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JULY 2024 

Bellway sponsors amateur cyclist 

tackling Tour de France route for charity 

A HOUSEBUILDER has 

sponsored a Leicestershire 

cyclist who is taking on all 

3,592km of the official Tour de 

France route in aid of charity. 

Bellway East Midlands has donated 

£100 to Duncan Carrier, who is tackling Le Grand Loop – in which amateur cyclists complete all 21 stages 

of the Tour de France, fully supported, one week ahead of the professionals. 

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Duncan Carrier (left) who is completing Le Loop bike 

ride in France, and his son Wilf Carrier (right) who is 

joining him for three stages of the event, met Bellway 

Sales Manager Kenny Lattimore after Bellway East 

Midlands sponsored their fundraising efforts. 

Enderby Logistics 

Hub approved 

OUTLINE planning permission has 

been granted for a new logistics 

and industrial park at St Johns, 

Enderby. 

Blaby District Council planning committee 

members approved an application for the 

Enderby Logistics Hub at a meeting on 13 

June. 

The application was submitted by 

landowner the Drummond Estate following 

the refusal of a similar outline application 

in October last year. This refusal is in the 

process of being appealed with a hearing 

date scheduled for Tuesday 9 July. 

The approved plans feature four storage 

and distribution warehouses, three general 

industrial warehouses – replacing a potential 

training centre in the previous scheme 

-offices and gatehouses. Access will be off 

Leicester Lane. 

The site, which amounts to 33 hectares, 

was assessed and earmarked for 

employment use within the current Local 

Plan, adopted in 2019. 

During the meeting councillors discussed 

the application’s impact on highways, 

concerns about noise and the need for 

warehousing. 

Further, more detailed applications 

will follow to determine the size, scale, 

layout and landscaping elements of the 

development. 

The application can be viewed on Search 

for Applications using reference 23/1066/ 

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Celebrating 15 Years 

of SKM Design 

ARCHITECTURE firm SKM Design celebrated their 15th 

birthday with a series of celebrations and a rebrand. They 

stand as an award-winning firm for commercial, high-end 

residential and hospitality projects across the UK and are a 

practice that pride themselves on distinctive designs with a 

difference. 

Founded in May 2009 by director Sanjay Mistry, the company has survived recessions, ongoing industry 

fluctuations and a pandemic. “Despite the numerous challenges we’ve faced over the years, we are still here 

when so many other practices have been forced to close their doors for good,” Sanjay says. This survival is 

a testament to the hard work and commitment of the team under the guidance of a patient, dedicated and 

determined leader. 

As part of the rebrand (designed in-house), the triple circle logo is now a square with the SKM initials cleverly 

hidden within the linework. Orange maintains a connection to the previous brand identity and the grey is now 

a deep navy to move away from the typical corporate look. The new brand identity is more reflective of the 

company’s position as an established firm with a professional and forward-thinking approach. 

As SKM commemorate this significant milestone, it is not only a time for celebration but also a moment of 

reflection and gratitude. This extends to the clients who have trusted the company with their projects and 

the team members who have supported the firm’s growth and poured their passion and expertise into every 

project. 

Looking ahead, SKM Design remains committed to its core values of excellence, integrity and innovation. 

With a strong legacy of achievements behind them, the firm is prepared to continue making a positive impact 

for many years to come. 

BATJIC agrees 4 per 

cent pay rise 

THE BUILDING and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC), 

managed by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), has agreed 

with Unite the Union a 4 per cent wage rate increase, and one extra 

day of holiday, for small builders. The agreement came into effect from Monday 17 

June 2024. 

Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said “This year’s agreement represents a fair rise in the wage rates 

for the nation’s small builders, following another year of inflated prices. We believe this has struck the right 

balance between employers and staff, who are both seeing their costs rise. BATJIC, in agreement with Unite, 

also agreed to provide builders with one extra holiday day.” 

Berry concluded: “While the BATJIC agreement is completely voluntary, we know many FMB members 

choose to use it for guidance on their wage rates and other employment rights. The agreement helps builders 

attract new staff and maintain their current workforce by guiding employers to offer competitive wages and a 

range of other employment benefits.” 

Cycling for charity 

From page 1 

Duncan, 60, is Managing Director of 

Carrier Landscapes, which is based 

in Upper Broughton near Melton 

Mowbray and provides landscaping 

work at Bellway developments across 

the region. The Bellway donation has 

helped him reach his fundraising target 

of £3,000. 

Duncan said: “Thank you to Bellway 

for this great support for an amazing 

charity. Hopefully we can stay ahead of 

the Tour de France peloton.” 

Le Grand Loop – the full 21 stages 

of the Tour de France course being 

completed by Duncan – is part of Le 

Loop, which offers cyclists a range 

of options from two stages to the full 

course. Money raised by Le Loop goes 

to the William Wates Memorial Trust, 

whose mission is to help the most 

disadvantaged young people keep 

away from a life of crime by supporting 

charities which engage them in sports, 

arts and education. The trust was set 

up to celebrate the life of 19-year-old 

William Wates, who was tragically 

killed when travelling in Central 

America in 1996. 

Duncan’s challenge will start in June 

in Florence, where the Tour starts this 

year, and ends in Nice three weeks 

later. Duncan is to be joined for three 

of the stages by his son and the 

company’s Operations Director Wilf 

Carrier. 

Steve Smith, Sales Director for 

Bellway East Midlands, said: “When 

we got the letter from Duncan asking 

for his support and outlining his 

intention to take on Le Grand Loop we 

were inspired. We are very happy that 

our donation has enabled him to hit his 

fundraising target before he goes out 

to Florence to start his epic journey. 

“Duncan has brought to our attention 

the amazing work that the William 

Wates Memorial Trust does to 

give young people the opportunity 

to escape their disadvantaged 

circumstances and reach their true 

potential. 

“Supporting charities and giving 

back to the community is close to our 

heart and being able to help out one 

of our contractors in his extraordinary 

endeavours is wonderful. We hope 

that Duncan achieves his dream of 

being able to say that he took on and 

completed the gruelling Tour de France 

route.” 

To find out more about Duncan’s 

Le Grand Loop challenge and the 

charity he is supporting, visit https:// 

fundraising.wwmt.org/fundraisers/ 

duncancarrier/ride-le-loop. 

Bellway East Midlands is currently 

building new homes across 

Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and 

Derbyshire. For more information, visit 

https://www.bellway.co.uk/new-homes/ 

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Grade II listed office 

building sold in Leicester 

ANDREW + ASHWELL has sold Berkeley House, a Grade II 

listed office premises located in the heart of Leicester City 

Centre. 

The 14,722 

square foot 

property, renowned 

for its architectural 

significance and 

close proximity to 

Leicester Railway 

Station, has 

been acquired by 

CECOS Capital 

Ltd, reflecting 

continued 

confidence 

in Leicester’s 

commercial property market. 

The property - located in Regent Street - is an example of Leicester’s 

rich architectural heritage. Designed by Percy Herbert Grundy, a Leicester 

architect, who originally configured the property for Goddard’s Silver Plate 

Powder and Polish firm, the property is an impressive example of art deco 

design which boasts a number of ornate features, including large span 

curtain walling, crittall lights and expansive internal ceiling lights. 

Despite its historical significance and original construction as a factory, 

the building has offered a mixture of open-plan and cellular office 

accommodation for some years and will continue in this vein with its new 

owner. 

Site for 9 dwellings in Ravenstone 

BENTONS are offering for sale a development site with full 

planning consent (ref: 22/00222/FULM) for 3 three-bed 

bungalows, 3 five-bed detached houses and 3 four-bed 

detached houses. 

The 2.24 acre site – at 

11 Fosbrook Close, 

Ravenstone, Coalville, Leics. 

LE67 2AB – occupies a culde-sac 

position with open 

views to the rear. 

The existing property (11 

Fosbrook Close) has been 

demolished and therefore 

subject to final ratification 

from the local authority, the 

development is ready to build. 

Guide Price; £1,450,000. 

 

Call Nick Bonfield at Bentons Estate Agents on 07794 157718 or email 

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Self-employment rockets 

as trade redundancies 

spike by over 400% 

Ellis Osborn, Ecommerce Manager at IronmongeryDirect, 

comments: “New data from the Office for National 

Statistics shows that there has been a surge in 

tradespeople 

turning selfemployed 

over the last 

few months. 

“Between 

December and 

March, the 

figure shot up 

from 227,000 

to 274,000. 

This represents 

an increase of 

47,000, or 21%, 

which is the 

biggest jump in 

15 years, since the winter of 2008. 

“The overall number of workers in construction has remained fairly 

consistent, hovering around the 2.2m mark, meaning these new selfemployed 

workers are likely to have recently left companies. 

“The data backs this up, with a recent spike in redundancies within 

the industry. The latest report shows that 16,000 workers lost their jobs 

between February and April 2024, which is a staggering 167% increase 

from the previous period (January to March, 6,000). At 16,000, the industry 

made more people redundant than any other sector in the UK economy 

during this time. At the same point last year, only 3,000 employees were 

made redundant, so this year’s figure is 433% higher. 

“Thankfully, however, the rate of redundancies appears to be slowing, 

with ‘potential’ cases dropping by 8% over the last few months, and falling 

by 23% year-on-year. 

“For those individuals who choose not to go self-employed, the good 

news is that construction vacancies are on the rise. There were 39,000 

jobs advertised between March and May, up by 8% compared to earlier in 

the year. 

“Also positive is the earnings figure, with average weekly salaries now 

standing at £760, which is an increase of 4% from last year. 

