Blaby District Council in Leicestershire.
Blaby District Council Enderby and Lubbesthorpe
25 January 2025 / 25 January 2025 by mikejelfs
825 Houses in Enderby An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application (reference: 25/01/EIASCO) has been submitted for a site intended for approximately 825 houses. The land is part of the local plan and effectively links the area allocated to the New Lubbesthorpe development with Enderby. While an outline or full planning application has not yet been […]
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Blaby District Council Stoney Stanton and Croft
16 January 2025 / 16 January 2025 by mikejelfs
Flooding You might want to check out our recent posts on the devastating flooding events of 6th January. One explores the underlying causes, while the other presents a bold idea to spark discussion on a more permanent solution. Planning Applications – a Quiet Start to the year So far this month, no major new housing […]
Blaby District Council Leicestershire County Council Narborough and Whetstone
10 January 2025 / 11 January 2025 by mikejelfs
Flooding is a significant concern in our villages, with Whetstone, Littlethorpe, and parts of Narborough being among the lowest-lying areas in the district. Over the past couple of years, our villages have been flooded multiple times, highlighting the vulnerability of our communities and the growing impact of climate change. The latest flood occurred earlier this […]
Blaby District Council
21 December 2024 / 21 December 2024 by mikejelfs
No new multiple-house planning applications have been submitted this week. It will be interesting to see if any are posted early next week ahead of the Christmas and New Year holiday period. We will continue sharing weekly updates throughout 2025 and hope you’ve found these posts valuable over the past few months. Wishing you a […]
Blaby District Council Cosby and Countesthorpe Narborough and Whetstone
14 December 2024 / 14 December 2024 by mikejelfs
South Whetstone – 120 House Proposal – Further info I was pleased to accept an invitation to meet with representatives from Miller Homes’ development communications team. They had previously met with residents of Elliot Close and Wright Close, whose homes were flooded during heavy rain caused by Storm Henk in January this year. The proposed […]
Blaby District Council Cosby and Countesthorpe
5 December 2024 / 7 December 2024 by mikejelfs
More information on the 180 House proposal for Cosby The website detailing the proposal for a development on Broughton Road in Cosby has been updated to include the outline of the site boundaries alongside some other details. The developer also hosted an event for the public to view the proposal at the Village Hall in […]
29 November 2024 / 29 November 2024 by mikejelfs
By Blaby Green Party District Councillor Tony Deakin Today’s meeting showed clearly Blaby District Council’s current difficult position with respect to considering applications for new housing developments. This was particularly true for application 24/0001/OUT, a proposal to build 185 new houses at a site on Willoughby Road in Countesthorpe. This proposal was previously brought before […]
Blaby District Council Cosby and Countesthorpe Stoney Stanton and Croft
26 November 2024 / 29 November 2024 by mikejelfs
Proposal for 180 Houses in Cosby A leaflet has been circulated around Cosby this week from Bloor Homes this outlines a proposal for 180 dwellings west of Broughton Road in Cosby, as we reported over a month ago surveying work going on at this location it appears now that this was related to a housing […]
Blaby and Glen Parva Blaby District Council Cosby and Countesthorpe Narborough and Whetstone
20 November 2024 / 23 November 2024 by mikejelfs
Another development in south Whetstone After the proposal for 125 new homes in South Whetstone in last weeks update , this week we have an actual application validated for 68 houses to be built in an adjacent site but accessed off Wright Close. After the flooding in the area earlier this year, I suspect this […]
14 November 2024 / 15 November 2024 by mikejelfs
Local plan Timeline update – Further Delay to July 2025 We were expecting the next review of the New Local Plan for Blaby District to be before Christmas, but I received this update on the 14th November 2024 via email from Blaby District Council. 125 new houses in Whetstone This is a planning proposal by […]
