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Site for nine 

dwellings in 

Dunton Bassett 

ROY GREEN Chartered Surveyors are 

offering for sale a residential development 

site with Outline Planning Permission (ref: 

23/00689/OUT) granted for 9 dwellings. 

The 1.8 acre site - at the rear of 18 Coopers 

Lane, Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire - is 

being offered for sale by Informal Tender with 

a closing date of 12.00 noon on Friday 23rd 

February 2024. 

For more information, contact Roy Green 

Chartered Surveyors on 0116 235 3009 or 

email: office@roygreen.co.uk 

FEBRUARY 2024 

Miller to complete 

upwards of six new 

developments in 2024 

NATIONAL 

HOUSEBUILDER 

Miller Homes has 

announced it will 

conclude work 

at up to six of its 

new developments 

across the East 

Midlands during 

this calendar year. 

The developer, who 

is currently building new homes across its regional home county of 

Derbyshire, as well as in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, is set to 

finish work at multiple sites with the cumulative total of more than 900 

new homes fully delivered by the end of 2024. 

Work is set to be completed at developments in Sileby, Quorn and 

Great Glen in Leicestershire, as well as Mickleover and Smalley in 

Derbyshire, and Keyworth, Nottinghamshire. 

The end of these sites will pave the way for the national housebuilder 

to commence construction at new developments across the region, with 

new homes coming soon in areas including Newark and Woodthorpe, 

as part of the developer’s regional growth plans in the East Midlands 

gathers momentum. 

Tom Roberts, regional operations director for Miller Homes East 

Midlands, said: “Our ultimate aim within the East Midlands is to have 

the perpetual delivery of new housing across multiple developments 

in some of the region’s most desirable locations, and so we are really 

encouraged by the progress we’re making at our new and existing sites 

as we move into 2024. 

Miller Homes is building 195 homes at Highgrove Fields in Sileby, 105 

homes at Orchard Park in Quorn and a further 170 homes have already 

been completed at Regal View in Great Glen, Leicestershire. 

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Part of Leicester estate 

to be flattened to make 

way for 50 new homes 

and road 

An artist’s impression of how the Stocking Farm estate could 

look. (Image: Levitate Architecture & Design Studio) 

AS REPORTED IN THE LEICESTER MERCURY, arts of a 

city estate can be flattened to make way for new council 

housing. Leicester City Council has approved its own plans 

for the Stocking Farm estate, in Marwood Road, in the 

north west of the city. 

The project is part of the council’s bid to build new, “affordable” homes 

across the city to help ease the growing demand on its housing waiting list. 

A number of buildings across the site, including the community hall, Best 

One store and the Health Living Centre, will be demolished to create space 

for the new homes. 

The garages on the land have already been taken down, Leicester City 

Council said. The main 1950s block of shops, which face onto Marwood 

Road, will be kept, along with the maisonettes over them, the plans show. 

However, the single-storey 1960s extension to the rear will be demolished. 

A new staircase will then be built to access them and new bin and bike 

storage is also proposed for the maisonettes. 

The demolition work will create space for 50 new homes. These will be a 

mix of 20 two and three-storey houses and 24 flats. They will range from 

one and two-bed flats to two to four-bed houses. 

The 19th Century Stocking Farm Farmhouse will be converted into six 

assisted-living flats under the plan. All of the homes on the estate will be 

council housing, documents state, and a number of them will be made 

accessible, for people with mobility problems. 

A new road will also be created through the estate, running from Marwood 

Road to Packwood Road. This will be predominantly one-way, save for at 

the southern tip where two-way traffic will be allowed to provide access to 

the homes around the farmhouse. 

The majority of the parking for the newly developed estate will be on street 

and unallocated parking, meaning most homes will not have set parking 

spaces. However, spaces will be designated for the accessible homes and 

the farmhouse. Car parking will be retained for the community shop that 

currently exists on the site and which is also set to be kept. 

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For sale by Auction 

Substantial detached 

Ibstock residence 

requiring full upgrading 

A SUBSTANTIAL 

detached 

residence, 

situated in a 

plot of circa 

2.6 acres, is 

being offered 

for sale at the 

February 2024 

SDL Property 

Auction. 

The property – 

Highfield House, Station Road, Ibstock, Leics. LE67 6JJ - requires full 

modernisation and upgrading but would make a superb family home or 

may offer potential for commercial uses, subject to required permissions. 

The property is situated centrally in the 2.6 acres, with a driveway and 

parking area, wooded area to the front, gardens to three aspects and 

former workshop/barn. 

The agents are informed the workshop has previously had planning 

permission for residential conversion but this has now lapsed. 

The main residence offers a grand hallway, 4-5 reception rooms, six 

bedrooms, two bathrooms and cellar. 

Guide Price: £750,000+ plus fees. 

The SDL National Property Auction will be broadcast live on the SDL 

Auctions website (www.sdlauctions.co.uk) and open to remote bidding 

online, on the phone and by proxy. Registration for bidding will close at 

5pm the day before the auction. 

Auction date: 29th February 2024 at 10:00 am. For more information, 

visit www.sdlauctions.co.uk 

Positive RMI growth propping 

up falling construction activity, 

says FMB 

LATEST FIGURES from the ONS 

Construction Output Data for 

November 2023 demonstrate a 

worrying trend emerging in the 

UK construction industry - that 

the Repair, Maintenance and 

Improvement (RMI) sector is 

propping up declining growth in 

construction activity. 

Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the 

FMB said: “November once again marks 

another month of decline in construction 

industry output. While it is positive that 

the RMI sector, which makes up the 

backbone of the sector, has seen significant growth of 2.1%, this cannot 

be a substitute for the delivery of new projects. The Private New Housing 

sector and the Infrastructure New Work sector have both seen sharp 

declines, which is deeply concerning for the long-term sustainability of the 

wider industry.” 

Brian Berry continued: “The UK is experiencing a housing crisis, and yet the 

Government’s response to date has been limited. Despite positive first steps 

being taken by the Chancellor, the measures announced by the Government 

so far go nowhere near far enough to tackle the challenges the UK faces in 

delivering the vast increase in high-quality housing that the country needs. 

We need to see serious action delivered as an urgent priority, as paperingover 

cracks can never be a viable solution in the long-term.” 

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Building products 

manufacturer Ibstock 

to close a brick factory 

AS REPORTED IN EAST MIDLANDS BUSINESS LINK, 

Ibstock Plc, the Leicestershire-based manufacturer of 

building products and solutions, has issued a trading 

update for the year ended 31 December 2023, in which 

the firm has revealed the closure of its South Holmwood 

brick factory. 

In the update the business said it had delivered a resilient performance in 

its final quarter, in line with expectations, despite a continuation of weaker 

market conditions. Ibstock noted the performance in the final quarter was 

underpinned by “effective cost reduction action which, in combination with 

stable pricing, helped the Group maintain solid margins.” 

Full year revenues for 2023 are expected to have decreased by 21% 

to approximately £405 million (down from £513 million for 2022), while 

adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in line with previous expectations, 

reflecting “cost and capacity reduction initiatives and the resilient margin 

performance for the year as a whole.” 

Due to a challenging market backdrop, expected to continue into 2024, 

during the final quarter of the year Ibstock conducted a comprehensive 

operational review, with the objective of aligning its fixed cost base and 

capacity to near term demand expectations. 

The consequent restructuring plan has included actions to temporarily 

reduce capacity across the business, as well as the permanent closure of 

the South Holmwood brick factory in Surrey. 

The annualised benefit of this restructuring plan will be £20 million, with 

around £5 million of this captured in 2023 and the balance to be achieved 

in 2024. The one-off cash cost of the restructuring programme (including 

the closure of the Ravenhead brick factory announced in August) will be 

around £15 million. 

Planning permission granted for 

second phase at Leicestershire 

business park 

PLANNING 

PERMISSION for 

a second phase 

at Beauchamp 

Business Park, a 

new commercial 

development 

in Kibworth, 

Leicestershire, 

has been 

granted by 

Harborough 

District Council. 

Beauchamp 

Business Park is being brought forward by Clowes Developments and 

its team including IMA Architects, TanRo, Millward Consulting Engineers, 

Gateley’s Legal and Postins Project Services. Philips Sutton and TDBRE 

have been instructed as agents on the scheme. 

Construction of the first phase of the scheme began in September 2023 

and 80% of the units were sold or under offer within two months of being 

made available for enquiries. 

Phase Two will see the creation of a further three new commercial/ 

industrial buildings to be used for B1 and B2 use class. Construction is 

scheduled to begin in Summer 2024 with completion expected in early 

2025. When complete, Beauchamp Business Park will feature a series of 

freehold and leasehold industrial units ranging from 1,270 sq ft to 10,085 

sq ft. 

Clowes Developments have retained IMA Architects who are providing all 

architectural services and acting as Principal Designer on the scheme. 

Methodist Chapel for 

sale in Melton Mowbray 

BENTONS Sage Cross Estate Methodist Agents Chapel 

Thorpe End | Melton Mowbray | Leicestershire | LE13 1RB 

are offering for sale the 

Sage Cross Methodist 

Chapel at Thorpe End, 

Melton Mowbray, Leics. 

LE13 1RB. 

This 6,000 sq.ft. town centre 

property was built in 1897 and 

extended in 1989. It lends 

itself to a range of potential 

uses, subject to the necessary 

planning permissions, including 

office, retail and leisure. 

Offers over £400,000 are invited. Contact Melissa Hopson at Bentons on 

01664 563892 for more information, or visit www.bentons.co.uk 

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Meridian Leisure Park 

sold for £25m 

LEGAL & GENERAL Investment Management (LGIM) has 

sold Meridian Leisure Park in Leicester to Greenridge 

Opportunities LP for £25 million reflecting a yield of 

8.50%. 

Montagu Evans advised the seller and Savills advised the buyer in this 

off-market transaction. 

The East Midlands destination leisure park extends to 155,071 sq ft GIA 

across a 19.8-acre site southwest of Leicester City Centre, directly off the 

Leicester Ring Road (A563) and 1.5 miles from the M1 (J21). It is anchored 

by Vue Cinemas and Hollywood Bowl, with other occupiers including David 

Lloyd, Nando’s, Five Guys, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Frankie & Benny’s. 

It has been owned by LGIM’s Leisure Fund since 2002, with a number of 

new leases and regears undertaken during this time. The park is 99% let 

with over half the income benefitting from rental indexation or fixed uplifts 

and a term certain of approximately 12 years. 

New MD for Clegg Construction as 

Simon Blackburn plans to retire 

AFTER A LONG 

and successful 

career in the 

construction 

industry, and 

with more 

than 20 years 

at the helm 

of Clegg 

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as managing 

director, 

Simon 

Blackburn has announced his retirement. 

Michael Sims has stepped up to become MD from his previous role 

as commercial director, with Darren Chapman and Ross Crowcroft 

continuing in their roles as operations director and pre-construction director 

respectively. 

The change in leadership comes as Clegg Construction has secured its 

strongest carry-forward order book, with more than £82m secured turnover 

for 2024. 

Simon, who joined Clegg Construction in 2002, before becoming MD two 

years later, will remain as a group director until the end of May 2024 in 

support of the new generation of leadership which will take the business 

forward into 2024 and beyond. 

Michael Sims, who joined Clegg Construction in spring 2021, bringing to 

the business over 20 years of industry experience with key expertise in 

commercial and risk management and contract negotiation, paid tribute to 

his predecessor. 

Interesting lots for 

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February Auction 

LOT 1: On behalf of Leicester City Council - Appleton Avenue 

Maintenance Deport, Rear of 2-14 Appleton Avenue, Stocking 

Farm, Leicester, LE4 2GA: A former maintenance depot of 

approximately 2,222 sqft comprising 4 single storey detached buildings 

on a site area of approximately 0.55 acres (0.22 hectares). The site 

is split with a large yard area fronting gated access to the buildings. 

GUIDE PRICE: £200,000 - £210,000 PLUS VAT. 

Lot 6: On behalf of EMH Homes - 28 York Road, Church Gresley, 

Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9QG: A semi detached property with 

3 bedrooms, gas central heating and double glazing. The property is in 

need of structural repair and modernisation. GUIDE PRICE: £120,000 - 

£130,000. 