“The data appears dramatic at a first glance, but it’s reassuring to see 

that people who have left their roles are finding alternative sources of 

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“Hopefully the picture will therefore improve as we enter the summer 

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Former housing depot 

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CONSTRUCTION of a new industrial scheme in Leicester 

has reached a major milestone with groundwork complete 

and steel frames erected. 

Commercial property developer, Brackley Property Developments (BPD), 

is redeveloping a brownfield site off Blackbird Road near Leicester city 

centre, on behalf of Leicester City Council. 

Stephen Pedrick-Moyle, managing director of BPD was joined on site 

by Leicester city mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby and main contractor, Wilten 

Construction Limited, to mark the progression of the new £6.25 million 

project. 

It will create more than 30,000 sq ft of light industrial accommodation, 

with four new buildings housing 21 small units for start-ups and growing 

businesses. Units will include roof-mounted solar panels, super insulation 

and low-energy smart lighting, while tenants will also have access to EV 

charging and bicycle storage. 

The land was previously home to the Ian Marlow Centre, a former housing 

depot used by Leicester City Council, which contained vacant office, 

workshop and storage buildings. 

BPD won the remit from Leicester City Council to deliver the project 

following a competitive tendering process. The scheme is being financed by 

the government’s Levelling Up Fund and is programmed for completion in 

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City mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby said: “These much-needed industrial units 

will breathe new life into a vacant council site and help meet the urgent 

demand for commercial and industrial workspaces for start-up and growing 

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“Along with supporting local employers and the creation of new jobs, these 

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GDP figures shows the 

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output has again dropped. 

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the service sector should be celebrated, we should be desperately worried 

about the persistent drop in construction output and fluctuation of output in 

production.” 

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‘professional scientific and technical activities’ but worryingly, ‘wholesale 

and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ saw a 0.20 

percentage point drop, which caps a three month negative trend. 

Production output fell by 0.9%, with mining and quarrying continuing 

to see the greatest drop of more than fifteen points since April 2022. 

Manufacturing continues to flatline. 

Construction output fell by 1.4%, the third monthly fall, with ‘new work’ 

seeing the greatest drop. 17.4% of all insolvency was attributed to 

construction and insolvency in the sector is 36% higher than it was in 2019. 

There is a concern that as new, less ambitious or higher cost planning 

policies start filtering through the system, insolvency will increase again. 

Rico Wojtulewicz, Head of Policy at the NFB, said: “When construction 

output drops, the economy suffers. This is because construction builds the 

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cost of living crisis and everything else which enables growth in practice. 

High speed rail, airport expansion, heat pump installs, electrification of 

buildings, freight transport, mining for manufacturing, energy generation 

and much more is either stalled, or made unviable because of the broken, 

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growth above fear of planning reform backlash from the vocal minority, we 

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Site for 4 dwellings in 

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SAVILLS are offering for sale a development site with 

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Further work to improve 

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WORK HAS STARTED on further improvements to 

Shepshed town centre. 

Charnwood Borough Council will be carrying out work to improve Bull Ring 

and Hall Croft in the town. 

It is the second phase of a scheme which has seen improvements made 

to Market Place. They were completed earlier this year. 

The phase two improvements in Bull Ring include new paving, new bus 

shelter, benches, planters, cycle stands, an information point, improved 

lighting and the creation of a pocket park. 

In Hall Croft, work will be focussed on the area near the Co-op and library. 

It will include repainting the railings, benches, cycle stands and litter bins, 

thorough cleaning of the benches and planters, upgrading the street lighting 

and cleaning and making good the paving. It will also include new planting, 

including two new trees and refreshing the planters. 

Work was planned to start around June 24 and take six to eight weeks. 

Disruption will be kept to a minimum. 

Phase one of the scheme saw the creation of a larger pedestrianised 

area in front of the shops on the corner of Brook Street and Church Street. 

Pavements have been improved and widened in Market Place and along 

Brook Street. New seating, cycle parking facilities and planting have been 

added. 

The regeneration scheme has been developed by the borough council, 

Shepshed Town Council and Shepshed Town Team and aligns with the 

Shepshed Town Centre Masterplan. 

Further information about the scheme is available on the Council website 

at www.charnwood.gov.uk/shepshedregeneration2024. 

National Federation of 

Builders launches ‘Ask 

NFB’ service 

THE NATIONAL Federation of Builders 

(NFB) has announced the launch of Ask 

NFB, a dedicated advice service that 

provides construction businesses with 

expert support and guidance on a wide 

range of industry-related topics. 

The launch of Ask NFB is the first in a series of 

modernisations the organisation is going through, 

as it positions itself as the professional home of builders, contractors and 

house builders and focuses in on its offering of ‘standards, services and 

advocacy’. 

James M. Butcher, Director of Strategy and Operations at the NFB 

said: “We know that construction is the number one sector when it comes 

to insolvencies and news story after news story reports the challenges 

construction faces. It is at these times that professional associations must 

step up to offer the support needed to keep construction building. That’s 

why we have launched Ask NFB, a one-stop shop for expert advice and 

support. 

“Our message to members is simple – if you need help, advice, guidance 

or support, just Ask NFB” 

Ask NFB offers NFB members a dedicated national support desk backed 

by its membership services team, internal policy advisors and suite of 

expert specialists. 

The service will shortly also include a comprehensive library of resources, 

including templates, latest guidance, model policies and information on key 

industry developments. 

With unlimited calls to their Membership Services Manager throughout 

the year, members can confidently seek guidance on any issue that arises, 

whether it’s legal complexities, contract negotiations, HR challenges, 

procurement concerns, or any other aspect of the construction industry. 

Ask NFB is available exclusively to NFB members. To learn more, join 

the NFB and access the exclusive service contact info@builders.org.uk or 

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Roman artefacts give children 

special insight into local history 

SCHOOLCHILDREN in 

Nottinghamshire were 

given a unique glimpse into 

the history of their village, 

when archaeologists 

showed them Roman 

artefacts discovered under 

a local field. 

Pupils at Sutton Bonington 

Primary School were able to see 

Roman pottery and coins found at 

the site of Lime Gardens, the new 

housing development by William 

Davis Homes. 

The discovery was made during 

an excavation by archaeologists 

before construction work began. 

Experts from York Archaeology 

had been commissioned by 

William Davis Homes to conduct 

an archaeological evaluation of the 

site. 

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Pupils from Sutton 

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were shown Roman 

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of York Archaeology, 

watched by (left to right) 

William Davis Homes 

planner Ellie Smith and 

sales manager Charlotte 

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As well as showing the artefacts 

to the pupils, York Archaeology 

held a series of workshops at the 

school to help the children learn 

more about local history. 

A separate information event was 

held by York Archaeology in Sutton 

Bonington Village Hall to show the 

Roman artefacts, including building 

materials, to the public. 

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189,000 social homes could be 

lost by 2040, research warns 

ENGLAND’S dwindling 

social housing stock is 

poised to plummet by 

an additional 189,000 

properties through the 

controversial Right to Buy 

scheme alone by 2040 – 

research by socio-economic 

experts at Marrons has 

revealed. 

The latest figures show that 

89,091 social rent properties owned 

by local authorities were sold 

through Right to Buy nationally between 

2015/16 and 2022/23. If this 

continues at its current level, it will 

result in a loss of 189,318 social 

homes by 2040. 

Birmingham is the local authority 

area that is set to lose the greatest 

number of social homes through 

the scheme by 2040 (10,504), followed 

by Leeds (9,110), Sheffield 

(6,058), Leicester (5,895) and Nottingham 

(5,138). Sandwell (4,420), 

Hull (3,878), Wolverhampton 

(3,770), Barking and Dagenham 

(3,283), and Wigan (3,100) make 

up the remainder of the top 10. 

Craig Pettit, planning director 

at Marrons, said: “It is extremely 

concerning that by 2040, at least 

189,000 properties could be taken 

out of our country’s social housing 

stock – a harrowing forecast that 

comes in the wake of alarming 

surges in social housing waiting 

lists, with more than 1.2 million 

people being on their local authority 

housing register in 2023, and affordability 

remaining considerably 

worse than in the late-90s. 

“The introduction of the Right to 

Buy scheme, which enabled council 

tenants to buy their homes for a 

significantly reduced price, was 

turbo-charged in 1980. Within five 

years, half a million council homes 

had been sold under the initiative 

in England alone. However, the 

scheme has the potential to falsify 

home ownership statistics and 

mask deeper systemic issues. 

“England is losing social housing 

much faster than it is being 

built and the losses are mounting 

up – in fact, according to housing 

and homelessness charity Shelter, 

social housebuilding in England 

being at its lowest rate in decades. 

Demand is continually outstripping 

supply, leaving the poorest households 

with no choice but to enter 

unaffordable private tenancies 

– putting them at risk of homelessness. 

“Perhaps most worryingly, there 

is no indication that the proceeds 

from the sale of ex-social homes 

are being reinvested into providing 

new properties under the initiative. 

At the very least, sale monies 

should be reinvested to provide a 

stepping stone programme from 

social housing to home ownership 

for generations to come.” 

By 2040, England’s 16+ population 

is expected to grow by 6% to 

almost 50 million people. Notably, 

Greater London and the East 

Midlands are the fastest-growing 

regions – each anticipating 12% 

growth to 8 million and 4.5 million, 

respectively – while the North East 

shows the slowest growth at 5% to 

reach 2.3 million people. 

To meet the burgeoning demand, 

at least 5.4 million homes need to 

be constructed across England by 

2040. The South East leads the 

way in housing need outside of 

Greater London, with demand for 

more than 950,000 homes. In contrast, 

the North East demands the 

least, with a requirement of 112,388 

properties. 

