The huge 1,500-home extension to the town is set to be approved

A massive expansion planned for a Leicestershire town is to be given the go-ahead next week. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council planning officers have recommended the go-ahead for 1,500 new homes on 104 acres of land off Clickers Lane in Earl Shilton, along with a new school, community centre, shops and land for jobs.

The scheme has been split into two planning applications, one including 1,000 homes as well as an area of ​​land for jobs, and the other covering the remaining 500 homes plus the school, community center and retail space. Both applications will be decided by the council’s planning committee when it meets on Tuesday night.

The scheme, known as the Earl Shilton Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE), was proposed by Bloor Homes, Jelson Homes and Barwood Land, with the developers working together to plan the development. If approved, new accesses to the site from the A47, Mill Lane and Astley Road will also be created.

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A total of nearly £22 million has been negotiated from developers as a contribution to local services and facilities, with around £18 million going to education, including the building of the new primary school, as well as contributions to other area schools and services special. education needs assurance. There will also be more than £1.1m for healthcare and £1.3m for improvements to Weavers Springs sports pitches.

A report by planning officers to committee members states: “The development is located in close proximity to Earl Shilton and the services available there would undoubtedly receive some economic benefit from this development.” It adds that the homes would also be a boon to the borough, with 20 per cent to be classed as affordable.

The two applications received more than 40 objections between them, with residents expressing concerns about the impact on traffic, the pressure on local services including health facilities, the number of blocks of flats that have been built in the neighborhood since it was discussed for the first time SUE and loss of green land.

One said: “Absolutely saddened and shocked that this is still trying to go ahead!! I live on Mill Lane which is a quiet place where residents can live and people can walk, cycle, get their horses off. The lane will be turned into a busy main road and the additional pressure on the city will be immense. And even destructive with zero benefit to the local population or the environment. Stop destroying Earl Shilton!!!”

While another said: “This is the last green space in what used to be a village surrounded by fields. Walking in the area will be a thing of the past, with no fields and open spaces to enjoy, including the loss of three footpaths. This proposed development will overstretch existing infrastructure and destabilize the hard work of the community striving to make the city better.”

The meeting takes place on Tuesday evening at 18.30.

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