LOT 7: On behalf of Leicester City Council - New Fields Avenue 

Depot, 61B Newfields Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1ET: 

A former maintenance depot of approximately 1,357 sqft (126.2 sqm) 

comprising 2 detached single storey buildings on a site area of 0.43 

acres (0.17 hectares). The property requires repair. GUIDE PRICE: 

£125,000 - £130,000 PLUS VAT. 

LOT 13: On behalf of Leicester City Council - Car Park and 

Land at Dupont Gardens, Leicester LE3 8LD and Liberty Road, 

Leicester, LE3 6NN: The property comprises 2 adjoining sites totalling 

approximately 0.36 acres (1,720 sqyds) providing car parking and 

15 lock up garages and open space. There is an electric sub-station 

located at the rear of 109 Liberty Road which will be subject to any 

access rights required by the statutory undertakers. The site is suitable 

for residential development of 3 residential properties subject to 

planning permission. GUIDE PRICE: £150,000 - £160,000 PLUS VAT. 

LOT 18: On behalf of 

Leicester City Council - The 

Rowans, College Street, 

Highfields, Leicester, LE2 0JJ: 

A substantial Grade II listed, 2 

storey property with basement 

of approximately 14,143 sqft 

and 30 parking spaces. The 

property was previously used 

as a Social Services Offices and 

Day Centre, there is potential 

for other uses subject to planning. GUIDE PRICE: £875,000 - £895,000 

PLUS VAT. 

LOT 37: On behalf of Leicester City Council - Beaumont Open 

Market, Beaumont Centre, Bennion Road, Beaumont Leys, 

Leicester, LE4 1DF: A former open market with adjacent single storey 

block of public conveniences on a site area of approximately 0.39 acres 

(1,887 sqyds). The market is covered by a flat roof with metal sheeting 

and has individual traders’ stalls. There are 14 car parking spaces to 

the rear of the site within the shopping centre car park. GUIDE PRICE: 

£300,000 - £325,000 PLUS VAT. 

LOT 41: On behalf of 

Leicester City Council - 1, 3, 

5 & 7 Grey Friars, Leicester, 

LE1 5PH: A substantial block 

of 4 interlinked 4 storey 

properties with basements 

totalling approximately 51,139 

sqft and a large car park/land 

on a site area of 0.733 acres. 

The property is part Grade II 

Listed and was previously used 

as offices. There is potential for 

other uses subject to planning. GUIDE PRICE: £3,750,000 - £3,800,000 

PLUS VAT 

The auction takes place behind closed doors on Wednesday 14th 

February 2024, starting at the earlier time of 12 noon. Bidding is 

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Charterpoint sells care home scheme 

to Octopus Healthcare Fund 

SENIOR LIVING developer 

Charterpoint has sold a 66- 

bed care home scheme in 

Leicestershire to Octopus 

Healthcare Fund. 

Work is now starting on site to 

build the development at New 

Lubbesthorpe, a pioneering new 

community in Blaby. 

Charterpoint received planning 

permission for the scheme, along 

with a nearby mixed-use, twostorey 

local centre, from Blaby 

District Council last year. 

Now, in a deal brokered by 

Christie & Co, the two and threestorey 

care home development has 

been sold to Octopus Healthcare 

Fund, which invests in best-in-class 

care homes across the UK. 

Charterpoint MD Giles Nursey 

said: “We are very pleased to have 

secured a deal to sell this site to 

Octopus Healthcare Fund who 

will now take it forward through 

development and to completion. 

“This scheme will provide a 

modern, state-of-the-art care home, 

offering additional facilities at New 

Lubbesthorpe which has become 

a popular and vibrant community 

just 20 minutes from Leicester city 

centre.” 

The care home was designed by 

Franklin Ellis Architects. 

New Lubbesthorpe is a pioneering 

new community set in 325 acres of 

new parklands and wetlands, south 

of Leicester Forest East. It will 

eventually feature a total of 4,250 

homes. 

Charterpoint, which is based 

at Edwalton near Nottingham, 

specialises in developing mixeduse, 

senior living accommodation, 

and primary care premises. 

For more information about 

Charterpoint, visit www. 

charterpointgroup.co.uk 

Stoke Golding 

plot: £100k 

PICKER ELLIOTT are 

offering for sale a 

plot with full planning 

permission (ref: 

18/00152/FUL) for a 

detached three-bedroom 

house. 

The plot – at Crown Hill Close, 

Stoke Golding, Nuneaton, 

Warks. CV13 6EW – is for sale 

at an asking price of £100,000. 

Contact Picker Elliott on 01455 

612613 or email: sales@pickerelliott.co.uk 

Market 

Harborough 

plot: £285k 

A BUILDING PLOT with 

planning consent (ref: 

22/00041/FUL) for a 

four-bedroom detached 

dwelling with garage is 

being offered for sale 

by Oscar James Estate 

Agents. 

The plot – at Gardiner Street, 

Market Harborough, Leics. – 

has the benefit of mains sewage 

already being connected. 

Price: £285,000. 

Contact Oscar James on 01858 

458458 or visit www.oscarjames. 

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Fisher German strengthens 

Ashby planning team with four 

appointments 

Long Bennington site for up to 

50 dwellings: £2.5m 

John Nicol, Jabu Phiri, Kerry Andrews and Isabelle Holliday 

FISHER GERMAN has welcomed John Nicol as a planner, 

Kerry Andrews as an assistant planner, and Isabelle 

Holliday and Jabu Phiri as graduate planners. 

The expansion comes as Fisher German looks to not only respond to 

increasing client demand but expand its presence across the Midlands. 

RICHARD Residential Development WATKINSON Land for up to 50 & PARTNERS are offering for sale 

Dwelling, Main Road, Long Bennington, 

£2,500,000 

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a greenfield site, located in a prime Lincolnshire village, with excellent 

amenities and within the Grantham Grammar School catchment area. The 

site is subject to a Section 106 Agreement and Affordable Housing content. 

Price: £2,500,000. Contact Kirsty Keeton at Joint Agent Richard 

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£1m renovation for 

Leicestershire gastro pub 

Bid launched to bring 

abandoned city centre offices 

back into use as flats 

Harry Gurney and Stuart Broad 

THE BUSINESS OWNERS of Swithland’s The Griffin Inn are 

investing £1 million into an extensive renovation of the 

pub, in conjunction with Everards. 

The gastro pub forms part of The Cat & Wickets Pub Company, owned by 

ex-England cricketers Harry Gurney and Stuart Broad. Over the past year, 

£75,000 has been spent on refreshing the pub’s interiors and creating an 

elevated courtyard. A further £1 million is to be spent on further renovations, 

with work due to start at the beginning of January 2024. 

The kitchen will be overhauled to double its existing size and will include 

fully electric equipment. The Old Stables will be transformed into an 

additional dining space within the gastro pub, creating 80 more covers. 30 

additional covers will also be created in the courtyard as part of the planned 

work. 

The management team anticipates a 60% increase in turnover following 

the renovations, which will equate to a 60% uplift in available working 

hours. As a result, the team anticipate that 20 new jobs will be created 

alongside progression opportunities for the existing team. 

The management team hope to reopen the pub’s doors in March. 

Harry Gurney, Managing Director at The Cat & Wickets Pub Company, 

says: “We’re really excited about this next round of renovations. I’m 

a Loughborough lad, and Stuart and I both know that we are simply 

caretakers of a pub that has meant a lot to the local community for 

hundreds of years. 

“We promise to continually nurture and cherish it, while always looking for 

new and innovative ways to improve the customer experience along the 

way.” 

Matt Crehan, business relationship manager at Everards, said: “We’re 

delighted to work with the Griffin team to bring their vision for the pub to life. 

In 2023, we’ve invested over £4 million in supporting our business owners 

with repairs and investments.” 

Leicester & Leicestershire Property 

Summit: Wednesday 6th March 

OVER 100 property executives have already registered 

for the upcoming Leicester & Leicestershire Property & 

Construction event on March 6. 

This gathering promises an afternoon of valuable networking, 

knowledge sharing, and in-depth exploration of the regeneration 

landscape across Leicester and Leicestershire. 

This event spotlights the region’s offerings for businesses seeking 

to expand and thrive, with a particular focus on the transformative 

potential of the East Midlands Freeport. 

The event will be held at the City Rooms in Leicester City Centre 

on Wednesday 6th March and welcomes Glenfield Electrical as an 

associate sponsor. 

Tickets can be booked at www.met-events.co.uk/event-detailsregistration/leicester-property-and-construction-lunch-2 

AS REPORTED IN THE LEICESTER MERCURY, former offices 

in Leicester city centre are being eyed up as a possible 

space for new homes. 

The ground floor of the seven-storey Humberstone House 

is currently home to a number of shops, but its upper 

floors, once used as offices, have been vacant for some 

years, applicant Willowland Ltd has said. 

The developer is now seeking permission from Leicester City Council to 

turn floors four through seven into 24 flats. Four studios, four one-beds and 

16 two-beds have been proposed in an application submitted to the city’s 

planning department. 

There would be six apartments per floor, Willowland Ltd added. There 

would also be a foyer area and bicycle storage on the ground floor if the 

application is approved. 

Church for sale in 

Sutton-in-Ashfield 

INNES 

ENGLAND 

are offering 

for sale 

the former 

United 

Reformed 

Church 

at High 

Pavement, 

Sutton in 

Ashfield, 

Notts. 

Sutton In Ashfield United Reformed Church, High Pavement, Sutton In 

NG17 1BT. Ashfield, Nottinghamshire NG17 1BT 

The 6,230 sq.ft. Grade II listed building was opened on 4th April 1906 

and originally Former built to Church provide 830 seats. The property has a substantial 

corner tower and GIA: includes 6,230 sq curved ft (578.8 seating sqm) at ground floor plus tiered 

seating on a large mezzanine balcony. 

Site area of 0.28 acres 

The property is understood to benefit from planning consent for Class 

F (Learning and Previously Non-Residential utilised as Institutions) a place of worship making the premises 

suitable for uses such as a school, education and training centres, 

public halls and 

Suitable 

places 

for 

of worship. 

alternative 

Interested 

use (subject 

parties 

to requisite 

are advised 

consents) 

to 

make their own enquiries of the local authority. 

For enquiries and viewings please contact: 

Price: Unconditional offers are invited for the freehold interest. 

Contact Ross Whiting at 

rwhiting@innes-england.com 

Innes England on 07921 948501 

ghughes@innes-england.com 

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Interesting 

properties at the 

February SDL 

Property Auction 

• Former Holmlea Home, Waverley 

Street, Tibshelf, Alfreton DE55 5PS: 

Former Home for Older People and Elderly 

Resource Centre, situated on a substantial 

site in a mixed residential location suitable 

for development subject to obtaining the 

necessary planning permission. 

The vacant, freehold site extends to 

approximately 0.812 hectares (2 acres). The 

building extends to approximately 1235 sq. 

m. Guide Price £450,000+ plus fees. 

• 90 - 94 Nottingham Road, 

Somercotes, Alfreton DE55 4LY: 

A development site with detailed 

planning consent granted by 

Amber Valley Borough Council 

(AVA/2020/0842) for part demolition 

of a former theatre building and 

erection of 21 apartments. The 

scheme which is over three storeys 

will retain the historic former 

frontage to the Premier Electric 

Theatre with the remainder of the 

building to be demolished and rebuilt to provide 21 self-contained one 

and two bedroom apartments with a total of 14 outdoor parking spaces 

and 6 garages for a total of 20 parking spaces together with an outdoor 

gym. Guide Price £250,000+ plus fees. 

• Long Close Office Complex, Cemetery Lane, Ripley DE5 3HY: An 

excellent opportunity to acquire a vacant site of six office blocks and 

two parking areas. The total site area extends to approximately 1.8017 

hectares (4.45 acres). The site comprises a mixture of single storey 

and two storey brick built buildings with pitched, tiled roofs. The site 

has redevelopment potential for a variety of uses including residential, 

subject to obtaining the necessary planning consent. Guide Price 

£750,000+ plus fees. 

• Former Winshill Methodist 

Church, High Bank Road, Burton- 

On-Trent, Staffordshire DE15 

0HU: A Former Place of Worship, 

comprising Chapel with Assembly 

Hall, office, and ancillary space. 