Louise Drew, head of building 

communities at law firm Shakespeare 

Martineau, said: “Sadly, 

the Right to Buy system is open 

to abuse. There are numerous 

instances where vulnerable people 

have been approached and offered 

money to allow them to purchase 

their home, only to be forced to 

pass it over to predatory third parties 

after the five-year ‘no selling’ 

period has elapsed. 

“There are also cases where children 

have convinced parents to buy 

their council houses and pass them 

over to them to avoid inheritance 

tax, after which the parents have 

found themselves exposed to the 

risk of homelessness. 

“While it is positive that Right to 

Buy offers a route to home ownership 

that wouldn’t be possible for 

many people, it isn’t as perfect 

as it might look to be on paper. 

Too many houses sold under the 

scheme end up back on the private 

rental market – undermining the 

core aim of the scheme, further 

exacerbating the housing crisis and 

driving up prices.” 

Utilising the latest ONS Census 

data (2021) and 2018-based 

population projections, Marrons 

has painted a clear picture of England’s 

housing need in 2040 in its 

latest report. Supplementing this 

is data from local authority housing 

registers, social housing stock 

records and extrapolated housing 

requirement figures using the government’s 

standard method. 

Galliford Try to re-enter 

affordable homes market 

AS REPORTED IN 

CONSTRUCTION ENQUIRER, 

Galliford Try is staging a return 

to the affordable housing 

market as part of a bid to boost 

group margin in a new fiveyear 

growth plan. 

The firm was excluded from the growth 

sector when it sold its Linden Homes and 

partnerships businesses to Vistry for £1.1bn four years ago. 

But now that agreement has lapsed allowing Galliford Try to build up a 

new business stream in a sector that typically commands margins of 4-5%. 

Chief executive Bill Hocking said the move back into the market was part 

of the firm’s plan to deliver a 4% group-wide margin and exceed £2.2bn 

turnover within five years, up from £1.4bn today. 

In order to reflect the growth of the Infrastructure business and its 

increasing role in the future growth strategy, David Lowery will join the 

main board on 1 July in the new role as divisional managing director of 

infrastructure. 

Source: www.constructionenquirer.com 

Green-fingered children get 

planting for gardening week 

SCHOOLCHILDREN in a 

Leicestershire village have 

been exercising their green 

fingers as part of National 

Children’s Gardening Week. 

Pupils at Burton on the Wolds 

Primary School visited the William 

Davis Homes ‘Honeysuckle Rise’ 

development in the village and 

planted several rows of colourful 

flowers. 

Pupils from Burton on the 

Wolds Primary School 

visited William Davis 

Homes’ Honeysuckle Rise 

development as part of 

National Children’s Gardening 

Week. They are pictured with 

William Davis Homes’ Head 

of Marketing, Sarah Adul, and 

site manager Dean Gladdin. 

The school’s headteacher, Claire Wilson, said: “The pupils really enjoyed 

putting their green fingers to good use. 

“They learned a lot during their visit and it was wonderful to see them 

working as a team to help brighten-up the local environment. We’ll look 

forward to seeing the flowers bloom over the summer.” 

Last year, a group of pupils from the school helped to install several 

hedgehog homes in the housing development. The visit was part of their 

work to learn more about the local environment. 

The Group Sales and Marketing Director at William Davis Homes, Michele 

Rose, said: “We were delighted to see the children again. They took a lot of 

care with the planting of the flowers and shrubs and did a great job.” 

The newly-planted flowers have added a colourful feature to Honeysuckle 

Rise. The development has a range of energy efficient 2 to 5 bedroom 

homes, all beautifully designed inside and out. There are more details here: 

www.williamdavis.co.uk/development/honeysuckle-rise 

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Bulldozer-resistant ‘Lego’ 

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recycled plastic waste 

NEWLY-INTRODUCED Lego-like bricks may make the 

construction process easier than ever. 

A Canada-based sustainable startup, PLAEX Building Systems Inc., 

has created recycled plastic bricks. Named “Plaex-crete,” these blocks 

are lightweight, durable, and eco-friendly. 

Plaex was founded by Dustin Bowers, and means PL-astic, A-ggregate, 

and EX-truder. 

The brick’s appearance and texture closely resemble those of concrete. 

Moreover, it does not suffer from common issues seen in traditional 

concrete, such as water absorption, decomposition, splitting, and 

cracking. 

As per the company’s website, the brick is built of a durable composite 

material containing more than 90% recycled plastic. 

Plastics (including PETE, LDPE, PP, and HDPE) are sourced from 

partners engaged in extended producer responsibility (EPR) initiatives. 

These plastics are primarily obtained from 

farm and agricultural waste. 

This plastic is then 

processed through an 

extruder to create a paste 

with a cement-like texture. 

This paste forms the bulk of 

the finished product, with the 

remaining 10% consisting of 

additional components such as 

colorants, UV inhibitors, and flame 

retardants. 

As a result, the final Plaex-crete block 

is 35% lighter than a traditional brick of 

comparable size. 

Waste materials are processed and pressed to 

produce two types of blocks: LinX blocks, used for landscape walls and 

circular angling, and Brick&Panel blocks, used for wall construction. 

Despite their lightweight, they can withstand loads without deforming or 

collapsing. 

“With our innovative PLAEX-crete composite, we can process a 

wide range of difficult-to-recycle waste, encompassing a special mix 

of thermoplastic and waste construction aggregates,” the company’s 

website notes. 

This process helps divert plastic and aggregate waste from landfills, 

reducing carbon footprints and preserving natural resources. 

Interlocking technique 

Plaex makes creating a house as easy as playing with “interlocking” 

bricks. No cutting, no mortar; simply click and build. 

It’s unique fully interlocking system allows construction that is both 

watertight and airtight. 

The website suggests a double-story building may be constructed in 

11-12 days using minimal equipment. And, as automation advances, the 

team thinks that fleets of robots could soon be able to assemble and 

modify buildings. The developers envision a future of construction that is 

sustainable and efficient. 

“PLAEX products divert huge amounts of currently unused plastic and 

aggregate waste destined for the landfill. No trees have to be cut, and 

the amount of cement products needed for new builds is drastically 

reduced when using our system, which hugely reduces the carbon 

footprint of new construction,” the website explains. 

The team also evaluated the blocks’ durability and strength through a 

tractor-ramming test. This test showcased that the blocks can withstand 

significant impact and pressure. 

However, the blocks are currently not available for use in house 

construction. The company is seeking permits. 

As of now, these blocks are only approved for applications such as 

storage, walls, and landscaping. They have recently partnered with 

architectural firm JOT Design to showcase how the Plaex blocks may be 

used in house design. Visit https://plaex.ca/plaex-crete 

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NFB Manifesto: “Supporting 

Construction to Power Growth” 

THE NATIONAL Federation of Builders 

(NFB) has released its 2024 Election 

Manifesto, titled: ‘Supporting Construction 

to Power Growth’. 

Richard Beresford, Chief Executive of the NFB, said: 

“The reality is obvious; the construction industry is a key 

component for the UK to meeting its numerous challenges and therefore 

the incoming government must not only understand where the barriers to 

our industries’ growth exist, but what that means for the UK’s ambition. 

With more than fifty recommendations spread across five chapters, our 

Manifesto builds on NFB member experiences and involvement with policy 

makers to create a solid foundation for the reforms that would immediately 

deliver sustained economic and social growth in construction and across 

the UK.” 

Presented in five chapters and covering seven topics, “Supporting 

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deliverable within one parliamentary term, and more importantly sustain 

growth. 

Rico Wojtulewicz, NFB’s Head of Policy and Market Insight, said: “UK 

construction is key to placemaking, fixing the housing crisis, building 

our infrastructure, meeting our climate obligations, and enabling British 

business. Yet we appear to have lost sight of how we ensure it is not in 

decline and with insolvencies 30% higher than in 2019, something is awry. 

The NFB manifesto highlights the gaps in policy thinking and ultimately 

opens doors for growth conversations, without placing further burdens on 

taxpayers.” 

The manifesto is avaliable here: https://builders.org.uk/documents/ 

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Located in Wigston off Newton Lane, the development has become 

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simple access to the bustling city centre. 

Since it began building new homes at the development in 2019, Barratt 

Homes has actively engaged with the local community and has particularly 

focused on boosting facilities for local organisations and providing 

opportunities for young people. 

Martyn Parker, Sales Director at Barratt Homes North Midlands, said: 

“The selling out of our Wigston Meadows development represents a 

significant achievement for Barratt Homes. We are incredibly proud of the 

role we have played in creating a thriving community here. 

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housing needs and the surrounding community remains as strong as ever.” 

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Construction activity rises at fastest 

pace in two years during May 

Key findings 

• Sharper growth of 

activity amid further rise 

in new orders 

• Renewed increases 

in employment and 

purchasing 

• Input costs up only 

marginally 

Growth in the UK construction 

sector gained momentum during 

May, with activity and new business 

increasing at sharper rates than in 

April. Rising workloads prompted 

renewed expansions in purchasing 

activity and employment, while 

business confidence also 

strengthened. 

Supply-chain conditions continued 

to improve amid reports of good 

stock availability at vendors. This 

contributed to the pace of input cost 

inflation slowing to a marginal pace. 

The headline S&P Global UK 

Construction Purchasing Managers’ 

Index (PMI®) – a seasonally 

adjusted index tracking changes 

in total industry activity – posted 

above the 50.0 no-change mark 

for the third month running in May 

to signal a sustained expansion in 

activity midway through the second 

quarter of the year. Moreover, the 

index rose to 54.7 from 53.0 in 

April, pointing to a marked increase 

in activity that was the fastest for 

two years. 

