Land East of
Beeby Road, Scraptoft

The Land is a draft allocation in the emerging Harborough Local Plan and is considered a suitable site for sustainable growth and development. Bloor Homes are bringing forward these development proposals to respond to the site’s draft allocation and to deliver much needed new homes in the area.

We are proposing to build up to 200 new homes including up to 80 new affordable homes.

We are proposing a mix of homes with most homes being two-storeys tall.

We are proposing to create a suitable new vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access onto Beeby Road.

Car parking spaces including reduced mobility and visitor spaces will comply with Leicestershire County Council's Highway Design Guide, including electric vehicle charging provision.

We are in discussions with Leicestershire County Council regarding trip generation and distribution. The traffic impact is to be determined, but measures will be proposed and agreed with Harborough District Council and Leicestershire County Council to mitigate traffic impacts.

We are aiming to submit our outline planning application in mid-Spring 2025, and we expect a decision later this year. If outline permission is granted, we will be required to submit detailed proposals as part of a reserved matters application. Construction would start on site after reserved matters approval, if approved would potentially commence in 2026/2027. These dates are indicative only and are subject to change as the planning and design process progresses.

As the developer, we have an obligation to produce a Construction Management Plan, which will be submitted before any construction starts on site for approval by Harborough District Council. This document outlines how the construction process will be managed and will stipulate the specific times and routes construction vehicles are allowed to enter and leave the site. We will use the strategic network as far as possible to limit any impact on the local roads and residents.

It is impossible to give an exact price range of these homes at the current time. However, when the homes come forward, they will be comparable in price to new build properties within the local area.

Contributions to offset any potential impact on local services and facilities will be provided as part of the Section 106 agreement with Harborough District Council for example a financial contribution towards the provision of a new 2 form entry primary school which is proposed on the Scraptoft East site. The exact amount and recipients of S106 funding will be determined at a later date, further along in the planning process.

When looking at the access requirements for the Site, we have followed Leicestershire County Council’s Highways Design Guide, which sets out specific guidance in terms of what they would expect to see of a development of this size, and it also determines the type of roads and road widths that should be provided.

In this instance, for up to 200 dwellings, which is being proposed for the Site, a single point of access is deemed appropriate and therefore at this stage that is what is being proposed.

At this stage, there are no proposals to widen Beeby Road, as it is a relatively standard width and capable of accommodating two-way traffic comfortably. As part of our access strategy, we have undertaken a swept path analysis (a method used to assess the movement of vehicles during turns, to ensure this can be carried out safely) of larger vehicles entering/exiting the site from a safety perspective.

Within the Site we are proposing shared use footway/cycleway arrangements. There are no proposals to add anything along Beeby Road except for along the frontage of the Site where a footpath will be provided to link to the footpath that runs along the frontage of the Mount View Road development. This will provide onward connection further south of the Site and into Scraptoft.

No, because there is a single point of access proposed, which would not enable a rat run for any traffic.

At the moment, there is a footpath that is set back from the road that we would be linking to, which provides a route to Scraptoft and links to the existing footpath network.

Yes, there will be a footpath provided along the frontage of the Site.

When looking at what footpath infrastructure is required, the desire lines are looked at and the main desire lines in this instance are to the south of the site, to the local shop (co-op), schools etc, which is why it is proposed to extend the footpath in that direction into Scraptoft. This is something that could be looked at and considered as part of the work we are doing, to see if there is a desire and if this is something that might be needed.

The existing bus service does a loop along Covert Lane, Malsbury Avenue and then onto Beeby Road, so to get it close to the Site is difficult because it doesn’t have a natural place to turn around. We have looked at the bus route and at this stage we are not proposing to extend the service closer to the Site. This is a matter that will be discussed with Leicestershire County Council during the consultation process.

As part of the planning application, we are working with Harborough District Council to assess infrastructure requirements and provide planning obligations to deliver, enhance and provide new infrastructure off-site. We do not propose for there to be any new community facilities on-site.

Schools, medical facilities etc will be considered as part of the infrastructure package to be provided off-site and part of enhancements to existing infrastructure.

We are aware of the current planning applications on both of those sites, which forms part of the discussion we are currently having around infrastructure with Harborough District Council and Leicestershire County Council.

Whilst we are looking at infrastructure provision as a whole, our required infrastructure provision relates to our proposed development of up to 200 new homes.

There will be no flooding impact as a result of our development on the Bellway Estate. The Site is situated on a crest and slopes to the north, away from the Bellway Estate to the south. Surface water runoff on the Site will be managed through Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) that will mimic the Sites’ existing, pre-development response to rainfall, flowing north away from the Bellway Estate. SuDS provide multiple benefits and will include a connected system of features, such as ponds and basins, to retain rainwater runoff on the site and slowly release it to minimise flood risk downstream.

No, the amount of surface water from rainfall events that come into the Site will not change, that will stay the same. The proposals will control the water on the Site and release it at the same rate it was prior to development.

As the volume of water does not change, the flow going to Melton Brook will stay the same. Water will be stored on the Site and released slowly, so that the existing networks are not over strained downstream.

The area which is being referred to is not considered to be an established meadow, but rather a recently sown area of fallow cover managed as part of the wider crop rotation and land management.

It is likely to be around 2028, if everything goes according to plan.

Bloor Homes do not currently own the land, but they have an option on the land.