Extending to 3,785 sq. ft. / 351.6 

sqm. The Chapel is likely to have 

been constructed in the early- 

1900s, with the Assembly Hall to 

the rear constructed at a slightly 

later date. Both buildings are of 

brick construction under pitched 

roofs, with slate tiles. The buildings 

are linked by way of pitched and 

monopitch tiled roofs. To the front 

elevation, a canopy was added in the 

late-1970s/early-1980s. To the rear 

of the Chapel is the Vestry, and a link with side disabled access to the 

rear building, together with ladies and gents WC facilities. The Assembly 

Hall provides open-plan space, with a row of offices down one side of 

the room, together with kitchen and storage facilities on the opposite 

side. The areas have the benefit of carpeted floors, and suspended 

ceilings with strip lighting. 

The property has a gross internal area (GIA) of 3,785 sq. ft. / 351.6 sqm. 

Guide Price £130,000+ plus fees. 

The SDL National Property Auction will be broadcast live on 

the SDL Auctions website (www.sdlauctions.co.uk) and open to 

remote bidding online, on the phone and by proxy. Registration 

for bidding will close at 5pm the day before the auction. 

Auction date: 29th February 2024 at 10:00 am. For more 

information, visit www.sdlauctions.co.uk 

Homebuilding chief 

encourages more men 

to talk about mental 

health 

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE 

of a leading North West 

homebuilder is encouraging 

more men working in 

construction to talk about 

their mental health to help 

reduce high rates of suicide 

within the industry. 

Genesis Homes and its sister 

company Russell Armer Homes have 

chosen male suicide prevention 

organisation ANDYSMANCLUB as 

its charity of the year for 2024, and 

will raise money for, and awareness 

of, the charity which hosts weekly 

sessions welcoming men to open up 

about their feelings. 

Nicky Gordon, the Chief Executive 

of Genesis Homes, has been touched 

by the great work ANDYSMANCLUB 

has done nationwide to break down the 

stigma of men’s mental health. 

Nicky Gordon, the Chief 

Executive of Genesis 

Homes, is encouraging more 

men to talk about suicide, 

and is raising money for 

ANDYSMANCLUB 

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics revealed that there 

are more than 500 suicides recorded within construction each year - the 

rate three times higher than the national industry average. 

Nicky said: “It is heartbreaking to read the stats about the high level of 

suicides in construction. It is an industry dominated by men and measures 

need to be implemented to try to reduce this worrying trend. 

“For whatever reason, there has always been a stigma around men 

showing emotion, talking about their mental health and letting others know 

they’re struggling as if it is some sort of weakness. 

“What ANDYSMANCLUB does is let men know that it’s not a sign of 

weakness. Conversely, it is okay to talk and share your feelings - that to 

me shows bravery. 

“I have heard so much positivity about ANDYSMANCLUB and how their 

weekly sessions can provide lifelines for men having a tough time by 

bringing people together every Monday evening and letting them know 

they’re not alone in whatever fight they’re fighting. 

“The charity has proven that talking can save lives, and we want the 

construction industry to throw its weight behind this amazing charity and 

that is why we are so passionate about supporting ANDYSMANCLUB as 

a business.” 

ANDYSMANCLUB was established seven years ago following the death 

of Andrew Roberts, who died of suicide at the age of 23, to offer a place 

men could gather regularly and talk about their mental health in a nonjudgmental 

environment. 

The charity now has more than 150 locations throughout the UK, with 

further clubs to open in the coming months. 

Lucas Whitehead, the Head of Marketing and Partnerships at 

ANDYSMANCLUB, said: “Thank you to Genesis Homes for selecting 

ANDYSMANCLUB as its charity of the year for 2024, and encouraging 

men working across the male-dominated industry of construction to open 

up about their feelings. 

“As an organisation, we cover communities across the country and we 

would welcome construction workers, or from any other sector for that 

matter, with open arms to any of our clubs. They can find out where their 

local club is by visiting our website.” 

To promote wellbeing at work, Nicky has introduced a number of 

initiatives at Genesis Homess including regular staff social events, monthly 

wellbeing walks and encouraged staff to be trained in mental health first 

aid. In 2023, Genesis Homes raised more than £45,000 for its charity of 

the year, Annie Mawson’s Sunbeams Music Trust. 

More details about ANDYSMANCLUB and where sessions are held can 

be found at www.andysmanclub.co.uk. 

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constitute part of an offer or a contract whatsoever or a statement of representation 

upon which any reliance can be placed. 

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condition, permissions for use and occupation should not be relied on and any 

interested party must satisfy themselves on these matters by inspection, independent 

advice or otherwise. 

(iii) Neither BB&J Commercial or any of its employees or agents has any authority to 

make or give representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property. 

(iv) BB&J Commercial have not tested any apparatus, equipment, chattel, services etc 

and therefore can give no warranty as to their availability, condition or serviceability. 

(v) All prices, rents, service charges etc are quoted exclusive of VAT unless stated 

otherwise. 

Area Sq Ft Sq M 

Ground Floor 1,091 101.35 

First Floor 1,312 121.88 

Second Floor 1,173 108.97 

Basement 281 26.1 

Total Net Internal Area: 3,856 Sq Ft 358.22 Sq M 


RICS UK Residential Survey, December 2023 

UK housing market activity on the up 

as mortgage rate cuts continue 

• Both near term and year ahead sales expectations pick-up for a second consecutive month 

• Buyer enquiries indictor now flat with least downbeat reading since April 2022 

• House price trend now expected to remain largely flat at the UK level over the year ahead 

THE DECEMBER 2023 RICS UK Residential Survey shows activity picking up, and an 

improvement on last month’s figures as the trend towards lowered mortgage rates 

continues. Near-term sales expectations moved up a touch more positively, while the 

longer-term outlook illustrates a market moving out of negativity and into a flatter 

environment. 

The new buyer enquiries indicator registered a 

reading of -3% in December, up from the -13% result 

in November, approaching a flat reading. This is the 

fourth successive month recording a reduction in 

negative buyer enquiry activity, moving into neutral 

territory (between -5 % and +5%) for the first time since 

April 2022. Similarly, the -6 % result recorded for newly 

agreed sales is the least negative figure since March 

2022. 

Near-term sales expectations for December increased 

to +12%, with respondents predicting a solid recovery 

in residential sales volumes emerging in 2024, with the 

latest net balance climbing from +24% to +34%. It also 

now takes 18 weeks on average to complete a sale, 

compared to 20 weeks back in September 2023. 

The headline house price gauge posted a reading of 

-30 % in December, compared with readings of -41% 

and -60% in November and October, respectively. 

This result suggests downward pressure on prices is 

diminishing, with the latest reading its least negative 

since November 2022. 

Near-term (three month ahead) price expectations 

remain marginally negative, but December’s -13 % 

reading again points to an anticipated easing in the 

pace of price declines relative to November’s -23% 

result. Respondents foresee house prices stabilising 

at the national level, posting a net balance of zero in 

December against the -10 % recorded in November. 

The latest feedback on house price expectations 

remains varied across the UK, with respondents from 

Northern Ireland, the North West of England, and 

Scotland anticipating higher prices on a twelve-month 

view. 

Tenant demand rose over the month in the lettings 

market, posting a net balance of +17% of survey 

participants, although demand growth has dipped 

noticeably over recent months. Nevertheless, with 

landlord instructions remaining scarce, having declined 

continuously over the past year, a lack of properties 

available on the lettings market continues to underpin 

rising rental prices. Consequently,+50% of respondents 

expect rents to continue to rise over the near term, with 

longer-term projections now pointing to a nearly 4% 

increase over the year ahead and for rental growth to 

average 5% per annum over the next five years. 

RICS Senior Economist, Tarrant Parsons comments: 

“With 2023 proving to be a particularly challenging year 

for the UK housing market, it appears recent weeks 

have seen a little bit of respite emerge. Supported by an 

easing in mortgage interest rates of late, buyer demand 

has now stabilised, and this is expected to translate into 

a slight recovery in residential sales volumes over the 

coming months. Nevertheless, the lending climate is 

set to remain restrictive compared to much of the post 

global financial crisis era next year, meaning any uplift 

in activity is likely to be limited for the time being.” 

Landmark building for sale in Melton 

FLEURETS Leisure Property 

Specialists are offering for 

sale Colles Hall (Previously 

Crafty Slice) at 9 Burton 

Road, Melton Mowbray, 

Leics. LE13 1AE. 

Dating back to 1890 and built as a 

Parochial Hall to the fine St. Mary’s 

Church opposite, Colles Hall is a 

strikingly attractive building of local 

coursed sandstone construction 

with a host of features including a 

distinctive central bay with stained 

glass to the first floor frontage; 

stone mullions around the windows 

and entrance; three separate stone 

plaques; short corner tower and a 

steep pitched slate roof and minispire. 

To the rear is a pleasant and 

extremely useful enclosed walled terrace area. 

Colles Hall traded as a Pizza Express from 2008 until the 2020 lockdown. It then re-opened as Crafty Slice 

but is now vacant. 

The property is being offered for sale Freehold at a Guide Price of £425,000. 

For more information, contact Andy Tudor at Fleurets on 0121 236 5252 or email: Midlands@fleurets.com 

Derby 

offices with 

potential for 

redevelopment 

Lisbon House, 5 - 7 St. Marys Gate, Derby, DE1 3JA 

BB&J FOR SALE are offering for sale 

Prominent city centre office premises with potential for re-development. 

Lisbon 

Potential for mixed use / residential 

House 

conversion (STP) 

at 5-7 St 

Situated within Derby's historic Cathedral Quarter district. 

Extending 3,856 sq ft / 358.22 sq m (NIA) over three storeys. 

Mary’s Gate, Derby DE1 

CONTACT 

3JA. Cameron Godfrey 

www.bbandj.co.uk This 3,856 sq.ft. three-storey 

01332 292825 

purpose-built office block has 

self-contained access to the first 

and second floors. The agents 

believe that the property may 

be suitable for mixed use or 

residential conversion, subject to 

the necessary planning consents. 

Offers in excess of £425,000 are 

Location 

invited. Contact Cameron 

Accommodation 

Godfrey 

The property is located in the Cathedral Quarter district of 

Derby City Centre on St Mary's Gate, which is home to a 

The accommodation has been measured on a net internal area 

number of high-quality residential properties and professional basis in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Practice 

at services, BB&J including the Southern on Derbyshire Magistrates 01332 Court. (6th 292825 edition) or 

The property's location provides fantastic logistical 

opportunities with it being situated within a short walk to 

email: 

Derby's St. Peter's Quarter, 


which includes the Derbion 

Shopping Centre, Derby's River Lights Bus Station, and a 

plethora of independent bars, restaurants and retailers. 

Coalville 

Also close by are the much-anticipated Becketwell and the 

plot 

University of Derby's Business School developments, which are 

currently fully underway and anticipated to be completed 

within the next few years. 

Planning 

Description 

We understand that the property falls within use class E but 

The subject property comprises three-storey purpose built may be suitable for alternative uses subject to the necessary 

offices with self-contained access to the first and second floors. planning consents. 

In further detail the ground floor has been fitted to a good 

standard with numerous partition walls providing independent 

office / meeting rooms along with WC and kitchen facilities with 

an open plan reception / office upon immediate entry. 

The first and second floor accommodation provide a mixture of 

cellular offices, store rooms and WC and kitchen facilities that 

have also been fitted to a good standard. The property also 

benefits from external parking for up to 4 vehicles accessed via 

the under croft. 

Tenure 

The property is available to purchase freehold with vacant 

possession. 

Price 

The property is available to purchase at offers in excess of 

£425,000. 

Energy Performance 

All planning information should be confirmed with the local 

authority. 

Services 

It is our understanding that all main services are connected to 

the property. 

Business Rates 

D(100) Land Adjacent To, 175 Greenhill Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 4UF 

VAT 

The property is currently listed on the valuation office website 

as having a rateable value of £11,000 for the ground floor, 

£8,000 for the first floor and in respect of the second floor a 

rateable value has been provided for each room individually of 

which can be viewed via the valuation office website. 

We are informed by the owners that the property is not 

subject to VAT. 