For the first time since May 2022, 

all three monitored categories saw 

activity increase during the month 

as housing activity returned to 

growth. The expansion in activity 

on residential projects was only 

marginal, however. The sharpest 

increase in activity was seen in 

the commercial category where 

the rate of growth accelerated to 

a two-year high. Meanwhile, civil 

engineering activity rose at a solid, 

but slightly softer pace. 

According to respondents, the 

latest increase in total construction 

activity reflected sustained growth 

of new orders. New business rose 

for the fourth consecutive month, 

and at a solid pace that was the 

fastest for a year as demand 

conditions improved. In particular, 

firms linked higher new orders to 

the winning of new contracts and 

the commencement of previously 

delayed projects. 

With new order growth sustained 

midway through the second quarter, 

construction firms increased 

employment for the first time in five 

months. Although only modest, 

the pace of job creation was the 

sharpest since last September. 

A renewed increase in purchasing 

activity was also registered in 

May, again linked to improving 

workloads. The rise in input buying 

ended an eight-month sequence of 

decline. 

Where companies purchased 

inputs, they once again experienced 

an improvement in vendor 

performance amid reports that stock 

holdings at suppliers were healthy. 

Furthermore, lead times shortened 

to the greatest extent in seven 

months. 

With supply-chain conditions 

improving, companies noted only 

a marginal increase in input costs 

during May, with the rate of inflation 

the softest in the current five-month 

sequence of rising input prices. 

Construction firms also signalled 

a marked improvement in the 

availability of sub-contractors in 

May, despite the largest expansion 

in their usage since April 2022. The 

rates charged by sub-contractors 

increased solidly, albeit at a pace 

that was weaker than the series 

average. 

Further increases in new orders, 

in some cases linked to planned 

marketing campaigns, are set 

to support continued growth of 

construction activity over the next 

12 months. 

Companies also hoped for 

an improvement in economic 

conditions and reduction in interest 

rates. Business confidence 

increased to a three-month high 

in May. 

Comment 

ANDREW HARKER, Economics Director at S&P 

Global Market Intelligence, said: “The UK 

construction sector looks to be building good 

momentum as we approach the middle of 2024, 

highlighted by activity increasing at the fastest pace 

in two years during May. Particularly pleasing was the 

broad-based nature of the rise in activity as work on 

housing projects increased for the first time in more 

than a year-and-a-half. 

“Firms are gearing up for further growth in the months ahead, posting 

renewed expansions in both employment and purchasing activity as 

workloads increase. 

“Moreover, the supply-chain environment continued to improve in May. 

Companies were able to secure inputs much more quickly than in April 

and at prices that were only slightly higher than in the previous month 

on average. These factors should help constructors in their efforts to 

ramp up operations in line with greater new order inflows.” 

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Flats plan for 

abandoned 

Leicester offices 

rejected 

AS REPORTED IN THE 

LEICESTER MERCURY, a 

planned conversion of a 

vacant city centre office 

block cannot go ahead, 

Leicester City Council’s 

planning department has 

ruled. 

Some 24 flats were proposed for 

the abandoned Southgate House 

offices in March this year. 

A change of use application 

revealed the bid to create six flats 

each on the first, second, third and 

fourth floors of the building located 

on the corner of Southgate Street, 

Millstone Lane and Friar Lane. 

However, planning officers at 

the council have now rejected the 

scheme. Their overriding concern 

was that the applicant, Ishtiaq Latif, 

had not submitted a noise report 

with the plan. 

Officers also said there were no 

storage details for the new homes. 

Some of the flats had areas that 

“could be for built-in storage”, 

they added, but these were not 

specifically labelled as such in the 

plan. 

My hot neighbour 

confronted me at my 

front door this morning 

in her underwear. She 

wanted to know why I 

was wearing it. 

I bought myself an oscillating fan, because I like to be comfortable 12 per cent of the time.


Scammers 

siphon 

$25M from 

engineering 

firm Arup via 

AI deepfake 

‘CFO’ 

AS REPORTED BY 

CONSTRUCTION DIVE, 

Cybercriminals used AIgenerated 

video to pose as 

the AEC company’s CFO and 

other employees, leading 

a staff member to transfer 

$25 million to Hong Kong 

bank accounts. 

THE REPORTS SAYS: British 

engineering group Arup lost 

approximately $25 million after 

scammers used AI-manipulated 

“deepfakes” to falsely pose as the 

group’s CFO and request transfers 

from an employee to bank accounts 

in Hong Kong, according to a report 

by the Financial Times. 

According to Hong Kong police, a 

staff member received a message 

claiming to be from Arup’s CFO 

— based in the U.K. — regarding 

a “confidential transaction,” the 

Financial Times said. Following 

a video conference with the false 

CFO and other AI-generated 

employees, the staff member then 

made a number of transactions 

to five different Hong Kong bank 

accounts, before discovering the 

fraud. 

While CFOs may not be keeping 

such incidents top of mind 

presently, that will change as 

they become more frequent. As 

keepers of the financial keys of 

a business — and therefore as 

potential targets of impersonation 

by enterprising scammers — 

ensuring awareness is a critical 

first step, Matthew Miller, principal, 

cybersecurity services at Big Four 

firm KPMG US said. 

He continued, “The staff needs 

to be aware of threats such as 

the potential impersonation of 

executives and how such fraud 

could impact critical business 

processes.” 

Source: www.constructiondive. 

com 

I’m getting slower in my old age. 

My wife asked me to help her 

move some furniture around and 

it took me twenty minutes to think 

of an excuse. 

I cried myself to sleep 

every night for ten 

years until I found out 

that someone had 

stuffed my pillow with onions. 

Harborough District 

Next stages of planning 

application for new prison 

approved 

HARBOROUGH District Council has approved further 

details in the planning application for the new prison at 

Gartree, near Market Harborough. 

Councillors approved proposals for the appearance and layout of the new 

prison submitted by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) at Planning Committee on 

Tuesday 11 June 2024. 

The committee also agreed to delegate authority to a designated council 

officer to approve planning conditions relating to specific issues including 

drainage and environmental considerations. 

These will be discharged in agreement with the Planning Committee 

Chairman and following receipt of the necessary technical approvals from 

the expert technical organisations as needed. 

In April 2022, Harborough District Council’s planning committee refused 

the outline application. An appeal from the Ministry of Justice against the 

decision was received in June 2022. 

On Wednesday 15 November 2023 the government announced The 

Secretary of State’s decision that the Appeal from the MOJ should be 

allowed and outline permission should be granted, subject to conditions. 

The MOJ is expected to start work on site later this year. 

Building land in Retford 

W A 

BARNES 

Estate 

Agents are 

offering 

for sale a 

4.4 acre 

parcel of 

residential 

building 

land 

with Pre- 

Application 

Advice 

granted for 

Coalpit Lane & Yew Tree Road, Retford DN22 8AY 

33 dwellings and 2 retail units Asking with Price 6 £1,785,000 flats above. 

Potential residential building land at Coalpit Lane and Yew Tree Road, Elkesley, Retford. DN22 8AY. 

The land – at Coalpit Lane & Yew Tree Road, Retford DN22 8AY – is 

available for outright Site purchase of 1.88 hectares (4.4 or acres) joint with venture. 

Pre‐application Advice granted for 33 dwellings and 2 retail 

shops with 6 flats above. 

The asking price is £1,785,000. 

Available for outright purchase or joint venture. 

For more information, contact W A Barnes on 01623 554084 or email: 

sales@wabarnes.co.uk 

Showcase Your Business in Swad 

A NEW networking and business showcase event – the 

Swadlincote Small Business Showcase, is making a call for 

potential exhibitors to get involved. 

The inaugural Swadlincote Small Business Showcase will take place in 

the town centre on Saturday 20th July 2024, between 9am - 2pm. The 

event will be an opportunity for new and small businesses to network with 

other businesses and showcase their products and services to the local 

community. 

Exhibit categories include food & drink, independent & bespoke, arts & 

crafts, entertainment, community organisations, health & wellness, and 

professional services. 

There is no charge for businesses to join in, and it is free for visitors to 

attend the first Swadlincote Small Business Showcase. Event enquiries: 

Keelie@KeelieBriggs.com and for stall enquiries: 01283 595791 or 

business@southderbyshire.gov.uk. 

Melton 

Essential work 

on distributor 

road to 

build new 

roundabout 

THE A606 Burton Road, 

between Melton Mowbray 

and Burton Lazars, will be 

closed for eight weeks from 

Monday, 1 July. 

More than 6,000 residents and 

businesses are being given advance 

notice of essential summer work on 

the North and East Melton Mowbray 

distributor road (NEMMDR). 

A full closure is needed for the 

building of a new roundabout on the 

A606 Burton Road. 

There will be a seven-day closure 

of the road for eight weeks from 

Monday, 1 July with a scheduled reopening 

on the evening of Sunday, 

25 August. 

The county council, and 

contractors Galliford Try, say partial 

lane closures have been ruled out 

as excavations of over 1.2m deep 

are required to completely remove 

the existing road under and either 

side of the new roundabout. 

Details of the road closure, 

including diversion routes, can 

be found on the forthcoming road 

closures section of the county 

council’s website at leicestershire. 

gov.uk/nemmdr 

Any construction-related enquiries 

should go to Gino Salvatore on 

07918 640481 or email gino. 

salvatore@gallifordtry.co.uk 

Construction 

kicks-off 

at Castle 

Donington 

business park 

THE MIXED-use 

development will include 

employment, amenity, 

office and industrial units 

for sale or let ranging in 

size from 1,500 to 45,000 

sq ft – as well as a retail 

offer. 

TanRo Construction has been 

named as the lead contractor 

for Units 2-7, which have been 

designed by IMA Architects. 

