150 New Homes Approved in Hugglescote, Leicestershire

0:00It's March 31st. This is Lester News today, driven by AI. Council officers in Northwest Lestershire just greenlit 150 new homes on the edge of Hugglescoat near Colville. This comes from Wilson Enterprise's plan on land north of Grange Road, approved on March 12 after they dismissed the single objection filed. The project includes a new sports pitch and 30 affordable homes, fitting into the massive southeast Colville expansion that could bring 2,700 houses total across Hugglesco Grange and Swinfinville. That loan objection came from a resident who wanted the land held for a possible Ivan Ho line train station, but officers shot it down since no solid. Plans exist right now and a 20 meter landscape buffer keeps future options open. Since the approval, developers have submitted plans for over 300 more homes on the same site. The council already okayed a new primary. School for the area to handle the growth.

1:00Even so, local schools like Hugglescoat Community Primary face a shortfall of 232 spots, so the developers must chip in just under. One million pounds through Section 106, contributions to fix that pressure.