All figures are quoted exclusive of VAT. 

SINCLAIR Legal Costs Estate Agents 

Each party is to bear their own legal costs connection with 

this transaction. 

are Viewing offering for sale a 

Strictly by prior appointment with sole agent BB&J 

Commercial. 

building plot with full 

planning permission (ref: 

22/00825/FUL) for a fivebedroom 

CONTACT detached house 

Cameron Godfrey 

adjacent to 175 Greenhill 

Road, Coalville, Leics. LE67 

4UF. 

www.bbandj.co.uk Offers in excess of £130,000 01332 292825 are 

invited. 

Contact Sinclairs on 

01530 838338 or visit www. 

sinclairestateagents.co.uk for 

further details. 

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G F Tomlinson partners 

with Aortic Dissection 

Charitable Trust 

MIDLANDS CONTRACTOR, G F Tomlinson, has announced 

the Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust as its chosen charity 

for 2024. 

Aortic 

Dissection is a 

serious heart 

condition caused 

by a partial 

tear in the wall 

of the aorta, 

which prevents 

blood supply 

and can lead to 

the rupturing of 

organs. Seventy 

people are 

diagnosed with 

the condition 

each week in the 

UK and Ireland 

with only an 

average survival 

rate of 50%. 

The Aortic 

Dissection 

Charitable Trust 

aims to help raise awareness and funding for research into early detection, 

supporting prevention, treatment, and cures for the condition, which if 

diagnosed and treated in time, has an 80% survival rate. 

Having received a letter from Pauline Latham, OBE MP who has been 

writing to local businesses in Derbyshire asking them to support the charity 

following the sad loss of her son, Ben, in 2018 from the condition, Group 

Chairman, Andy Sewards was keen to pledge G F Tomlinson’s support as 

their chosen charity for 2024. 

As part of its commitment to the charity, the contractor will be hosting a 

variety of fundraising events from January through to December next year 

to help towards prevention and treatment of the condition, in the hope that 

it will save many more lives. 

Sewards said: “We are honoured to be supporting such a worthy charity 

for 2024. Aortic Dissection is a serious condition and it’s vital that we work 

together to raise awareness for its diagnosis and treatment, to prevent 

unnecessary fatalities. 

“In line with our social value ethics and support for local charities, we will 

be planning multiple fundraising events throughout 2024 to ensure that we 

help the trust continue with its incredible work for next year and beyond.” 

Pauline Latham said: “I am so grateful to G F Tomlinson for their 

wholehearted support for Aortic Dissection. Many people don’t know 

anything about it until their family is devastated by it. The more we can do 

to prevent unnecessary deaths the better. We need better outcomes for 

patients and G F Tomlinson’s support will really help the charity’s ability to 

fund research into this little-known condition. I want to thank them for all 

they will be doing over this year.” 

Balsall Common development 

site sells quickly after strong 

interest 

HOWKINS & 

HARRISON have 

achieved a quick 

sale (subject to 

contract) on their 

site at Balsall 

Farm, Magpie 

Lane, Balsall 

Common for four 

dwellings. 

This went on the 

market jointly with 

Barlow Associates in 

November and is now 

sold subject to contract 

following a period of 

strong interest from a 

number of interested 

parties. 

Development site with planning permission at 

Balsall Farm, Balsall Common CV7 7AW 

This is an exciting opportunity to purchase a well-located rural 

development site with full planning permission for the demolition of the 

existing agricultural buildings and the construction of four new dwellings, 

comprising two three bedroom and two four bedroom properties. 

Susie Leedham from Howkins & Harrison commented; ‘Balsall Common 

is a high value area and resale values are well over £400 per sq ft, so 

we were expecting good interest in the site, despite current economic 

conditions. The HS2 interchange will only be about 10 minutes drive from 

the site as well, so prices have already risen in the area as a result. Getting 

a relatively quick result in this market is a bonus, and we now have to 

ensure it gets over the line without any issues’. 

Further details are available from Susannah Leedham (susannah. 

leedham@howkinsandharrison.co.uk) or James Collier (james.collier@ 

howkinsandharrison.co.uk) P: 01827 721380 at Howkins & Harrison. 

Howkins & Harrison have a number of other opportunities coming to 

the market shortly, including a 0.12 acre parcel with planning potential at 

Fillongley and two residential houses for refurbishment to be sold by online 

auction in Woodford Halse, Daventry. 

They have also recently launched Benbow Farm at Long Buckby, which 

is a site with development opportunity, comprising a detached 3 bedroom 

bungalow and a range of buildings, extending to 1.51 acres, also to be sold 

via online auction. 

Former school for sale in 

Wirksworth: £500k+ 

ANDREW 

GRANGER & CO 

are offering for 

sale The Former 

Wirksworth 

Infant School at 

Harrison Drive, 

Wirksworth, 

Derbyshire DE4 

4GZ. 

The Grade II listed 

former school, 

To arrange a viewing please contact our Andrew Granger & Co on 01509243720 

built in 1851, offers potential for conversion or redevelopment (subject to 

planning) or continued use within Use Class F1. 

The total gross internal area, split over three levels, amounts to 4,828 

sq.feet. The plot extends to 0.25 of an acre. 

Offers in excess of £500,000 are invited. 

Contact Peter Chennells at Andrew Granger & Co on 01509 243720 or 

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HBBC planning team 

performance is on 

the up 

HINCKLEY & BOSWORTH Borough Council’s planning 

team continues to out-perform government targets 

with over 80% of applications being determined 

within eight weeks or within agreed timeframes. 

However, as the government measures average performance over 

a two-year period, the council’s two-year average performance for 

minor applications is now at 62%, which is just short of the 70% 

target and as a result the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and 

Communities (DLUHC) has written to the council to request information 

on performance for minor applications. This is up from 46% for the 

two-year average, a level of improvement within the top five councils 

nationally. 

The council has previously been open about the severe staffing 

issues in its planning team in late 2020 until September 2022 which 

came at a time when planning applications were at an all-time high. 

Since then, new members of staff have joined existing planning 

officers to improve the customer focus and response. This means 

residents have seen a vast improvement in the responses and updates 

to their queries in the last 15 months, while the speed of processing 

applications has also increased. 

The council now performs consistently above the government’s 

performance thresholds for both minor and major applications and has 

done since October 2022. As well as this, over 80 per cent of all minor 

applications have been turned around within target times since January 

2023 which is well above the government’s target of 70 per cent. 

Executive Member for Planning Cllr Bill Crooks said: “Unfortunately, 

the Government’s reporting tool focusses on a historical two-year 

rolling period, years October 2021 – September 2023 and as we 

have previously highlighted to the DLUHC and acknowledged publicly 

the period of 2021 and into 2022 was a difficult time for our planning 

department. However great strides have been made and our current 

targets are at the correct level if not higher than government targets 

and have been for the past 15 months.” 

Site for 9 apartments 

Dalby Road 

Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BH 

in Melton: £475k Guide 

JOHN GERMAN Estate Agents are offering for sale 

a bungalow and plot with planning permission (ref: 

20/01088/OUT) for demolition of the bungalow and 

erection of a block of nine apartments. 

The property – at Dalby Road, Melton Mowbray, Leics. LE13 0BH – 

has a Guide Price of £475,000. 

Contact John German on 01509 239121 or email: loughborough@ 

johngerman.co.uk 

Work starts 

in Leicester 

on 100 new 

‘affordable’ 

homes 

AS REPORTED IN THE 

LEICESTER MERCURY, 

work has begun on a 

new 100-home estate 

next to the River 

Soar, in Leicester. 

The development, off 

Loughborough Road, in 

Rushey Mead ward, will 

be made up of a mix of 

59 flats and 41 houses. 

The properties will comprise 

25 one-beds, 43 two-beds, 20 

three-beds and 12 four-beds. The 

homes, which will sit on former 

warehouse land, are all described 

as being “affordable”. 

The new estate will help ease the 

pressure currently on Leicester 

City Council’s housing waiting list, 

which currently has around 6,500 

people on it in need of a suitable 

home, developers Nottingham 

Community Housing Association 

(NCHA) and Owl Partnerships said. 

Some 44 of the homes will be let 

at an “affordable” rent to people 

on that waiting list, and 42 will be 

part sold for shared ownership. 

That means tenants can buy part 

of the property as a percentage of 

its market value, and pay rent on 

the rest. 

The remaining 14 will be 

commissioned by Leicester City 

Council as supported housing. 

Currently, developers are only 

required to provide 20 per cent 

affordable housing in each scheme. 

The site includes the brownfield 

site – that is, previously developed 

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Re-cladding work to 

start at Phoenix Square 

WORK is due 

to begin on recladding 

a landmark 

Leicester building. 

Cladding materials are 

due to be replaced on 

Phoenix Square in the 

city’s Cultural Quarter, 

as part of a Governmentfinanced 

scheme to 

improve fire safety on 

residential buildings. 

Phoenix Square is a 

mixed-use building, with 

residential apartments, 

business units and also 

Phoenix cinema and 

art centre within the 

development. 

Leicester City Council applied to Homes England’s Building Safety Fund 

for money to carry out the work, and was awarded £14million in November 

from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities scheme. 

The council is working with contractors Willmott Dixon, which constructed 

the building back in 2009, to undertake the re-cladding work. 

Discussions and consultations have taken place with the three main 

tenants’ groups, including Phoenix cinema and art centre, Metro PM which 

manages the venue’s residential units, and LCB Depot which manages the 

business units on site. 

Work is due to begin on site from early January 2024, and is expected to 

last 18 months, during which the building will be clad in scaffolding. The 

façade to the whole of the building will be re-clad, including the central 

courtyard but excluding Phoenix cinema’s new extension. 

Site for 10 houses in 

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CONNELLS 

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are inviting 

bids for a 

development 

site overlooking 

the River Soar at 

Abbey Meadows. 

The land – to the 

rear of Boston 

House, 49 Abbey 

Park Road, 

Leicester LE4 5ET 

– has conditional 

planning permission 

(ref: 20221781) for 10 three-bedroom terraced houses split over three 

separate blocks. 

The asking price is £750,000, and Best Bids are required by 

12 noon on Thursday 29th February 2024. 

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Have your say on 

Harborough district’s 

important heritage assets 

PEOPLE ARE being invited 

to have their say on two 

conservation and heritage 

consultations that have 

launched. 

Harborough District Council is asking 

residents to review the Conservation 

Area Appraisal for Great Easton and 

the addition of nine new entries to the 

Local List of Non-Designated Heritage 

Assets. 

The two consultations launched on 

16 January and run until 27 February 

2024. 

The Conservation Area Appraisal 

for Great Easton defines and records 

the facts that give Great Easton 

conservation area its special interest and justify its designation. This 

will help improve understanding of the historic importance of the area, 

how this has shaped its unique character and how it can guide its future 

development. The appraisal will help inform the consideration of relevant 

planning applications, conservation area and listed building consents as 

appropriate. 

The consultation on the Local List of Non-Designated Heritage Assets 

outlines nine new nominations to add to the Local List. Local heritage lists 

play an essential role in building and reinforcing a sense of local character 

and distinctiveness in the historic environment, as part of the wider range 

of designation. They enable the significance of any building or site on the 

list to be better taken into account in planning applications affecting the 

building or site or its setting. A local heritage list can therefore support the 

Local Plan and inform a proactive strategy for the historic environment. 

The nine proposed additions to add to the Local List of Non-Designated 

Heritage Assets are as follows: 

Auburn Place, Bitteswell Road, Lutterworth 

Engineering Factory, Fairfield Road, Market Harborough 

Former Barclays Bank, High Street, Market Harborough 

Former HSBC, High Street, Market Harborough 

Former NatWest, St Mary’s Road, Market Harborough 

Former Station, Kibworth Beauchamp 

Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Sibbertoft Road, Husbands Bosworth 

Tollgate Cottage, Lutterworth Road, Bitteswell 

Village Shop, Springbank, Medbourne 

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Champion, said: “Heritage assets such as these are an irreplaceable 

resource and should be conserved in a manner that is appropriate to their 

significance so that they can be enjoyed for future generations. We must 

carefully consider where development is located in order to ensure that 

important heritage assets are not adversely affected.” 