NG Chartered Surveyors have 

been appointed as joint agents 

with FHP Property Consultants to 

market leasehold opportunities at 

Stud Brook Business Park. 

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in reception to call in sick. 

Can you believe it? This guy wins 

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Building plot in Church Gresley 

CADLEY 

CAUDWELL 

Estate Agents 

are offering 

for sale a 

building plot 

with outline 

planning 

permission 

for a threebed 

dormer 

bungalow 

with attached 

garage. 

Gresleywood Road, Church Gresley, DE11 

£100,000 

Tel: 01283 217251 

The 650 sqm 

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Contact CADLEY CAULDWELL on 01283-217251 for further details and to arrange your viewing. 

Mains sewers, gas, electric and water services are available but currently 

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OUTLINE PLANNING 

capped off. 

PLOT 

LOCATION 

PERMISSION 

Price: £100,000. For more information or to arrange a viewing, call Cadley 

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Barn for conversion in Knaptoft 

KING WEST 

are offering 

for sale a 

development 

opportunity 

with approval 

for change of 

use of a barn 

to a dwelling. 

The site – The 

Old Stables, 

Welford Road, 

Knaptoft, 

Leicestershire 

LE17 6NQ – comprises 

THE 

a steel 

OLD STABLES, 

framed 

KNAPTOFT, 

agricultural 


building, brick built barn 

in approximately one acre of former agricultural land. 

A Closer Look 

Planning permission (ref: 22/00099/PDN) has been granted for change of 

use of the barn to a three-bed dwelling. 

Asking price: £400,000. 

For more information, or to arrange a viewing, contact King West on 

01858 435970. 

to the plot and viewing is strictly by appointment only. 

Building plot for sale in Cosby 

JAMES SELLICKS Estate 

Agents are offering for sale 

a plot of land with planning 

permission (ref: 21/0447/ 

FUL) for the erection of a 

detached dwelling. 

The plot – at the rear of 1 Starmer 

Close, Cosby, Leicestershire LE9 

 

1SL – is 

 

being offered at a guide price 

of £125,000. 

The proposed dwelling would consist 

of a garage and access at ground 

level. To the first floor would be a 

cloakroom, two double bedrooms, a 

dining kitchen and sitting room to the 

rear overlooking the tiered garden. 

To the second floor there would be a 

hobbies room. 

For more information, contact James 

jamessellicks.com 

Sellicks on 0116 285 4554 or email info@jamessellicks.com 

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Situated in the heart of the highly regarded and desirable village 

of Old Dalby is this single building plot set back from Church 

Lane totalling approximately 0.10 acre and with the benefit of full 

planning permission for a single new residential dwelling which 

is a four bedroom detached property with detached garage. Full 

plans and details are available on Melton Borough Council 

website, planning reference 23/00717/FUL. Planning permission 

was granted on 5 April 2024 for a four bedroom detached home 

with three reception rooms, two en-suites and a bathroom. 

Externally there are plans for a double garage, all surrounded by a 

mature garden. Services are available in the access road adjacent 

Planning Permission 

Planning consent was granted with full outline planning on 5 April 2024. 

Full plans and details can be found on Melton Borough Council, planning 

reference number 23/00717/FUL. 

Offer Process 

Offers are invited by Private Treaty on a Subject to Contract and 

unconditional basis. Viewings are strictly by appointment. 

Services 

It is believed that all mains services are available within the access road 

to the plot with gas available in Church Lane. 

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Galliford Try 

wins £69m 

Scottish school 

job 

GALLIFORD TRY has signed 

a £69m contract to build 

the new Paisley Grammar 

School Community Campus 

on behalf of Renfrewshire 

Council in Scotland. 

The new school will be able to 

hold up to 1,380 pupils compared 

with the current school roll of just 

over 1,000. 

The new school will be able to 

hold up to 1,380 pupils compared 

with the current school roll of just 

over 1,000. 

Designed by architect Ryder, the 

school is being delivered by the 

Morrison Construction arm of the 

construction group. 

The project will feature new 

all-weather sports pitches and 

a 300-seat theatre, alongside 

new educational facilities that will 

accommodate up to 1,380 pupils. 

Work will get underway on the 

project to open the school in 

summer 2026. 

Source: Construction Enquirer 

news 

Old Dalby plot 

BENTONS Estate Agents are 

offering for sale a single 

building plot with full 

planning permission (ref: 

23/00717/FUL) for a fourbedroom, 

three-bathroom, 

three reception room 

property, plus a double 

garage. 

The 0.10 acre site is located at 

Church Lane, Old Dalby, Melton 

Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 3LB. 

Offers over £180,000 are invited. 

Contact Bentons on 01664 

563892 or email: sales@bentons. 

co.uk 

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Bank of 

England holds 

interest rates 

at 5.25% for 

seventh time 

IN JUNE, the Bank of 

England held interest 

rates for the seventh time, 

at 5.25%, in line with 

expectations. 

The Bank of England’s Monetary 

Policy Committee (MPC) sets 

monetary policy to meet the 2% 

inflation target, and in a way to help 

sustain growth and employment. 

At its meeting ending on 19 June 

2024, the MPC voted by a majority 

of 7–2 to maintain Bank Rate at 

5.25%. Two members preferred 

to reduce Bank Rate by 0.25 

percentage points, to 5%. 

Twelve-month CPI inflation fell 

to 2% in May from 3.2% in March, 

though is expected to rise slightly in 

the second half of this year. 

Alpesh Paleja, Interim Deputy 

Chief Economist, CBI, said: “It’s 

unsurprising that the Monetary 

Policy Committee kept interest 

rates on hold this month. Recent 

data has been a bit of a mixed bag: 

while inflation is falling and the 

labour market is loosening, wage 

growth remains stubbornly strong 

and services inflation is higher 

than the Bank’s forecast. Signs of 

continued persistence in domestic 

price pressures will have prompted 

caution among the Committee. 

“We still expect the MPC to cut 

rates in August, but this is not 

a done deal – they remain very 

data-driven, so the evolution of key 

indicators over the coming month 

will be key.” 

New social 

housing 

repairs and 

maintenance 

partner 

SOUTH DERBYSHIRE 

District Council has 

announced a new repairs 

and maintenance contract 

partner. On Monday, 17 

June 2024, Wates Property 

Services took over from 

Novus Property Solutions. 

Wates are one of the UK’s leading 

family-owned development, 

building and property maintenance 

companies, servicing over 500,000 

homes every year. 

Through this partnership, Wates 

will support the delivery of the 

Council Plan 2024 – 2028. 

A place to put down roots: 

Charnwood Councillor 

plants ceremonial oak at 

Broadnook Garden Village 

COUNCILLOR MARGARET SMIDOWICZ (pictured above) 

has ceremoniously planted a commemorative Broadnook 

Oak tree on the grounds of Broadnook Garden Village, 

where building work has recently begun to bring 1,950 

quality new homes to Charnwood. 

Former Mayor of Charnwood, Councillor Margaret Smidowicz was 

presented a ceremonial spade and plaque in front of the Broadnook sign 

before the tree was planted in its long-term position along what will become 

Broadnook Walk. 

The vision of Broadnook Garden Village is being brought to life by 

Davidsons Homes, Cora and Bovis Homes, with the first residents 

expected to move in during autumn 2024. 

Native to Charnwood Forest and England, the oak tree signifies 

permanence and can live up to one thousand years. It is hoped it will 

flourish on site acting as a steadfast symbol throughout the growth of 

Broadnook Garden Village. 

The green agenda is an enormously important one for Broadnook: more 

than 50 per cent of Broadnook’s land is dedicated to open and green 

spaces, with hundreds of trees to be planted, ample green space for parks, 

recreation grounds and leafy walks, as well 

as untouched land left entirely to nature 

to allow local wildlife and native plants to 

flourish. 

Located to the south of Rothley, 

Broadnook Garden Village draws on the 

Garden City ethos, pioneered by Ebenezer 

Howard (pictured right) over one hundred 

years ago. Howard’s ideas led to leafier, 

greener settlements in Britain and beyond, 

including Letchworth and Welwyn. With 

May being the memorial month for 

Howard’s death in 1928, the construction 

at Broadnook has even more significance, 

as its development takes inspiration from 

the ideal of combining the best of town and 

county. 

I phoned the paranoia helpline, but I hung up after 59 seconds. I’m sure 

they were trying to trace my call. 

My wife left me with my six-year-old and my three-year-old 

... and as if that’s not bad enough, she left the six-year-old in 

charge. 

My wife accused me of overcomplicating things. I suffered a 

mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment 

into the lungs. 

Parents paying 

property 

premium to 

secure an 

outstanding state 

education for 

their children 

NEW FIGURES suggest 

that parents wanting 

their children to have an 

outstanding state education 

are paying an average 

property premium of more 

than £100,000. 

Around five million teenagers up 

and down the country are busy 

sitting their GCSE exams this 

week, hoping they’ve done enough 

to achieve their future education 

and employment goals. Every 

parent wants their child to have the 

best opportunities and choosing 

which secondary school you want 

your child to attend is a big part of 

that. With parents fighting it out for 

properties in the best catchment 

areas, homes sell at a premium 

now estimated to be an average of 

more than £100,000. 

According to the Ofsted 

website, there are currently 

494 non-fee-paying secondary 

schools in England that are rated 

‘outstanding’. The average property 

price in the areas surrounding 

those schools is £433,690, 

compared with a national average 

property price in England of 

£302,000. That’s a premium of 

£131,690. 

It’s a similar picture for those 

renting properties in catchment 

areas for outstanding secondary 

schools, with average rental prices 

of £1,960 compared to £1,285 

nationwide. 

