Planning and building

• First families move into new council homes at Hospital Close

  29 August 2025

  3 minute read

  AN ambitious neighbourhood regeneration project has reached an important milestone with the first fully refurbished properties brought into use as new council homes.

• Council meets new homes target to alleviate homelessness

  28 August 2025

  2 minute read

  THE city council has revealed it has fulfilled a commitment made last year, to provide an additional 350 homes for people facing homelessness in Leicester.

• Architects behind stunning workspace to make it their new home

  30 July 2025

  4 minute read

  THE architects behind the stunning redevelopment of a cluster of heritage buildings in Leicester into a new home for creative businesses are set to be one of its first tenants.

• Consultation launched on modifications to Local Plan

  10 June 2025

  2 minute read

  RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say on modifications to Leicester’s Local Plan.

• Council to review historic conservation area

  1 April 2025

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE can give their views on how the special character of one of Leicester’s 25 designated conservation areas should be preserved or enhanced.

• New guidance sets out rules to follow for scaffolding and skips

  26 March 2025

  2 minute read

  NEW guidance has been issued by the city council to make it clear what is expected of people who want to put up scaffolding in Leicester.

• Work to begin on new council homes at former school site

  24 February 2025

  3 minute read

  WORK is set to begin on the construction of more than 50 new affordable council homes at a former school site in the south of Leicester.

• Next step for market proposal

  13 February 2025

  2 minute read

  A PROPOSAL to return Leicester Market to its original site and create a major new event space around it is to proceed to the next stage.

• Grand revamp for historic hotel and shopping street

  19 December 2024

  3 minute read

  MAIN works to revamp one of Leicester’s busiest shopping streets and refurbish the street-facing ground floor of the landmark Grand Hotel building are now complete.

• Council plans new affordable homes for vacant site

  10 December 2024

  2 minute read

  A DISUSED block of flats – that has stood empty for over seven years – is to be demolished to make way for new affordable housing.

• Work starts on velodrome site housing scheme

  12 November 2024

  2 minute read

  WORK to build 38 low-carbon, energy-efficient council homes on the site of Leicester’s former velodrome is now under way.

• Developers sought for next phase of house building at Ashton Green

  30 October 2024

  2 minute read

  DEVELOPERS are being sought to deliver the next wave of homes on a major new housing development on the edge of Leicester.