For more information and to take part in the consultations visit https:// 

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Construction sector downturn 

eases in December 

Key findings 

• Slowest decline in total activity for 

four months 

• Renewed rise in employment 

numbers 

• Suppliers’ delivery times improve 

again 

DECEMBER DATA indicated 

another solid fall in UK 

construction activity, 

although the rate of decline 

eased to the slowest since 

the current phase of decline 

began last September. 

A sustained slump in house 

building was the main factor 

holding back construction output, 

which survey respondents linked 

to elevated interest rates and 

subdued confidence among clients. 

Improving supply conditions 

continued in December, with 

delivery times for construction items 

shortening for the tenth month in 

a row. Price discounting among 

suppliers contributed to a moderate 

fall in average cost burdens across 

the construction sector at the end 

of 2023. 

At 46.8 in December, the headline 

S&P Global UK Construction 

Purchasing Managers’ Index 

(PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted 

index tracking changes in total 

industry activity – was below the 

neutral 50.0 mark for the fourth 

month running. However, the index 

was up from 45.5 in November and 

the highest for four months. 

House building remained the 

weakest-performing category of 

construction work in December 

(index at 41.1), despite the rate of 

decline easing to its slowest since 

July 2023. Civil engineering activity 

(index at 47.0) also posted a softer 

pace of contraction at the end of 

last year. 

Commercial construction 

meanwhile declined only modestly 

(index at 47.6), but the speed of 

the downturn accelerated to its 

fastest since January 2021. Some 

firms noted that concerns about 

the domestic economic outlook, 

alongside elevated borrowing 

costs, had led to greater caution 

among clients. 

Total new work decreased at the 

slowest pace since the current 

period of decline began in August 

2023. Subdued customer demand 

across the house building sector 

was often cited as a factor leading 

to reduced order books. 

A softer decline in new work and 

hopes of a turnaround in demand 

conditions during 2024 contributed 

to a renewed rise in employment 

numbers in December. However, 

the rate of job creation was only 

marginal. 

Mirroring the trend for construction 

output, latest data indicated the 

slowest fall in purchasing activity 

for four months. Where a decline 

in input buying was reported, this 

often reflected a lack of new work 

to replace completed projects. 

Lower demand for construction 

products and materials resulted 

in shorter wait times for suppliers’ 

deliveries in December. Improving 

vendor performance has been 

recorded in each month since 

March 2023. Survey respondents 

often noted that competition for 

Comment 

market share among suppliers had 

led to price discounting at the end 

of last year. Average cost burdens 

across the construction sector 

decreased for the third month 

running in December, albeit only 

modestly and at the slowest pace 

during this period. 

Finally, latest data indicated 

somewhat upbeat business 

expectations at UK construction 

companies for output levels during 

the year ahead. Around 41% of the 

survey panel anticipate an increase 

in business activity over the course 

of 2024, while only 17% predict 

a decline. Anecdotal evidence 

suggested that subdued forecasts 

for the UK economy were a key 

concern, while hopes of reduced 

interest rates and a turnaround in 

market confidence were factors 

cited as likely to boost construction 

activity. 

Tim Moore, Economics Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, 

which compiles the survey said: “Construction companies 

experienced another fall in business activity at the end of 2023 as weak 

order books meant a lack of new work to replace completed projects. 

House building was the worst-performing area of construction activity, 

but even in this segment there were signs that the downturn has started 

to ease. 

“Elevated borrowing costs and a subsequent slump in market 

confidence were the main factors leading to falling sales volumes across 

the construction sector in the second half of 2023. Survey respondents 

also continued to cite worries about the broader UK economic outlook, 

especially in relation to prospects for commercial construction. 

“However, expectations of falling interest rates during the months 

ahead appear to have supported confidence levels among construction 

companies. December data indicated that 41% of construction firms 

predict a rise in business activity over the course of 2024, while only 

17% forecast a decline. This contrasted with negative sentiment overall 

at the same time a year earlier.” PMI® 

Glimmer of hope 

for 2024 despite 

continued decline in 

construction activity, 

says the FMB 

S&P Global/CIPS UK 

Construction PMI data 

for December 2023 has 

once again shown a fall in 

UK construction output, 

however, with the latest 

figures indicating that the 

rate of decline is easing, 

there is renewed positivity 

that 2024 may see some 

improvement in conditions, 

says the Federation of 

Master Builders (FMB) 

Brian 

Berry, Chief 

Executive 

of the FMB 

commented: 

“December’s 

Construction 

Output data 

once again 

shows a 

continued decline in house building 

rates, with commercial construction 

rates also down. There are, 

however, positive signs that the 

rate at which activity within the 

industry is declining is starting to 

slow, giving hope that 2024 may be 

a year when we finally start to see 

improvement. If the Government 

is serious about substantially 

boosting the UK’s house building 

rates and the wider construction 

industry, it must look at this as an 

opportunity to make real progress.” 

Berry continued: “In recent 

months the Government has taken 

some modest positive steps - 

providing tax cuts which will benefit 

small businesses and introducing 

new proposals for how the planning 

process can be expedited. This 

announcement shows promising 

signs that the measures will 

have a positive impact, but the 

Government must not take this as 

‘job done’. House building rates 

are still continuing to decline, and 

a comprehensive action plan is 

necessary if the UK is to deliver 

on the increased confidence of 

construction companies that 2024 

will bring a rise in business activity.” 

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Construction starts edge higher 

during last quarter of 2023 

UNDERLYING project-starts experienced a slight 

upturn during the final quarter of 2023, increasing 

4% on the preceding three months when seasonally 

adjusted 

The value of work starting on-site fell a fifth compared to last year 

Residential construction starts increased 14% on the preceding three 

months but dropped 8% on 2022 figures 

Non-residential project-starts fell 10% during Q.4 2023, down 34% on 

2022 figures 

Civil engineering work starting on-site were down 4% compared with the 

preceding three-month period, and 26% down against the previous year 

2024 commences on a slightly more positive note, following a universally 

grim 2023. Seasonal factors helped drag the value of project-starts down 

during the final three months of the year. However, when seasonally 

adjusted, starts actually rose 4%, compared to Q.3. 

Even more encouragingly, some verticals rallied, especially private 

residential construction, which contributed to 14% overall residential sector 

increase in Q.4. In the non-residential realm, the community and amenity, 

hotel and leisure, and retail categories also posted strong results during 

the Index period. 

However, this good news was somewhat tempered as overall starts 

nose-dived against last year, down 20% on 2022 figures. All other vertical 

performance was weak, with most non-residential project-starts falling a 

third overall on a year ago. 

Commenting on the picture painted at the year’s outset, Glenigan’s 

Economic Director, Allan Wilen says, “As expected, seasonal factors 

affected work commencing on-site during the final quarter of the year. 

However, after adjusting for the Christmas wind-down, starts managed to 

edge slightly higher during these three months. This was partly driven by a 

modest rise in private housing projects, indicating that developers may be 

entering the New Year with renewed confidence. 

“Less encouraging were the declines in non-residential and civil 

engineering project-starts, which have continued to weaken. This suggests 

the construction sector can expect tough times in the near term. It means 

March’s Spring Budget will be hotly anticipated. Many contractors will 

be expecting the Government, especially in an election year, to clarify or 

update on the big infrastructure projects put forward in 2023, particularly 

following the rollback on HS2 plans last year, as part of a wider package to 

kick-start activity.” 

Taking a closer look at the sector verticals and regional outlook… 

Sector Analysis – Residential 

Residential construction starts increased 14% during Q.4 2023 but stood 

8% lower than a year ago. 

Whilst private housing increased 19% against the preceding three months, 

starts were 9% weaker than 2022 levels. 

Social housing performed poorly on both counts, with work starting onsite 

falling 2% against the preceding quarter, standing 5% down on the 

previous year. 

Sector Analysis – Non-Residential 

Performance in non-residential verticals was something of a curate’s egg. 

Surprisingly, community and amenity starts experienced a period of strong 

performance, with the value of underlying project-starts rising 6% against 

the preceding quarter, 28% higher than a year ago. 

Retail starts also had a positive Q.4, growing 20% against the preceding 

three months, and 6% against the previous year. 

Hotel and leisure increased by a whopping 119% against the preceding 

three months but fell back 26% against the previous year. 

Performance was poor across the remaining verticals, with industrial and 

office projects both slipping back 48% compared with the year before. Both 

verticals also declined against the preceding three-month period, dropping 

20% and 17%, respectively. 

Education project-starts also suffered, decreasing 24% during Q.4 2023 to 

stand 22% lower than a year ago. 

It was a similar story for health starts which fell back 37% against the 

preceding three months to stand 41% lower than 2022 levels. 

Civils performance slipped back 4% in Q.4 2023, to sit 26% down on 

a year ago. This can be attributed to a significant drop in infrastructure 

starts, which tumbled 30% against last year and 6% against the preceding 

three months. Utilities starts remained flat against the preceding threemonth 

period, standing 17% down against the previous year. 

Regional Analysis 

Regional performance was mixed. London stood out, with project-starts 

increasing 29% during Q.4 despite falling back 11% on the same period 

in 2022. The South East also experienced relatively strong growth, 

increasing by 16% against the preceding three months but declining 29% 

on 2022 levels. 

The West Midlands and North East both performed well, with the value of 

starts increasing 11% and 31% during Q.4 2023 to stand 16% and 14% 

up, respectively, against the previous year. 

The East of England experienced a poor performance, with the value of 

starts decreasing 11% against the preceding three months and remaining 

32% down against the previous year. 

The value of starts in the South West declined against both the preceding 

three-month period and the previous year, falling back 5% and 4%, 

respectively. 

Scotland remained flat against the preceding quarter but stood 14% down 

on the previous year. 

Some areas of the UK performed particularly poorly, including Northern 

Ireland and the East Midlands where the value of projects fell 39% and 

51% on a year ago. This was also the case in Wales, Yorkshire & the 

Humber, and the North West which also suffered falls in project-starts 

against 2022 levels. 

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Recent Planning Applications 

Leicester City 

FNF Investment Limited (c/o 

Agent: Rich Chaney, Williams- 

Architects Limited, Studio 8, The 

Grage Studios, 41-45 St Marys Gate, 

Nottingham NG1 1PU) - Change of 

use of first and second floor from 

education and training (Class F1) to 

aparthotel (10 x 1 bed units) (Class 

C1) on the first floor and six flats (4 

x 1 bed, 2 x 2 bed) (Class C3) on the 

second floor; new windows and front 

door – at 66-68 Twenty Twenty, 

Charles Street, Leicester LE1 1FB. 

Mr B Singh (c/o Agent: Mr R Khan, 

MasterPlan Design Limited, The 

Vicarage, First Floor, 1 Woodhill, 

Leicester LE5 3JB) – Conversion of 

four-bed house into 3 self-contained 

flats – at 16 Grenfell Road, 

Leicester LE2 2PA. 

Grandeur Capital Limited (c/o 

Agent: Miss Charlotte Mils, Hybrid 

Planning & Development, 23 Vyner 

Street, London E2 9DG) - Notification 

of proposed change of use from office 

and dental practice use (Use Class E) 

to residential use (24 X studio flats) 

(Class C3) – at Carlton House, 28 

Regent Road, Leicester LE1 6YH. 

Mr & Mrs Parmdeep & Palbir 

Vadesha (c/o Agent: Mohammad 

Tanvir Malik, Malik Enterprises, 30 

Carlton Drive, Wigston, Leicester 

LE18 1DF) - Outline application for 

construction of two houses (2 x 4 

bed) (Class C3) including access, 

appearance, layout and scale with 

landscaping reserved – at 23 St 

John’s Road, Leicester LE2 2BL. 

Willowland Limited (c/o Agent: Mr 

Rai, AXIOS Building Consultants, 258 

Soho Road, Birmingham B21 8LX) 

- Notification of proposed change 

of use from offices on floors 4 to 

7 (Class E) to 24 Apartments (4 x 

studio; 4 x 1 bed; 16 x 2 bed) (Class 

C3) – at 81-83 Humberstone 

House, Humberstone Gate, 

Leicester LE1 1WB. 