Danny Luke, managing director 

of Quick Move Now – the 

company behind the data, says: 

“Parents want to provide the best 

opportunities they can for their 

children. Choosing a secondary 

school for your child is a big 

decision, and parents are often 

willing to go to great lengths to get 

their top choice. 

“Which school your children go 

to can have a big impact on the 

exam results they achieve and, 

therefore, their future prospects. As 

a result, homes in catchment areas 

for Ofsted ‘outstanding’ secondary 

schools are always in high 

demand. Our figures now suggest 

that families are paying property 

premiums upwards of £100,000 

in order to get their children into 

the country’s best state secondary 

schools.” 

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Two barns for 

WOODFORD BARNS 

conversion in Welford 

Time Capsule ceremony held 

at Catherine Infant School 

ROUTE 

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Recent Planning Applications 

Leicester City 

DCS 452 Limited (c/o Agent: 

Peter Wilkinson, Landmark 

Planning, 10 Salisbury Road, 

Leicester LE1 7QR) -Demolition of 

ancillary vehicle maintenance unit 

in North West Block; alterations 

to elevations & roof of amenity 

building in North West Block 

including new access steps/ramp 

at south elevation; construction of 

stair enclosure extension to east 

elevation of North Block; alterations 

to site layout to accommodate 

additional parking; installation of 

new barriers at 2no. entrances; & 

construction of smoking shelters 

and cycle shelters – at 20 Radar 

Road, Leicester LE3 1TL. 

Mr Adil Aydin Kurt (c/o Agent: 

Miss Alexandra Holejko, Corporate 

Architecture, Venari House, 1 

Trimbush Way, Rockingham Road, 

Market Harborough, Leics. LE16 

7XY) – Demolition of existing 

garage; construction of two selfcontained 

flats (2 x 1 bed) (Class 

C3); associated landscaping – at 

The Scotlands, 4 Knighton Park 

Road, Leicester LE2 1ZA. 

Chetty and Patel (c/o Agent: 

David Granger Architectural Design 

Ltd, The Old College Hospital, 

Leicester Road, Ashby de la 

Zouch, Leics. LE65 1DB) - Change 

of use of first floor from offices 

(Class E) to residential flats (5x 

1bed); construction of first floor 

extension at side and rear, single 

storey extension at rear and 

alterations (Class C3) – at 133 

Loughborough Road, Leicester 

LE4 5LQ. 

My Student Digs York Road 

Limited (c/o Agent: Mr Muthar 

Al-Salloum, MAS Architecture 

Ltd, The Atkins Building, Lower 

Bond Street, Hinckley, Leics. LE10 

1QU) - Demolition of existing 

two storey office building (Class 

E); construction of five storey 

building to provide 20 student 

accommodation flats (sui generis) 

– at 18-20 York Road, Leicester 

LE1 5TS. 

Marks Capital Limited (c/o 

Agent: Mr Ravi Panesar, RP Design 

Ltd, 33 Launde Road, Oadby, 

Leicester LE2 4HH) - Change of use 

from house to two self contained 

flats (2 x 1 bed) (Class C3); 

construction of dormer extension 

at side; alterations – at 59 St Ives 

Road, Leicester LE4 9FN. 

Leicester City Council (c/o 

Agent: Tim Sloan, Levitate 

Architecture & Design Studio, 

Patch, North Lee Lane, Aylesbury, 

Bucks. HP22 5YB) - Partial 

demolition of existing roof; 

replacement with new roof; new 

roof lights; heating plant and 

ventilation at roof level at Museum 

(Class F1); replacement of part of 

fenestration to front; alterations – 

at New Walk Museum, 53 New 

Walk, Leicester LE1 7EA. 

Mr Mohammed Al Rais (c/o 

Agent: Tim Rodgers, Design Studio 

Architects, Regent House, 7 Upper 

King Street, Leicester LE1 6XB) - 

Part demolition; Conversion of 80 

Wharf Street South & construction 

of part 4, 5 and 6 storey building 

to form residential development 

comprising 55 flats (Class C3); 

associated access and landscaping 

– at 80 Wharf Street South, 

Leicester LE1 2AA. 

Mr P Popat (c/o Agent: Paul 

Cleaver Architect, 1387 Melton 

Road, Queniborough, Leicester LE7 

3FP) - Change of use of first floor 

from storage for retail unit (Class E) 

to three self contained flats (Class 

C3); construction of first floor 

extension at side; alterations – at 

252 St Saviours Road, Leicester 

LE5 4HF. 

Quality Accommodation 

Services (c/o Agent: Jason 

Edwards, JDUtopia Limited, 43 

Bulwer Road, Leicester LE2 3BW) - 

Change of use from dwellinghouse 

(Class C3) to three flats (3x1 Bed) 

(Class C3); alterations – at 86 

Battenberg Road, Leicester LE3 

5HA. 

Padmore Construction Limited 

(c/o: Fleet House, Lee Circle, 

Leicester LE1 3QQ) - Variation 

of conditions 27 (quantum and 

mix of residential units) & 28 

(approved plans) attached to 

planning permission 20200942 

(Part demolition, conversion 

and extension of Fleet House & 

construction of five 5 - 6.5 storey 

buildings comprising residential 

flats; ancillary works) to allow 

alterations to building footprints, 

ridge heights, internal layouts, 

building materials, fenestration, 

landscaping, courtyard layout and 

land levels; & to agree details 

required by conditions 14 (sample 

panel), 16 (footway surfacing), 

17 (footway crossing works), 20 

(travel pack) & 21 (management 

plan) - at Fleet House, Lee 

Circle, Leicester LE1 3QQ. 

Mr Harjinder Singh (c/o Agent: 

Mrs Charlotte Hill, Hayward 

McMullan Architects Limited, 67 

Burton Road, Melton Mowbray, 

Leics. LE13 1DL) - Change of use 

from mother and baby home (Class 

C3(b)) (1x3bed) to mother and 

baby home (Class C2)(1x8bed); 

construction of one and two storey 

side and rear extensions to provide 

8 no. bedroom for care setting 

(Class C2) – at 26 Shanklin 

Drive, Leicester LE2 3RG. 

National Highways Historical 

Railways Estate (c/o Agent: 

Mr Ashley Stratford, Jacobs UK 

Limited, Number One Building, 

5 First Street, Manchester M15 

4GU) – Structural infilling of the 

eastern span of a former two span 

railway bridge using engineering fill 

and foamed concrete, and within 

vertical retaining masonry walls on 

both elevations – at Ulverscroft 

Road former railway bridge, 

Ulverscroft Road, Leicester. 

Ms Vanisha Dinesh Dhammi 

(c/o Agent: Mr Faizal Osman, 13 

Architectural Consultants Ltd, 

c/o 8 Coplow Avenue, Evington, 

Leicester LE5 5WA) - Change of 

use from dwellinghouse to 2 flats 

(2x1 Bed), Construction of single 

and two storey extension at rear 

and alterations (Class C3) - at 16 

Purley Road, Leicester LE4 

6PA. 

McDermott Smith (c/o Agent: 

Michael Blanksby, SDP, 51 

Culpepper Way, Oakham, Rutland 

PE9 3WL) - Change of use from 

residential bungalow (Class C3) 

to 5 flats (all 1-bed) (Class C2); 

construction of front porch & 

canopy; first floor extensions at 

front and rear with increased ridge 

height; single storey extension 

at side; & alterations – at 7 

Holmwood Drive, Leicester LE3 

9LG. 

MBK Investments Limited 

(c/o Agent: Muhammad Imtiaz, 

Architecture365 Limited, 20 

Lynmouth Road, Leicester LE5 1NA) 

– Change of use from commercial 

business & services use to 13 

self-contained flats (10 one bed 

and 3 bedsits) – at 10 Woodboy 

Street, Leicester LE1 3NJ. 

Moosa (c/o Agent: Design Studio 

Architects Limited, Regent House, 

7 Upper King Street, Leicester LE1 

6XB) – Change of use of upper 

floors from offices to 5 one-bed 

apartments – at 30 Market Place, 

Leicester LE1 5GF. 

Hinckley & 

Bosworth Borough 

Grove Homes Midlands Limited 

(c/o Agent: Mr Shane Davies, 

Tim Adams Architects Limited, 

Westwood Studios, 59 Bitteswell 

Road, Lutterworth, Leics. LE17 4EP) 

– Erection of five new dwellings – 

at Grove House, Grove Road, 

Burbage, Hinckley, Leics. LE10 

2AE. 

Prestons Contracting (c/o Agent: 

Martin Sansom, Sansom Hamilton, 

The Estate Office, Barns Heath 

Farm, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, 

Derby DE12 7AJ) – Change of use 

of agricultural building and yard to 

the storage of drainage materials 

and associated trade counter (Class 

B8) – at Holywell Farm, Desford 

Lane, Ratby, Leicester LE6 0LE. 

Mr Stuart Pearson (c/o Agent: 

McBains, 26 Finsbury Square, 

5th Floor, 26 Finsbury Square, 

London EC2A 1DS) - Approval of 

Reserved Matters (appearance, 

landscaping, layout and scale) for 

outline application 22/00648/OUT 

for residential development of up to 

75 dwellings alongside associated 

site infrastructure and open space 

and discharge of condition 2 – at 

land south of Markfield Road, 

Ratby, Leicester. 

Harborough 

District 

Mr Alistair Clarke (c/o: Keyham 

Stud farm, Ingarsby Road, Keyham, 

Leics. LE7 9JU) - Outline application 

for erection of two holiday lodges 

with access - at Land At West 

Lane, Billesdon, Leicestershire. 

