agent: C A Underwood, The Barn, Church Lane, Ravenstone, Coalville, Leics. LE67 2AE) Conversion of property into 2 dwellings - at 20 Chapel Street, Ibstock, Leics. LE67 6HE. Mr Fowkes (c/o Agent: C A Underwood, The Barn, Church Lane, Ravenstone, Coalville, Leics. LE67 2AE) - Demolition of existing workshop and erection of 2 semidetached dwellings - at land adjacent to 99 Chapel Street, Ibstock, Leics. LE67 6HF.
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Purpose-built supported living facility opens in Sandiacre A NEW purpose-built supported living complex, designed to enable people suffering with mental illness to live in the community with professional support, has opened in Sandiacre. The development, known as Riverside Gardens, is the brainchild of consultant psychiatrist Dr. Ivan Bakelchev of Aspire Mental Healthcare, whose vision is to offer an alternative to long-term hospitalisation or repeated admission due to relapse. His first project, Chilwell House in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, established to provide a residential recovery and rehabilitation service, as well as respite and crisis care, has proved extremely successful and was extended last year to accommodate the rising demand for places. The clear need for further rehabilitation and re-enablement opportunities led to the investment in Riverside Gardens at Sandiacre. The complex, which operates similarly to a social enterprise and has neither shareholders nor any related requirement for profit, includes a unique Skills & Re-enablement Centre, which offers supervised skills training to day-patients, aimed at improving independence and self-reliance, as well as supporting those in need of enablement before returning to work after a long stay in hospital. According to Dr. Bakelchev, Riverside Gardens – like Chilwell House – offers a win-win opportunity both for patients and for the local authority. “Therapy and support in the community is a much better option for those suffering with long-term mental illness, and The new facility at Riverside Gardens (Sandiacre) it’s also a more cost-effective solution for the local authority than keeping people in hospital,” he says. “Outcomes are improved for patients, they are supported through rehabilitation back into the community and are enabled to become productive members of society, which is good for society and good for the individual’s mental health.” The first residents to move into Riverside Gardens include former patients at Chilwell House, who have already made substantial progress towards independence. “We are very excited about this project at Aspire,” Dr.Bakelchev concludes. “We have had excellent response from local mental healthcare professionals and we are confident that Riverside Gardens will prove as successful as Chilwell House.” Plans are underway for further facilities across the East Midlands, including Nottingham town centre.
Westleigh to build new homes in Nottinghamshire at former factory site LECESTERSHIRE-BASED builder Westleigh has begun work to transform a former factory site in Sutton-in-Ashfield into 21 new homes for sale. Westleigh will revive the site on Coxmoor Road, set to be named Kingfisher Gardens, by building a range of two and three bedroom properties. Construction work has started and the first homes will be released for sale in September, with residents able to move in by late autumn. The properties will be built to a high specification and prospective homeowners, if they choose, will be able to purchase their new home through the Government backed Help to Buy scheme with as little as a 5% deposit and just 75% mortgage. The development is located adjacent to the Sutton Lawn, site of the former Sutton Mill, which provides a green and pleasant walk into Sutton-in-Ashfield’s town centre. The development also benefits from good transportation links with the M1 and A38. Furthermore, the town has a train station and is situated a short drive away from Mansfield. Robert Orr, Sales & Marketing Manager at Westleigh Homes, commented, “This brand new housing development continues our commitment to providing high specification new homes in Nottinghamshire and we’re very pleased to be offering new properties in such a sought after location, especially as they will regenerate brownfield land and transform it into a thriving community for the benefit of the area.” Westleigh Homes builds contemporary new homes across the Midlands and designs homes and specifications with modern lifestyles in mind. It ensures its new homes embrace existing buildings, styles and materials, whilst also ensuring the build has minimal impact on its local environment.
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