University of Leicester Estates 

and Campus Services (c/o Agent: 

Mr Sian Atherton, ADP Architecture 

Limited, 5th Floor, 1 Portland Street, 

Manchester M1 3BE) - Installation 

of external re-cladding to student 

accommodation to Blocks F, G, H, J, K 

(Sui Generis) (Amendments received) 

– at Nixon Court, 33 Putney 

Road, Leicester LE2 7TG. 

Mr Bernard Taruvinga (c/o Agent: 

Kunstler Designs Architect, 31 Rutland 

Street, Leicester LE1 1RE) - Change 

of use from light industrial building 

to four self contained flats (4 x 1 

bed) (Class C3); alterations – at 21 

Southampton Street, Leicester 

LE1 1SL. 

Modus Partnerships Limited 

(c/o Agent: Mr Dale Radford, 

rg+p Limited, Waterloo House, 71 

Princess Road West, LeicesterLE1 

6TR) - Variation of condition 

22 (Plans) attached to planning 

permission 20190377 (Demolition 

of existing 3 dwellings; Construction 

of 18 dwellings including associated 

external works (Amended plans 

(S106 agreement) to allow for 

removal of the approved drawing 

‘P006c Landscape’ – at land rear of 

32 Barkbythorpe Road, Leicester 

LE4 9JA. 

Hinckley & 

Bosworth 

Mr David Sperry (c/o Agent: Miss 

Claire Anderton, 135 Sketchley Road, 

Burbage, Leics. LE10 2DX) – Single 

storey front extension, two store rear 

extension and change of use of a 

single dwelling into 4 self-contained 

office units – at 7 Coventry Road, 

Burbage, Leics. LE10 2HL. 

Mr Moore (c/o Agent: Andrew Large 

Surveyors Limited, The Estate Office, 

Staunton Harold Hall, Melbourne 

Road, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. LE65 

1RT) - Outline planning permission 

for the erection of up to 4 dwellings 

(some matters reserved except for 

access and layout) following the 

demolition of existing commercial 

buildings – at 193 Shaw Lane, 

Markfield, Leics. LE67 9PW. 

Clarke (c/o Agent: Miss Anna 

Meynell, Howkins & Harrison LLP, 

The Old Cottage Hospital, Leicester 

Road, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. LE65 

1DB) - Erection of a calf rearing 

building and lean-to workshop 

following the demolition of one 

bay of existing building – at Stud 

Farm, Sibson Lane, Shenton, 

Nuneaton, Warks. CV13 6DA. 

Unnamed Applicant (c/o Agent: 

Miss Anna McComb, NHS Property 

Services, 10 South Colonnade, 

Canary Wharf, E14 4PU) - Proposed 

site access, parking arrangements, 

drainage,landscaping and utilities 

installations for the Community 

Diagnostic Centre and Endoscopy 

building (Use Class E(e)) (Planning 

application ref.23/00851/OUT) – at 

Hinckley And District General 

Hospital, Mount Road, Hinckley, 

Leicestershire LE10 1AE. 

BCL (c/o Agent: Mrs Sinead Rose, 

Geoff Perry Associates Limited, 

The Shrubbery, 28 Erdington Road, 

Aldridge, WS9 8UH) - Residential 

development of 45 dwellinghouses 

with garage and associated 

driveway, open space, landscaping, 

drainage and LEAP (Revised scheme 

22/01053/FUL) – at land at 

Crabtree Farm, Hinckley Road, 

Barwell, Leicestershire. 

Mr Dev Patel (c/o Agent: Zoe 

Massey, Hayward Architects Limited, 

19 Station Road, Hinckley, Leics. LE10 

1AW) - Side, rear and roof extension 

to existing dwelling to create 3 

bedrooms and 2no. 2 bedrooms 

dwellings – at 84 Mount Road, 

Hinckley, Leics. LE10 1AE. 

Mr B Williams (c/o Agent: Simon 

Tindle, Brown & Co, The Fairways, 

Wyboston Lakes, Great North Road, 

St Neots, MK43 3AL) - Change of 

use of agricultural buildings and 

associated hardststanding to flexible 

commercial/business use (Use Class 

E(g) and storage and distribution 

(Use Class B8), including diversion 

of access road, ancillary car parking, 

landscaping, and other works – at 

Hill Farm, Fenn Lanes, Fenny 

Drayton, Nuneaton, Warks. CV13 

6BJ. 

BCL (c/o Agent: Mrs Sinead Rose, 

Geoff Perry Associates Limited, 

The Shrubbery, 28 Erdington Road, 

Aldridge, WS9 8UH) - Residential 

development of 16 dwellinghouses 

with associated garages, driveway, 

open space, landscaping, drainage 

and LEAP – at land at Crabtree 

Farm, Hinckley Road, Barwell, 

Leics. 

Mr Chima (c/o Agent: Mr Ian 

Storm, Storm Design, 35 Kirkham 

Drive, Toton, Nottingham NG9 

6HG) - Change of use from a cinema 

(Sui generis) to a 36x1 bedroomed 

apartments (C3) with associated car 

parking and landscaping – at Allbar 

Sports, Trinity Lane, Hinckley, 

Leics. LE10 0BH. 

Mr Anthony Deakin (c/o: 117 

Station Road, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester 

LE9 2EQ) - Change of use from a 

place of worship (Class F1) to a 

private medical (physiotherapy) 

practice (Class E) – at 69 Mill Lane, 

Newbold Verdon, Leics. LE9 9PU. 

Ms Ashleigh Genco (c/o Agent: Mrs 

Samantha Ryan, Ryan & May Limited, 

75 Ye Priory Court, Liverpool L25 

7BG) - Outline Planning application 

for up to 95 dwellings with associated 

access, open space and landscaping 

following demolition of all buildings 

on site – at Land East Of The 

Common, Barwell, Leics. 

Mr R G Rutter (c/o Agent: Richard 

Newey, Fox Bennett Brown & 

Co, 5 Geoff Monk Way, Birstall, 

Leicester LE4 3BU) - Conversion of 

agricultural barns into two dwellings 

and associated works (renewal of 

application reference 17/00224/FUL 

& 21/01263/FUL) – at New Parks 

Farm, Stapleton Lane, Kirkby 

Mallory, Leics. LE9 7QJ. 

Mr Simon Salloway (c/o Agent: 

Stephen Holloway, Fisher German LLP, 

Global House, Hindlip Lane, Worcester 

WR3 8SB) - Erection of a storage 

building (B8) – at 20 Waterfield 

Way, Burbage, Hinckley, Leics. 

LE10 3ER. 

Melton Borough 

Mr Ian Hardwick (c/o Agent: Mark 

Geraghty, HSSP Architects Limited, 

Pera Business Park, Nottingham 

Road, Melton Mowbray, Leics. LE13 

0PB) - Construction of 2 x 2 bedroom 

bungalows on former walled garden 

– at land rear of 28 Queen Street, 

Bottesford, Leics. 

Mr K Lewis (c/o Agent: John Dickie 

Associates, 5 Victor Way, Cherryholt 

Road, Bourne PE10 9PT) - Class Q: 

Change of Use of Agricultural Building 

to Three Dwellings – at Nook Farm, 

2 The Nook, Sproxton, Leics. 

LE14 4QU. 

Mr B Allsop (c/o Agent: John 

Dickie Associates, 5 Victor Way, 

Cherryholt Road, Bourne PE10 9PT) 

- Demolition of consented Class Q 

Barn Conversions (ref. 23/00215/ 

GDOCOU), and the erection of two 

dwellings – at Top Lodge, Coston 

Road, Sproxton, Leics. LE14 4QB. 

Mr Omar Shaker (c/o Agent: 

Rimmington Building Design & 

Consultancy Limited, Northgate 

Business Centre Limited, 38-40 

Northgate, Newark, Notts. NG24 1EZ) 

- Conversion of existing Coach House 

to two flats – at outbuilding to 

the rear Of 27-31 Queen Street, 

Bottesford, Leics. 

Harborough 

District 

Brudenell Estate (c/o Agent: 

Craig Noel, Strutt & Parker, 201 

High Street, Lewes BN7 2NR) - Prior 

Approval for the conversion of two 

agricultural barns to five residential 

dwellinghouses (Class C3) consisting 

of one larger dwellinghouse and four 

smaller dwellinghouses – at Home 

Farm (Farmyard), East Norton 

Road, Horninghold, Leics. 

Mr J Dunn (c/o Agent: Robert 

O’Callaghan Architects, Ivy House, 

Church Street, Churchover, Rugby, 

Warks. CV23 0EW) - Demolition 

of existing dwelling Acnasheen 

and erection of 3 dwellings with 

associated parking, modification 

of the existing vehicular access 

from Welford Road, creation of 

two additional accesses, retention 

of existing access and parking 

associated with adjacent Cheneys, 

with modification of the existing 

garden – at Achnasheen, Welford 

Road, South Kilworth, Leics. LE17 

6DY. 

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Mr Manjit Bahi (c/o Agent: 

Jonathan Oxley, Concept Zero 

Architects Limited, The White Hart, 

Leicester Road, Billesdon, Leics. 

LE7 9AQ) - Conversion of existing 

property into two dwellings, with an 

additional front door and fenestration 

changes including a side window to 

the first floor with obscured glazing 

– at 35 Fleckney Road, Kibworth 

Beauchamp, Leics. LE8 0HF. 

Mr B Collard (c/o Agent: Paul 

Stone, Stone Planning Services 

Limited, 9 Yardley Close, Swanwick 

DE55 1EP) - Erection of a 73 bed 

residential care home (Use Class C2) 

and associated access, car parking 

and landscaping and demolition of 

commercial buildings and 2 dwellings. 

(Variation of condition 2 (approved 

plans) to amend elevations, internal 

changes and Landscape – at 787 

Uppingham Road, Thurnby, 

Leicester, LE7 9RQ. 

Parker Strategic Land (c/o Agent: 

Keith Fenwick, Pegasus Group, 5th 

Floor, 1 Newhall Street, Birmingham 

B3 3NH) - Outline application for the 

erection of up to 90 dwellings (access 

only to be considered) – at land 

adjacent to Firs Road, Houghton 

on the Hill, Leics. 

NW Leics. 

Mr & Mrs D W and H J Measures 

(c/o Agent: Mr Chris Green, C. Green 

Planning Limited, 18 Marsh Drive, 

Husbands Bosworth, Lutterworth, 

Leics. LE17 6PU) - Development of 

site to provide up to 14 dwellings with 

associated works (outline, means of 

part access for approval) – at land 

at St George’s Hill, Swannington, 

Coalville, Leics. LE67 8QU. 

Mr & Mrs V and S Richichi (c/o 

Agent: Martin Ladd, Housemartin 

Designs, The Carthouse, Charnells 

Court, Upperfields Farm, Main Street, 

Swepstone, Leics. LE67 2SG) – 

Erection of 2 no. self build dwelling 

(outline - all matters reserved) – at 

land adjacent To 111 Swepstone 

Road, Heather, Leics. 

Bowsall Developments Limited 

and EMH Group (c/o Agent: Mrs 

Beverley Moss, Hourigan Planning, 

10th Floor Chancery Place, 50 

Brown Street, Manchester M2 

2JG) - The erection of 18 dwellings 

(100% affordable housing), 

access, landscaping and associated 

works – at land to the North Of 

Southworth Road, Breedon On 

The Hill, Leics. DE73 8LU. 

Cadeby Homes (c/o Agent: Mrs 

Eleanor Overton, Pegasus Planning 

Group, 4 The Courtyard, Church 

Road, Lockington, Derby DE74 2SL) 

- Erection of 80 dwellings including 

temporary construction access, 

parking, pedestrian links and open 

space to parcel E (reserved matters 

of access, appearance, landscaping, 

layout and scale to outline planning 

permission ref. 13/00956/OUTM) – at 

land adjacent to Grange Road, 

Hugglescote, Coalville, Leics. 

Mr L Alesbrook (c/o Agent: Life- 

Design Architecture, 19 Victoria 

Road, Coalville, Leics. LE67 3AG) - 

Demolition of existing buildings and 

the erection of 7 dwellings, garaging 

and associated parking and access – 

at Rosine Cottage, 164 The Moor, 

Coleorton, Coalville, Leics. LE67 

8GF. 

