Planning and building

• Leicester’s market place: have your say

  4 June 2024

  7 minute read

  THE DEMOLITION of the old roof and the heavy wooden stalls that were home to Leicester Market has revealed the huge scale of the city’s historic market place – and provided a reminder of how the space looked for most of its past.

• Market plan review offers 'once in a generation' chance for new event space

  22 May 2024

  7 minute read

  PLANS for the regeneration of Leicester’s market place could be under review, now that the demolition of the old market infrastructure has revealed the huge potential of the historic space.

• Demolition team starts revamp of Leicester Market

  4 March 2024

  2 minute read

  THE FIRST stage in the ambitious transformation of Leicester’s historic market will get under way this week.

• Record number of pupils receive offers of a city secondary school

  1 March 2024

  1 minute read

  THOUSANDS of children will be offered places at Leicester secondary schools today – with a record number of children being offered a year 7 place at a city school.

• Council plan for new industrial units on former office site gets go-ahead

  13 February 2024

  2 minute read

  PLANS to build new, low carbon industrial units on the site of former council offices is set to get under way.

• Re-cladding work to start at Phoenix Square

  12 January 2024

  2 minute read

  Work is due to begin on re-cladding a landmark Leicester building.

• Council to review historic conservation area

  12 January 2024

  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.

• Work begins on restoration of Grand Hotel’s historic shopfronts

  5 December 2023

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’s Grand Hotel is set for a major facelift that will help restore its historic street-level shopfronts and entrances to their former glory.

• Council starts search for pavilion café operator

  8 November 2023

  1 minute read

  AN UNUSED space in a sports pavilion on Leicester’s Victoria Park could soon be transformed into a warm and welcoming café.

• Local Plan to enter Public Examination stage

  2 October 2023

  3 minute read

  Leicester’s Local Plan has been submitted to the Government for its Public Examination stage.

• Work starts on £13m regeneration of Pilot House

  5 September 2023

  2 minute read

  WORK to redevelop a cluster of heritage buildings into a home for creative businesses in Leicester city centre is now under way.

• Investment will see 1,500 new affordable homes for city

  24 July 2023

  2 minute read

  PROPOSALS have been set out for spending £150million over the next four years to create hundreds more affordable homes in Leicester.