Mr Neil Horton (c/o Agent: 

Tony Ansell, 2 Harewood Close, 

Langham, Oakham, Rutland LE15 

7JZ) - Erection of two dwellings 

(Variation of Condition 2 (approved 

plans) of 22/02095/FUL to install 

side windows either side of front 

door, remove a front window 

and widen the single storey snug 

for Plot 2) - at The Old Barn, 

31A High Street, Hallaton, 

Leicestershire LE16 8UD. 

Mr & Mrs M Allen (c/o Agent: 

Hayward McMullan Architects, 67 

Burton Road, Melton Mowbray, 

Leics. LE13 1DL) - Demolition of 

existing creamery and erection 

of assorted workshop, poolhouse 

and storage buildings, erection 

of replacement external pool 

and associated landscaping and 

creation of openings in existing 

listed garden wall (resubmission of 

23/00198/FUL to incorporate the 

changes to the pergoda design) 

– at Quenby Hall, Barley Leas, 

Hungarton, Leicestershire LE7 

9BQ. 

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Mr Saigal (c/o Agent: Christopher 

Woods, BRP Architects, 1 Millers 

Yard, Roman Way, Market 

Harborough, Leics. LE16 7PW) 

- Outline application for the 

erection of up to 8 dwellings, with 

associated infrastructure (access 

to be considered). Variation of 

Conditions 4 (Drainage), 6 (CMS), 

7 (Implementation of Access), 

9 (Pedestrian Crossing) and 17 

(Approved Drawings) of 17/02152/ 

OUT – at land at Ashby Lane, 

Bitteswell, Leicestershire. 

Mr Bell (c/o Agent: Design Studio 

Architects Limited, Regent House, 

7 Upper King Street, Leicester LE1 

6XB) - Creation of new access 

and erection of 4 dwellings with 

associated garaging/carports- 

Variation of Condition 2 (approved 

plans) of 23/01164/FUL to to fit 

doors previously approved to Cart 

Lodges to Plots 3 and 4 to provide 

a more secure premises – at Land 

OS 1377, Caldecott Road, Great 

Easton, Leicestershire. 

Mr Dobinson (c/o Agent: Mr 

Alex Buller, Kilmartin Plowman & 

Partners Ltd, Lodge House, 12 Town 

Street, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 4RJ) 

- Demolition of existing industrial 

building and associated parking to 

create a new B8 warehouse with 

associated office space, parking 

and external works – at PAL 

International, Bilton Way, 

Lutterworth, Leicestershire 

LE17 4JA. 

Mr Saul Butler (c/o Agent: Mrs 

Julie Thompson, Peter Thompson 

Architectural Services, 29 Leicester 

Road, Broughton Astley, Leics. 

LE9 6QE) - Outline application for 

the erection of three dwellings 

(access to be considered) - at 

land To The Rear Of 110 - 112 

Station Road, Broughton Astley, 

Leicestershire. 

Melton Borough 

Mr Edward Rayns (c/o Agent: 

Mr Sam Muir, Pegasus Planning 

Group, 4 The Courtyard, Lockington, 

Leicestershire DE74 2SL) - Detailed 

planning application for the 

laying of a new ‘link’ road and the 

formation of two new roundabouts 

– at Land Off Leicester Road 

Bypass, Leicester Road, Melton 

Mowbray, Leics. 

Rutland County 

Unnamed Applicant (c/o Agent: 

Rebecca Smith, Ashurst, Southgate 

Park, Bakewell Road, Peterborough 

PE2 6YS) - Reserved matters 

approval for the layout, scale, 

appearance and landscaping of 75 

new dwellings, public open space 

and associated infrastructure – at 

Land Off Park Road, Ketton, 

Rutland PE9 3SL. 

Mr Richard Moffitt (c/o Agent: 

Martin Wilson, Thomas Wilson 

Architects, 23 Mills Street, Oakham 

LE15 6EA) - Existing storage 

rooms to first and second floors 

above retail units to be altered/ 

refurbished with partial demolition 

of internal walls to facilitate two 

new dwellings. Proposed works to 

include removal of section of roof 

and construction of new parapet 

wall. Creation of garden room to 

first floor with Juliette balcony 

and raised glass lantern to roof. A 

new stepped, raised entrance with 

canopy off Queens Street. Ground 

floor to remain as retail unit with 

Basement storage – at 28 And 30 

High Street East Uppingham 

Rutland. 

NW Leics. 

John Graham Construction Ltd 

(c/o Agent: Miss Abigail Tucker, 

DPP, One Park Row, Leeds, LS1 

5HN) - Demolition of existing 

school buildings and construction 

of two-storey replacement teaching 

block together with external works 

including a MUGA and landscaping 

– at Castle Rock High School, 

Meadow Lane, Coalville, 

Leicestershire LE67 4BR. 

Ibstock Parish Council (c/o 

Agent: Mr Cory Staton, HSSP 

Architects Ltd, Pera Business Park, 

Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, 

Leics. LE13 0PB) - Change of 

use and refurbishment of former 

Miners Welfare building to create 

new Village Hall and associated 

works – at Miners Welfare 

Club, Leicester Road, Ibstock, 

Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 

6HN. 

Manchester Airports Group 

(c/o Agent: Alice May, CBRE 

Limited, 10th Floor, One St Peter’s 

Square, Manchester M2 3DE) 

- Outline planning permission 

(means of access from A453 

fixed; all other matters reserved 

for future determination) for 

the construction of employment 

floorspace (use classes B2/B8) 

with ancillary (integral) offices 

(use class E(g)(i)); and associated 

infrastructure including earthworks, 

internal estate road, parking 

and landscaping (all) – at Land 

South Of A453 Ashby Road, 

North Of Hyam’s Lane, Castle 

Donington, Leicestershire. 

Oadby & Wigston 

Mrs S Kotecha (c/o Agent: John 

Hackman, The Drawing Room 

(Architects) Ltd, 130 Moat Street, 

Wigston, Leicester LE18 2GE) - 

Change of Use of former Hosiery 

Factory and Gymnasium to 15No. 

self-contained apartments with 

associated ancillary space – at 

Unique Physique, Belvoir 

House, 30 Paddock Street, 

Wigston, Leicester LE18 2AN. 

Mr Tom Nightingale (c/o: 

David Wilson Homes East 

Midlands, Forest Business Park, 

Cartwright Way, Bardon Hill, 

Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 1GL) 

- Reserved matters application 

for approval of residential 

development, a community 

facility building, details of and 

internal access to a new local 

centre, internal access to land 

for a primary school, land for 

employment uses, areas of public 

open space including childrens 

play, landscaping and drainage 

infrastructure, together with 

a link road through the site 

connecting the existing Welford 

Road roundabout with the Phase 

1 development pursuant to outline 

planning permission 21/00028/ 

OUT – at Land East Of Welford 

Road, Wigston, Leicestershire. 

Blaby District 

Mr Anthony Lowe (c/o Agent: 

Ellen Keen, Marrons, 11 Colmore 

Square, Birmingham B4 6AA) - 

Change of use from agricultural 

land to leisure use, erection of 

10no. holiday lodges, proposed 

new access and internal track, 

installation of pedestrian & cycle 

infrastructure, programme of 

off-site highway improvements, 

and enhanced landscaping - at 

Oaklands, Hinckley Road, 

Leicester Forest West, 

Leicester LE9 9JE. 

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A.C.Shropshire Limited (c/o 

Agent: Apex Planning Consultants 

Limited, 1 Hillbeck Grove, 

Middleton, Milton Keynes MK10 9JJ) 

- Environmental Impact Assessment 

Screening Opinion for demolition of 

existing building, closure of existing 

vehicular accesses, construction 

of new vehicular access, the 

erection of buildings for Class 

E(g) purposes (comprising up to 

3,439sq.m. of floorspace), and 

associated landscaping, biodiversity 

net gain measures, and surface 

water drainage attenuation – at 

Thurlaston Sawmills Ltd, 

Enderby Road, Thurlaston, 

Leicestershire LE9 7TF. 

Clarendon Land & Development 

II Limited and John Littlejohn 

Designer Homes Ltd (c/o 

Agent: Ben Ward, Marrons, 35 

Station Street, Waterfront House, 

Nottingham NG2 3DQ) - Outline 

planning application for the 

erection of up to 31 dwellings and 

associated infrastructure, including 

construction of a new access to 

Little Glen Road, public open space 

and a sustainable urban drainage 

system – at Land South of 

Little Glen Road, Glen Parva, 

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Recent Planning Applications 

Jelson Homes (c/o Agent: Miss 

Rose Sanger, Avison Young, 3 

Brindley Place, Birmingtham B1 

2JB) - Residential development 

(Class C3) of 154 dwellings 

(accessed off Peers Way and 

Preston Way) with landscaping, 

open space, access works and 

associated infrastructure - Land To 

The South Of Ratcliffe Drive, 

Peers Way And Preston Way, 

Huncote, Leicestershire. 

Catesby Strategic Land Limited 

(c/o Agent: Holly Okey, Turley, 

9 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 

2BJ) - Environmental Impact 

Assessment Screening Opinion 

relating to a proposed residential 

development of up to 170 dwellings 

– at Land Adjacent To Leicester 

Road And Foston Road, 

Countesthorpe, Leicestershire. 

Charnwood 

Borough 

Jelsons - Reserved Matters 

submission for the appearance, 

landscaping, layout and scale 

of development for 175 no. 

dwellings as granted under 

planning permission P/21/2131/2 

on 13/02/2023 (Outline planning 

application with all matters 

reserved (except for access) for the 

development of up to 175 dwellings 

with associated infrastructure, 

accesses, landscaping and 

open space) – at Peashill 

Farm, Ratcliffe Road, Sileby, 

Leicestershire LE12 7QB. 