Mr Stuart Smith (c/o: 1st Floor, 

Suite 1, Unit 1, Property Court, 

Telford way, Stephenson Industrial 

Estate, Coalville, Leics. LE67 3HE) - 

Erection of three storey building to be 

used as six no. flats, re-use existing 

building as ground floor shop and 

two no. flats above and conversion 

of outbuilding into one no. dwelling 

to amend conditions 2, 4 and 8 of 

planning permission 05/01817/FUL 

to retain the three storey building 

with amended width and depth 

dimensions, front and rear elevations, 

size and design of window openings 

in the rear elevation and internal 

layouts and remove the link extension 

and alter the external appearance of 

the outbuilding – at 67 High Street, 

Measham, Swadlincote, Derby 

DE12 7HR. 

Rutland County 

Vicky Hurrell (c/o: Thorpe Wood 

House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough 

PE3 6WT) - Extension to the existing 

operational area at Oakham Water 

Recycling Centre and installation 

of a storm tank and associated 

infrastructure (above ground) – at 

Sewage Treatment Works, 

Stamford Road, Oakham, Rutland. 

Mr Simon Carr (c/o Agent: Saxby 

Hatfield, Hatfield Barns, Saxby Road, 

Melton Mowbray, Leics. LE14 4RZ) 

- Erection of a new building to be 

used as a workshop, machine shop 

and partial first floor for offices – at 

Woolfox Depot, Woolfox Lodge 

Road, Empingham, Rutland, LE15 

7QT. 

Mr Stephen Hill (c/o Agent: David 

Manning, Landyke Limited, Mawbrook 

Lodge, Scalford, Leics. LE14 4SS) 

- Steel portal frame standard GP 

(general purpose) farm barn, with 

grey fibre cement or green steel 

profiled sheet roof – at Farm Yard, 

Lambley Lodge Lane, Belton In 

Rutland, Rutland. 

Mr Ken Edwards (c/o Agent: 

Ms Karen Mellor, McCombie Smith 

Architects, 71 Main Street, Greetham, 

Rutland LE15 7NJ) - Single storey 

extension to Community Centre to 

create community office and meeting 

room. Reconstruct roof to existing 

store room – at Community Centre 

And Sports Ground, Great Lane, 

Greetham, Rutland LE15 7NG. 

Mr Simon Smith (c/o Agent: 

Thomas Ramsden, HMA, Archaus, 

Peterborough Road, Wansford PE8 

6JN) - Erection of a commercial 

barn for storage of tools, machinery 

and materials within the curtilage 

of a Grade II Listed building – at 

Kilthorpe Grange, Barrowden 

Road, Ketton, Rutland PE9 3RL. 

Oadby & Wigston 

Mr Peter Mortimer (c/o Agent: 

Mike Smith, MS Town Planning Ltd, 

18 Oak Way, Frisby on the Wreake, 

Melton Mowbray, Leics. LE14 2NF) - 

Outline planning permission for the 

demolition of existing public house 

and redevelopment of the site for 9 

dwellings – at Nautical William, 

Aylestone Lane, Wigston, Leics. 

LE18 1BA 

Mr Kishan Chohan (c/o Agent: Mr 

Mufaddal Maimoon, MIM, 25 Tythorn 

Drive, Wigston, Leicester LE18 1BS) 

- Prior Approval for the conversion of 

the first floor and loft space of both 

properties into flats and the retention 

of the ground floor as a retail unit 

– at 45-47 Bell Street, Wigston, 

Leicester LE18 1AD. 

Mr Toby Morrison (c/o Agent: Ms 

Caroline Chave, Chave Planning, 

Enterprise Centre, Bridge Street, 

Derby DE1 3LD) - Conversion of 

existing building into 2 residential 

units and Class E commercial unit 

plus alterations to external elevations 

– at 91 London Road, Oadby 

Leicester LE2 5DP. 

Mr J Rose (c/o Agent: Mr M Flower, 

Structural Innovation Design, 39 

Cambourne Road, Burbage, Hinckley, 

Leics. LE10 2BG) – Two storey side 

and rear extension to create 12 extra 

living spaces and dormers in the 

outbuilding – at Melrose House, 

Newton Lane, Wigston, Leicester 

LE18 5SH. 

Mr Naz Nathani (c/o Agent: Peter 

Wilkinson, Landmark Planning, 10 

Salisbury Road, Leicester LE1 7QR) 

- Part Demolition and Extension to 

Bushloe House to change the use 

from offices to residential flats (C2) 

and Erection of Care Home (C2) with 

associated parking, landscaping and 

ancillary works – at Bushloe House, 

132 Station Road, Wigston, 

Leicester LE18 2DR. 

Mr Eddie Stevenson (c/o Agent: 

BHC, 72 Boston Road, Leicester LE4 

1HB) - Demolition of two dwellings 

and erection of two new dwellings 

with garaging – at 39 Harborough 

Road, Oadby, Leicester LE2 4LE. 

Blaby District 

Mr Roger Hancock (c/o Agent: 

Zoe Massey, Hayward Architects 

Limited, 19 Station Road, Hinckley, 

Leics. LE10 1AW) - Erection of 2 

detached dwellings and associated 

infrastructure including additional 

parking for the Reading Rooms 

(outline application with details of 

access and layout) – at Reading 

Rooms, Hinckley Road, Stoney 

Stanton, Leicestershire. 

Harry Barlow (c/o Agent: Jessica 

Rowden, 15 Browning Street, 

Narborough, Leicester LE19 3EE) - 

Erection of 2no two storey dwellings 

with associated parking and 

landscaping – at rear of 69 and 71 

Loxley Road, Glenfield, Leicester 

LE3 8PH. 

Mr & Mrs Egger (c/o Agent: Harry 

Clayton, Pegasus Group, 4 The 

Courtyard, Church Street, Lockington, 

Derby DE74 2SL) - Conversion of 

former agricultural buildings to 

form 2no. dwellings with proposed 

extensions to buildings; change 

of use of land to residential with 

associated parking – at Springfield 

Farm, Donkey Lane, Sapcote, 

Leicestershire LE9 4LD. 

Mr N Badat (c/o Agent: John 

Hackman, The Drawing Room 

(Architects) Limited, 130 Moat Street, 

Wigston, Leicester LE18 2GE) - 

Extension to existing industrial unit 

and erection of external storage 

silo – at Unit B8, Blaby Industrial 

Park, Winchester Avenue, Blaby, 

Leicestershire LE8 4GZ. 

Charnwood 

Borough 

Mr Michael Hutchinson (c/o Agent: 

WA Architecture) - Outline Application 

for demolition of existing dwelling 

and erection of 8 dwellings (6no. twobedroom 

flats and 2no. two-bedroom 

dwellinghouses) with all matters 

reserved except for access and layout 

only – at 20 Westfield Drive, 

Loughborough, Leicestershire 

LE11 3QL 

HSSP Architects Limited (c/o 

Agent: HSSP Architects Limited) 

- Prior Approval (Class MA) for 

conversion of first and second 

floors (Use Class E) to provide 

10no. residential units (Use Class 

C3) – at The Schofield Centre, 

Greenclose Lane, Loughborough, 

Leicestershire. 

Davidsons Developments 

Limited - Erection of 47 dwellings 

and associated works (Reserved 

Matters of P/20/2349/2, including 

details of appearance, landscaping, 

layout and scale), Land Off Boonton 

Meadow Way, Queniborough, 

Leicestershire – at land off Boonton 

Meadows Way, Queniborough, 

Leicestershire. 

Arthur Developments 2 Limited 

(c/o Agent: WA Architecture) - 

Proposed purpose built student 

accommodation consisting 8 Cluster 

Flats with 43 Bedrooms, with new 

vehicle entrance on Frederick Street 

– at former rear gardens to 77 

Frederick Street and 2, 4, 6, 8, 

10, 12 and 14 Arthur Street, 

Loughborough, Leicestershire. 

Rugby Borough 

Alana Eckland (c/o Agent: Mr Alex 

Brooks-Ball, Shaftesbury Design 

Practice Limited, 7 Shaftesbury 

Avenue, Sawley, Notts. NG10 3FG) - 

Prior approval change of use of 2no. 

agricultural barns to dwellings – at 

Stearn Meadows Barns, London 

Road, Willoughby, Rugby, Warks. 

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Recent Planning Applications 

Mr Iain Ralston (c/o Agent: 

Ryan Gettings, HB Architects, The 

Old Telephone Exchange, Albert 

Street, Rugby, Warks. CV21 2SA) - 

Construction of 8 no. flats including 

parking and amenity space – at 

150B, Railway Terrace, Rugby, 

Warwickshire, CV21 3HN. 

East Northants. 

Mr Adrian Cattell (c/o Agent: 

Mr Kevin Twigger, KRT Associates 

Limited, Rushall House, School 

Road, Brewood, Staffs. ST19 9DS) 

- Construction of 35 residential 

dwellings together with associated 

accesses, parking and landscaping - 

at 2 Spencer Street, Ringstead, 

Kettering, Northants. NN14 4BX 

Resham Limited (c/o Agent: 

Alan Gunne-Jones, Planning & 

Development Associates Limited, 

Suite 155, 155 Minories, London EC3N 

1AD) - Residential development for 

a minimum of 4 and maximum of 6 

dwellings - at land between Louisa 

Lilley Almshouses and St Peter’s 

Way Irthlingborough, Northants. 

NN9 5SD. 

R Hodgson & Sons Ltd (c/o 

Agent: Alan Brown, ABDS Limited, 

16 Meneth, Gweek, TR12 6UW) - 

Construction of five blocks of mixed 

use employment units, car parking, 

landscaping, improvements to existing 

access and external associated works 

– at New Barn Farm Industrial 

Estate, Brick Kiln Road, Raunds, 

Northants. NN9 5HY. 

Mr & Mrs H Smith (c/o Agent: Alan 

Brown, ABDS Limited, 16 Meneth, 

Gweek, TR12 6UW) - Residential 

development of up to 86 dwellings 

(including 27 affordable units), 

vehicular access, landscaping and 

construction of an attenuation 

pond (All Matters reserved except 

access) - at land adjacent to 

Hillside, Brick Kiln Road, Raunds, 

Wellingborough, Northants. NN9 

6HY. 

Peter Crisp Limited (c/o Agent: Mr 

Matthew Sharpe, CC Town Planning, 

Thistledown Barn, Holcot Lane, 

Sywell, Northampton NN6 0BG) – 

Proposed conversion of first and 

second floors to 14 flats – at Former 

Peter Crisp Department Store, 

1-11 High Street, and 1-9 Church 

Street, Rushden, Northants. 

Society of Merchant Venturers 

as Endowment Trustee for St 

Monica Trust (c/o Agent: Ms 

Lynette Swinburne, Savills (UK) 

Limited, Stuart House, St John’s 

Street, Peterborough PE1 5DD) – 

Redevelopment of farmyard and 

infill development to create new 

dwellings (conversion and new build) 

with associated landscaping and 

infrastructure works – at Manor 

Farm, Lowick Road, Aldwincle, 

Northants. 

NB Property Holdings Limited 

(c/o Agent: Steve Bratby, VJS Projects 

Limited, 2nd Floor, 181 Queensway, 

Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK2 

2DZ) – Conversion and extension 

of ground floor store and first floor 

rear extension to the rear of shops 

to create 2 dwellings plus internal 

alterations to first floor flats 1 and 2 

to create a single dwelling – at 119A 

High Street, Rushden, Northants. 

NN10 0NZ. 

Yarion Properties Limited (c/o 

Agent: Jon Sidey, Sidey Design 

Architecture, 10 Market Square, 

Higham Ferrers, Northants. NN10 

8BT) – Change of use of ground 

floor to create one retail unit and 

2 residential flats to first floor – at 

Former Barclays Bank, College 


NN10 0QQ. 

Yarion Properties Limited (c/o 

Agent: Jon Sidey, Sidey Design 

Architecture, 10 Market Square, 

Higham Ferrers, Northants. NN10 

8BT) – Change of use of ground floor 

to residential, to create 4 flats – at 

Former Barclays Bank, College 


NN10 0QQ. 

Messrs Richard and Paddy 

Coles (c/o Agent: Miss Kelsie 

Russell, Berrys, 42 Headlands, 

Kettering, Northants. NN15 7HR) – 

Conversion, alteration and extension 

of buildings to form 5 dwellings – at 

38 West Street, Oundle, Near 

Peterborough, PE8 4EF. 

