Plans for 900 homes as part of major town extension

Plans have been put forward for hundreds of new homes as part of a massive extension of Melton Mowbray.

Melton Borough Council has earmarked land off Kirby Lane for 2,000 homes under the Melton South Sustainable Neighbourhood scheme.

Developer Bloor Homes has submitted an application for 900 homes, with a consultation open until 2 June.

In December, the authority's planning committee approved 1,200 homes for a similar project in the north of the town, which will see almost £30m paid towards local facilities and services in the area.

The local plan for south of the town, which was approved in 2021, will include new schools and employment land, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

For the 900-home development, Bloor said there would be a large area of "semi-natural" woodland and "substantial" areas of green space including a park, hedgerow walks and a green route.

If approved, there would be about 130 affordable homes and the scheme would be built in seven stages.

Developer Davidsons has also been contracted to build houses on other parts of the site.

The authority added 1,700 of the homes in the scheme would be built by 2036.

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