Mr Marco Ippaso (c/o Agent: 

Hickman & Smith Architects) - 

Erection of 3no. three-bedroom 

dwellings, with associated parking 

and landscaping – at Land 

Adjacent to 110-112 Strancliffe 

Lane, accessed via unnamed 

accessway off Cypress 

Road, Barrow Upon Soar, 

Leicestershire. 

Mr Christian South (c/o Agent: 

Marrons) - Section 73 Variation of 

Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of 

Planning Application ref: 460/72 

dated 13/07/1972 (Erection of 16 

semi-detached houses, 2 detached 

houses and 8 bungalows). Variation 

to consist of repositioning of plots 

and update designs – at Land 

to the rear of 2 The Green, 

Anstey, Leicester LE7 7FT. 

Mrs Rosemary Thompson 

(c/o Agent: Architects LE1 Ltd) 

- Erection of new self-build threebedroom 

dwelling, associated 

landscaping works, new amenity 

space, off street parking and 

provision of vehicular crossover 

– at 80 Hollow Road, Anstey, 

Leicestershire LE7 7FS. 

Rugby Borough 

Mr Steve Tayton (c/o Agent: 

David Coles, HB Architects Ltd, 

The Old Telephone Exchange, 

Albert Street, Rugby, Warks. 

CV21 2SA) - Outline Planning 

Permission - Access only. 

Residential development of up to 

9no. dwellings, together with the 

creation of vehicular access – at 

land adjacent to Brookside 

Cottage, Main Road, Ansty 

CV7 9JA. 

Miss Anna Stansbie (c/o: 

9 Lawford Road, New Bilton, 

Rugby, Warks. CV21 2DZ) - Prior 

Approval: Change of use – 

commercial/business/service to 

dwellinghouses under Schedule 

2, Part 3, Class MA Town and 

Country Planning (General 

Permitted Development) (England) 

Order 2015 (as amended) – at 9 

Lawford Road, Rugby, Warks. 

CV21 2DZ. 

Geraghty Group (c/o Agent: 

Ryan gettings, HB Architects, 

The Old Telephone Exchange, 

Albert Street, Rugby, Warks, 

CV21 2SA) - The erection of 11 

residential dwellings with garages 

and associated parking with 

landscaping and alterations to the 

existing property – at 25 Barby 

Lane, Hillmorton, Rugby, 

Warks. CV22 5QJ. 

Fentree Residential Limited 

(c/o Agent: Mrs Kylie Skipworth- 

Cooke, John Roberts Architects 

Limited, 1 James Street, Lincoln 

LN2 1QD) - Prior approval for 

change of use of first and second 

floors from offices to 2 No 

residential units (Class MA) – at 1- 

2 St. Matthews Street, Rugby, 

Warks. CV21 3BY. 

Ms Kate Graham (c/o Agent: 

Richard Meller, Meller Studios, 

47 Chestnut Road, Abington, 

Northampton NN3 2JL) - Prior 

approval change of use of first and 

second floors to 4no. flats – at 

22A, Regent Street, Rugby, 

Warks. CV21 2PY. 

South Derbyshire 

South Derbyshire Miners’ 

Association (c/o Agent: Mark 

Reynolds Architect, 8 The fletches, 

Stretton, Burton on Trent, Staffs. 

DE13 0XX) - Demolition of existing 

building and outline application 

(matters of access and layout to 

be considered now, with matters of 

scale, appearance and landscaping 

reserved for later consideration) 

for the erection of three detached 

buildings to form 2no. 2-bed 

semi-detached dwellings and 

4no. apartments – at South 

Derbyshire Miners Association, 

Alexandra Road, Swadlincote, 

DE11 9AZ. 

Ms Esther Wiles (c/o: Persimmon 

Homes North Midlands, Davidson 

House, Meridian East, Leicester 

LE19 1WZ) - Construction of 

community centre and associated 

infrastructure - at land adjacent 

to A6(T) Derby Spur Road, 

Boulton Moor, Derby. 

Plan to part demolish historic 

Leicester building to make way for 

flats block 

AS REPORTED IN THE 

LEICESTER MERCURY, a 

historic Leicester building 

could be partly demolished 

to make way for a six storey 

block of flats. 

The building, at 80 Wharf Street, close 

to Lee Circle in the city centre, boasts a 

frontage in a Gothic revival style which 

is locally listed, and previously housed ‘90s nightclub Starlite 2001and the 

Boot & Shoe Working Men’s Club. 

Plans submitted to Leicester City Council by Design Studio Architects 

state the building’s ornate frontage would be kept if the flats plan was 

approved. The new block would contain 30 one-bedroom and 25 twobedroom 

flats, and three parking spaces for the use of disabled people and 

management of the building, according to the planning application. The 

building would also have roof gardens, bird boxes and “bee bricks”, the 

plans state. 

The 1800s building, a former boot and shoe factory, was originally 

designed by Leicester architect Stockdale Harrison, who also designed the 

Exchange Buildings in Rutland Street and Abbey Pumping Station. 

Garibaldi Limited (c/o Agent: 

Mr Paul Hurley, Aegis Architects, 

Unit 1, Number 34 Laurel Drive, 

Stockton, Southam, Warks. CV47 

8FB) - Permission In Principle for 

Residential Development – at land 

off Stenson Road, Stenson, 

Derby DE73 7HL. 

Rushcliffe Borough 

Strata Limited & Homes 

England (c/o Agent: Mrs Phoebe 

Conway, Marrons, Waterfront 

House, Waterfront Plaza, 35 Station 

Street, Nottingham NG2 3DQ) 

- Reserved Matters application 

pursuant to outline planning 

permission 14/01417/OUT to seek 

approval of the access, appearance, 

landscaping, layout and scale 

for the residential development 

of 271 dwellings and associated 

infrastructure on Phase 5 – at 

Land West Of Nottingham 

Road (Fairham Phase 5) 

Nottingham Road, Fairham, 

Nottinghamshire. 

Mr George Ogden (c/o Agent: 

Ian Pick, Harrison Pick Ltd, Station 

Farm Offices, Wansford Road, 

Nafferton, Driffield YO 25 8NJ) - 

Erection of 2 no. Additional poultry 

houses with associated feed bins 

and hardstandings and boiler house 

in connection with the whole farm 

moving to high welfare chicken 

production - at Smite Lane 

Farm, Smite Lane, Thoroton, 

Nottinghamshire NG13 9DU. 

Ian Smith (c/o Agent: David 

Frost, Hutchison Frost Associates, 

5 The Sidings, Bourne PE10 0NE) 

- Repurposing of former garage 

workshop into two apartments 

including a partial new roof section 

to rear of existing flat roof section 

of building – at 28 Main Street, 

East Leake, Nottinghamshire 

LE12 6PG. 

Mr Raza Ul-Haq (c/o Agent: 

Mr Callum Harrison, Heaton, 

The Arc, 6 Mallard Way, Pride 

Park, Derby DE24 8GX) - Outline 

planning permission for up to 

114no. dwellings with all matters 

reserved, except for access – at 

Former Islamic Institute, 

Inholms Road, Flintham, 


North Northants. 

Palmer Family Trust Limited 

(c/o Agent: Jon Sidey, Sidey Design 

Associates, 10 Market Square, 

Higham Ferrers, Northants. NN10 

8BT) - Change of use from retail to 

residential 2No Flats to the first and 

second floors at 23-23A High Street 

- at 23 High Street, Rushden, 

Northants. NN10 0QE 

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Plan for future of Ratcliffe on 

Soar power station shortlisted 

for regional and national awards 

A PLANNING ORDER prepared by Rushcliffe Borough 

Council (RBC) for the development of Ratcliffe on Soar 

power station has been shortlisted for national and 

regional awards. 

The authority granted Local Development Order (LDO) status for the site 

in July 2023, which could help fast-track new investment, green industry 

and business projects and potentially create thousands of permanent 

highly skilled jobs. 

It’s now been shortlisted for the ‘award for promoting economic growth’ 

at the Planning Awards 2024 and ‘Best Plan’ at the RTPI East Midlands 

Awards for Planning Excellence 2024. 

The power station, owned by international energy company Uniper, 

will close at the end of September 2024 and, as the last coal fired 

power station in the UK, this will mark a major milestone in the country’s 

decarbonisation journey. 

New Group Managing Director 

at Harron Homes 

REGIONAL 

housebuilder 

Harron Homes 

has appointed 

James Poynor 

to the role 

of Group 

Managing 

Director 

following the 

retirement of 

Ian Pendlebury 

after a decade 

with the 

business. 

James Poyner, Group Managing Director 

at Harron Homes 

The company has two regional offices located in Leeds and Barlborough 

and operates across the wider Yorkshire area and into Derbyshire and 


Latterly Managing Director for Taylor Wimpey Manchester, James, 51, 

boasts a 20 year career working in the property sector in senior leadership 

roles, making him well placed to take the business forward, building on 

Harron’s already enviable reputation for crafting executive family homes. 

James, who lives in Lincoln said, ‘I was already familiar with Harron 

Homes and impressed by the beautiful designs and handpicked locations. 

Having now spent time getting to know the people behind the scenes I’m 

inspired by the commitment and desire to succeed. 

‘This is a great opportunity for me to influence the business and play a 

more strategic role in how Harron evolves at what is a key moment in our 

sector. Challenges in the market are really putting housebuilders to the 

test and now is the time to unlock the potential of the business by putting 

the customer centre stage.’ 

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Offers in excess of £225,000 are invited. 

Call 01530 412824 or visit www.johngerman.co.uk 

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