Mr & Mrs Paul and Helen Hughes 

(c/o Agent: Richard Wedge, Blueprint 

Architectural Design, Brooks Road, 

Raunds, Northants. NN9 6NS) – 

Change of use from nursery to 

residential. Residential development 

of 4 dwellings including access, 

parking and amenity space – at Jack 

and Jill Nursery, Moor Road, 

Rushden, Northants NN10 9TP. 

Corby Borough 

Mr M Sheen (c/o Agent: Timothy 

Bale, J.E.D. Design, 23 Harborough 

Road, Desborough, Northants. 

NN14 2QX) – Partial demolition of 

existing portal frame building with 

conversion to form 3 dwellings – at 

2B Rutherglen Road, Corby, 

Northants. NN17 1ER. 

Unnamed Applicant (c/o Agent: 

Sean Bennett, Berrys, 42 Headlands, 

Kettering, Northants. NN15 7HR) – 

Outline application for a B2 industrial 

building with the surrounding land 

retained for associated outdoor 

vehicle storage and parking – at 

Spirit Motor Holdings Limited, St 

James Road, St James Industrial 

Estate, Corby, Northants. NN18 

8AL. 

Rushcliffe Borough 

GSTWB Limited (c/o Agent: Bob 

Woollard, Planning and Design 

Group, Pure Offices, Sherwood 

Park, Nottingham NG15 0DT) – 

Change of use to 12 apartments 

– at Former Faith in Families 

Offices, 5-11 Colwick Road, 

West Bridgford, Notts. NG2 

5FR. 

Rob Brown (c/o Agent: Miss 

Jessica Hird, Planning and Design 

Group (UK) Limited, Pure Offices, 

Lake View Drive, Sherwood Park, 

Nottingham NG15 0DT) – Erection 

of 9 new dwellings and extension 

of existing bungalow – at Haulage 

Contractors at Garage and 

Premises, Bridegate Lane, 

Hickling Pastures, Notts. LE14 

3QA. 

Mr Norman Davill (c/o Agent: 

Alan Goodwin, 20 Easthorpe Street, 

Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 

6LA) – Demolition of dwelling and 

erection of 3 detached dwellings 

with parking - at Maythorn, 

Bunny Lane, Keyworth, Notts. 

NG12 5LP. 

Kerri Whittaker & Richard 

Whittaker (c/o Agent: Mrs 

Natalie Dear, Natalie Dear Planning 

Consultancy, 1 Bailey Lane, 

Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottingham 

NG12 2DA) – Outline application for 

proposed residential development 

of up to 5 dwellings – at The 

Manor House, 1 Owthorpe 

Road, Cotgrave, Notts. NG12 

3JE. 

Mr Harry Warren (c/o Agent: 

David Carnell, Swish Architecture 

Limited, Unit 2B, 100 Melton Road, 

West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 

6EP) – Proposed two storey rear 

extension and single storey side 

extensions to existing flats to 

create 2 additional flats – at 82-84 

Henry Road, West Bridgford, 

Nottingham. 

Lezley Newing (c/o Agent: Sophie 

Hughes, Oxalis Planning Limited, 

Toll Bar House, Landmere Lane, 

Edwalton, Notts. NG12 4DG) – Prior 

approval application under Class 

Q for proposed change of use of 2 

existing agricultural buildings to 4 

dwellinghouses – at Lodge Farm, 

Bradmore Road, Wysall, Notts. 

NG12 5QR. 

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What is Concrete Cancer, and How Does It 

Impact the Construction Industry? 

CONCRETE is an 

absolute mainstay in 

modern construction, 

offering strength, durability, 

and versatility. However, 

like all materials, it is 

susceptible to certain types 

of damage and degradation, 

concrete cancer. But what 

is it? What causes it, and 

how is it impacting the 

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particularly in terms of 

building maintenance and 

repair. 

What is Concrete 

Cancer? 

Concrete cancer is a term used 

to describe the deterioration of 

concrete due to the corrosion of 

steel reinforcement bars (rebar) 

embedded within it. This process 

is not just a superficial issue but 

affects the structural integrity of 

the building. When the steel bars 

corrode, they expand, causing the 

surrounding concrete to crack and 

break away. 

What Causes 

Concrete Cancer? 

MOISTURE AND SALT 

INGRESS - The primary cause 

of concrete cancer is water and 

salt getting into the concrete, 

which then reaches the steel 

reinforcement. This is particularly 

rife in coastal areas in the UK, 

where the salt content in the air is 

higher. 

CARBONATION - This is a 

process where carbon dioxide 

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hydroxide in concrete, reducing the 

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Poor concrete practices can 

give concrete cancer a greater 

opportunity to occur. Inadequate 

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reinforcement, insufficient curing 

time, and poor-quality concrete mix 

can also contribute to the onset of 

concrete cancer. 

What Happens 

When Concrete 

Cancer is Present? 

The most visible signs of concrete 

cancer are cracking and spalling 

of concrete. As the steel corrodes, 

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it expands, exerting pressure on 

the surrounding concrete. Rust 

Stains are another clue, and they 

appear on the surface of concrete 

structures and can indicate 

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leaching may occur, which creates 

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of concrete, which is a sign of 

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In the UK, where numerous 

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not just a cosmetic issue but a 

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of it on the longevity of existing 

structures, and prevent it occuring 

in future projects. 

Flooring specialist to triple the size of its premises 

LEICESTERSHIRE firm Abacus Flooring Solutions 

is moving to bigger premises following a year of 

continued growth. 

The resin flooring specialist will triple the size of its facility 

when it moves from its current site in Coalville to a new 3,000 

sq ft industrial unit in Belton Road, Loughborough. 

Established three-and-a-half years ago by Nick Megson, 

(pictured, right) Abacus has also grown from nothing in 2020 

to a £1m-plus turnover last year – with a current forecast that it 

will break the £2m barrier by the end of this year. 

The company’s success is largely the result of a ‘world-first’ 

innovation developed by Nick called Abaplas. 

Abaplas is a resin flooring system that uses 100 per cent 

recycled waste plastic as a bulking material instead of the 

traditionally used silica sand, which is damaging to human health 

and the environment. 

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land for sale 

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CHURCHES ACROSS MELTON 

AREA AWARDED THOUSANDS 

OF POUNDS FOR REPAIRS 

Clockwise from top left: St Mary’s, Melton; St Leonard’s, Sysonby; 

United Reformed Church, Melton; All Saints’, Rotherby 

AS REPORTED RECENTLY IN THE MELTON TIMES, twentyone 

churches in the Melton Mowbray area have received 

thousands of pounds towards vital conservation and 

maintenance work. 

They are among nearly 5,000 religious buildings across the UK which 

have been given a share of £42million in government funding. 

St Leonard’s Church at Sysonby receives more than £8,000 while St 

Michael and All Angels at Brooksby gets just under £5,500. In the town 

centre, the Melton Mowbray United Reformed Church, which has been 

a feature of Chapel Street for more than 200 years, has been awarded 

almost £3,000. 

Melton Mowbray’s iconic St Mary’s Church and All Saints’ at Asfordby both 

benefit to the tune of £1,500 each. There is almost £3,500 to All Saints’ 

Church at Rotherby while Stapleford’s St Mary’s Church received nearly 

£2,000. 

Other beneficiaries were made as follows: St Mary The Virgin, Burroughon-the-Hill 

£295; St Michael and All Angels, Edmondthorpe £579; St 

Thomas of Canterbury, Frisby £376; All Saints (Pickwell and Leesthorpe) 

£1,895; Garthorpe St Mary £1,128; Freeby St Mary £445; St James 

Church, Little Dalby £1,653; St John the Baptist, Grimston £229; St Peter’s, 

Saxelbye £1,201; St Michael and All Angels, Hose £913; St Bartholomew’s, 

Sproxton £700; St Mary’s, Brentingby £114; St Mary The Virgin, Wyfordby 

£743; St Andrew’s Church, Whissendine £217. 

Leicester Cathedral has also received more than £600,000 to carry out 

essential restoration works in the historic building. 

This includes renewing the cathedral’s heating, lighting and electrics and 

also helping to create a heritage learning centre for visitors from the local 

community and beyond. 

Hotel and flats proposed for 

Leicester city centre building 

AS REPORTED IN 

THE LEICESTER 

MERCURY, a new 

hotel and six flats 

have been proposed 

for a building in 

Leicester city centre. 

The premises, in 

Charles Street, plays 

home to the British 

Heart Foundation store on the ground floor. 

The first and second floor are currently disused, according to applicant 

F.N.F Investment Ltd. They were previously used for education and 

training purposes. 

The applicant is seeking permission from Leicester City Council to turn 

the first floor into a 10-room ‘aparthotel’. An aparthotel is a cross between 

an apartment and a hotel, with visitors able to book rooms featuring their 

own kitchen and living spaces. 

New contractor appointed 

to carry out Council home 

improvements 

A NEW FIRM has 

been awarded a 

two-year contract 

to deliver 

improvements to 

council homes in 

Charnwood. 

Jeakins Weir, 

an independent 

construction company 

has been awarded 

the contract by 

Charnwood Borough 

Council to deliver scheduled improvements to council-owned homes in the 

borough. 

The contract will involve full and partial bathroom and kitchen 

replacements as part of the Council’s programme of planned 

improvements to its housing stock. It will also include external and internal 

structural works and refurbishments to empty properties. 

The new contract came into place last year following a strict procurement 

process. 

Cllr Colin Hamilton, the Council’s lead member for public and private 

housing welcomed the news. He said: “I am pleased to see this new 

contract in place as we continue to invest in our housing stock. The 

scheduled improvements will offer a better standard of living for our 

tenants. 

“They will also be refurbishing empty Council properties to help get them 

back into use. I am looking forward to seeing Jeakins Weir deliver this 

contract to a high standard as well as showing care and compassion to 

Council tenants.” 

The Council manages around 5,500 residential homes across 

Charnwood. 

The two-year contract has potential to be extended for an additional twoyears 

and has an estimated value of the initial period of £8 million. 

Alistair Weir, managing director of Jeakins Weir said, “We are delighted 

to have been selected by Charnwood Borough Council for this important 

project which aligns with our core values of delivering excellence in 

housing improvements whilst making a positive impact on the communities 

we serve. 

“We look forward to working closely with Charnwood BC to create 

comfortable homes that the community can be proud of.” 

Jeakins Weir is a family-owned businesses and was established in 1973. 

The Northamptonshire based company has expanded since it was founded 

over 50 years ago and operates throughout the Midlands. 

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Recovery Highlights 

Recovery Highlights 

Mercedes-Benz GLC 

Worth £20,850 stolen from North Yorkshire, recovered 

in under 24 hours with 1 other non –Tracker fitted 

vehicle - 1 arrest made. 

Cumulative Totals 

Fiat Ducato 

Worth £45,000 recovered from Milton Keynes in 

under 4 hours with 1 other non-Tracker 

fitted vehicle. 

Tracker 

Recoveries 

28,116 

Number 

of Arrests 

2,953 

Other Stolen 

Vehicles 

2,845 

Total 

Value 

£594m 

£1,149,461 

Total Value Recovered 

November 2023 

Recoveries 

November 2023 

50 

Tracker Recoveries 

November 2023 

£ 

+ 

Cars 

£69,000 

Volvo XC90 

£21,000 

Land Rover Vogue 

£3,000 

BMW 530D M Sport 

Leisure Vehicles 

£40,000 

Swift Challenger 

£23,000 

Swift Carerra 

Motorcycles 

£7,500 

Yamaha Tracer 

£2,500 

SYM Orbit 

£2,050 

SYM Orbit 

LCVs 

£71,450 

Mercedes-Benz V 300 AMG 

£39,000 

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 

£14,100 

Peugeot Partner 

Plant 

£40,000 

New Holland T6020 

£15,000 

Atlas Copco 

Totals for November 2023 

Other non-Tracker fitted 

stolen vehicles recovered 

Number of keys stolen 

6 

Number of arrests 

7 

2 

No. of ‘chop shops’ uncovered 

due to a Tracker activation 1 

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