1200 home riverside development for Leicester given approval
A 1,200 home development in the Belgrave area of Leicester has received outline planning permission for it's owners Cyprus based Trafalgar Global Ltd.
The former British United Shoe Machinery Works on Ross Walk is on the River Soar opposite the National Space Centre.The proposals outline a sustainable mix of town houses and apartments along a new local park.
The scheme has been designed by Marchini Curran Associates and will also provide retail and leisure facilities overlooking the Grand Union Canal and a local piazza.The site is potentially very attractive once the dilapidated industrial buildings are removed.
Tue, 2nd Sep 2008