Planning and building

• Views sought on new St Paul’s conservation area

  20 October 2021

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE can give their views on council plans for an important new conservation area close to Leicester city centre.

• Plans for 33 new council homes get government funding boost

  14 October 2021

  1 minute read

  PLANS to build new council homes in the New Parks area of Leicester have had a boost with the award of over £440,000 of government cash.

• Second phase of consultation launched on plans for Stocking Farm

  14 October 2021

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE who live and work in the Stocking Farm area of Leicester are being asked for their view on developing ideas to regenerate the area.

• Owners notified of next stage to make safe collapsing wall

  1 July 2021

  2 minute read

  OWNERS of a wall in Halstead Street, Leicester, are being updated on work needed to protect lives and properties from the six-metre high wall which is at risk of collapse.

• Date set for demolition of Goscote House to begin

  22 June 2021

  2 minute read

  CONTRACTORS have been appointed to carry out the demolition of Leicester’s tallest high-rise residential tower block this summer.

• Historic city centre shopping streets set to benefit from heritage cash boost

  27 May 2021

  3 minute read

  BUSINESSES and property owners in two of Leicester’s busiest shopping streets can now bid for a share of a £1.5million fund to help restore historic buildings.

• Greyfriars heritage scheme offers blueprint for future city centre investment

  26 April 2021

  4 minute read

  THE successful completion of a five-year project to restore and regenerate the architectural heritage of Leicester’s Old Town could offer a blueprint for future investment in the city centre.

• Designs to improve Leicester Museum and Art Gallery to be discussed

  22 April 2021

  2 minute read

  PROPOSALS have been revealed to update and remodel the interior of Leicester Museum and Art Gallery on New Walk.

• Handover marks completion of first phase of council house-building project

  19 April 2021

  2 minute read

  THE first phase of a wide-ranging programme to create hundreds of new affordable rental homes for families across Leicester has been completed.

• Conservation work continues on Abbey Park’s historic precinct walls

  19 April 2021

  2 minute read

  THE latest phase of a major programme of work to repair and preserve the historic precinct wall at Leicester’s Abbey Park is now underway.

• Historic gates and wall receive restoration boost from Government fund

  25 March 2021

  2 minute read

  TWO important examples of Leicester’s architectural history have received a financial boost from a government fund to support expert repair work.

• Works begins on next phase of house building at Ashton Green

  16 March 2021

  2 minute read

  WORK has started on a second phase of house building at a landmark regeneration site in the north of Leicester.