Norton Heath Development Scrapped, Council Listens to Residents

0:00It's April 16th. Welcome to Lester News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Plans for a mass of 10,000 home development called Norton Heath and Lester Shire are officially off the table. Hinkley and Bosworth Burrell Council confirm they're pulling it from the local plan, which guides where new builds can go. Council leaders Stuart Bray announced the move during a meeting on Tuesday after reviewing feedback from residents and groups by national highways. The site sits mostly in their area, with plans for 2,500 homes, spilling into neighboring Northwest Lester Shire. Locals fought back hard through opposition groups, praising the outcome for strengthening community ties and thanking landowners who join them. They stress development needs solid evidence, infrastructure, and protections, not just houses anywhere. Northwest Lester Shire's council leader called it a common sense call, saying it's the wrong spot for such a big project or you plop homes in. Any countryside field. Developers at Norton see this as a long-term vision, not scrapped forever, and they're staying engaged with councils as plans evolve with better.

1:07Evidence and policies.