consent achieved

for 213 Oakham homes

Work starts on second phase of Oadby residential development

PROPERTY CONSULTANCY Carter Jonas has secured planning consent on behalf of Pigeon for up to 213 new homes, amenity space, allotments and areas for outdoor play and landscaping on land off Burley Road in Oakham, Rutland. Planning permission was granted by Rutland County Council.

Of the 213 homes, 64 (30%) will be affordable housing. The scheme will also provide a circular walk and perimeter trail, areas of wetlands where nature can flourish, two children’s play areas and allotments. The development will be attractively landscaped, providing substantial areas for informal recreation in addition to pedestrian and cycles routes to the nearby Co-op, Burley Road and Burley Park Way.

Pigeon’s vision for the site is to create a beautiful and sustainable neighbourhood, which provides links for walking and cycling to Oakham, set within a network of green spaces.

WORK ON phase two of the Horwood Gardens development in Oadby is now under way.

The scheme being built by Ashberry Homes – part of the Bellway Group – is named after the first curator of the University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden, Arthur Horwood. Horwood Gardens is bringing 71 homes for private sale and 46 affordable homes available for local people through low-cost rent or shared ownership.

Phase one included the construction of 45 private properties, and all the affordable homes, and now work has begun on the remaining 26 three, four and five-bedroom houses, which occupy a smaller site on the opposite side of Gartree Road.

Leicester City

ABBAS MOMIN (c/o Agent: Ryan Astill, Astill Planning Consultants Ltd, 144 New Walk, Leicester LE1 7JA) - Change of use of ground floor from a public house with a restaurant to a community centre –at The Humber Stone, 15 Main Street, Humberstone, Leicester LE5 1AE.

MR SHAMIR KHAN (c/o Agent: Jason Edwards, JDUtopia Ltd, 43 Bulwer Road, Leicester LE2 3BW) – Erection of 6 new 2½ storey dwellings – on land to the rear of 155 Humberstone Drive (The Old Humberstone Constitutional Club), Leicester LE5 0RF.

BRENDAN MCGARRY LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL (c/o Agent: Sachin Parmar, Marrons, Two Colton Square, Leicester LE1 1QH) –Outline application for demolition of buildings and construction of serviced employment buildings with up to 6,000 sq.metres of floor space – at Abbey Court, Pioneer Park, Wallingford Road/Exploration Drive/Corporation Road, Leicester LE4 5RD.

MR PATEL (c/o Agent: Mr Tailor, DT Designs Ltd, 74a Wyvern Avenue, Leicester LE4 7HH) – Proposed 2 dwellings – at Garage Court, After 112 Melrose Street, Leicester LE4 6FB.

PATOLT PROPERTIES LIMITED (c/o Agent: Miss Charlotte Mills, Hybrid Planning & Development, 23 Vyner Street, London E2 9DG) –Change of use of ground, first and second floors from Class E to Class C3 to provide 4 studio flats and one two-bedroom flat – at 19 De Montfort Street, Leicester LE1 7GE.

ANN-MARIE KEDZIOR (c/o Agent: Paul Roberts, ADDS, 19 Burrill Drive, Wigginton, York YO22 2ST) – Erection of a single storey modular building to provide classroom facilities – at Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School, Avebury Avenue, Leicester LE4 0FQ.

MR RAJU AMAR (c/o Agent: Mr Riaz Ahmad Sanjania, Cad Design Works, 1 Lobbswood Court, Leicester LE5 1DU) – Change of use from two self-contained flats to three self-contained flats – at 33 Dorothy Road, Leicester LE5 5DR.

MR KIRIT MANDODA (c/o: KM Electricals, 37D/37D Melrose Street, Leicester LE4 6FD) – Change of use from commercial, business and service use to dwellinghouses – at 37C Melrose Street, Leicester LE4 6FD.