Hundreds of new homes, a school and shops could be built under major plans for a town.
Five hundred more homes plus a school and shops could be built in Earl Shilton. Developers Bloor Homes, Jelson Homes and Barwood Land have submitted the plan, which also includes a takeaway.
The properties are among 1,500 homes which could be built on 104 acres of land off Clickers Way, known as the Earl Shilton Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE). An application for the first 1,000 homes, along with an employment site, were submitted last year by the same developers. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council is yet to make a decision on it.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said the new application also asks for permission to create vehicle access to the estate from Mill Lane and Astley Road.
Both North Warwickshire and Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Councils, which neighbour the proposed development, have contacted Hinckley and Bosworth to say they have no objections to the latest application.
As part of an agreement for the developers to provide funding towards community facilities if the scheme goes ahead – known as a section 106 agreement – improvements would be made to the Weavers Springs Sports Park pitches.
Existing pedestrian and cycle routes would be extended to allow people to travel between the town centre and the new development without having to drive, said the LDRS.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-65296518
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