Green light for new homes on edge of town

Plans for dozens of new homes in Melton Mowbray have been given the green light.

Melton Borough Council has approved a planning application from Charles Church Developments to build 48 homes on land at Hilltop Farm, on the edge of the Leicestershire town.

The proposed development would consist of four two-bed homes, 16 three-beds, 20 four-beds and eight five-beds, with two of the two-bed properties to be classed as 'affordable', the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

A report by planning officers said the site – which was once partly used for tyre recycling - was considered a "sustainable and appropriate" location for a new housing development.

According to the report, a number of empty buildings that were previously used by businesses based on the land will now be bulldozed.

The report recommends the developer pays almost £1m to offset the scheme's impact on local facilities and services, including funding for education, healthcare, libraries, waste and police.

Rob Blaney, from Charles Church North Midlands, said the company was "looking forward" to starting work on the development soon.

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