PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

The proposed development on both sites has been informed by a constraints-led master-planning exercise while also meeting the specific requirements of both draft allocation policies.

The proposals present an opportunity to carefully use the natural environment to create a successful and sustainable developments alongside the provision of new open spaces to support active and healthy lifestyles for future residents alongside the delivery of the required housing.

The proposal therefore presents the opportunity to support the existing strong and cohesive community of Hinckley through additional housing growth.

Key elements of the proposals include:

  • Provide approximately 470 dwellings including affordable homes between the two sites;
  • Provide a mix of house sizes and types to meet the needs of the Borough;
  • Provide a good level of useable public open space;
  • Provide a high-quality landscaping scheme to the northern and western boundaries of the Ashby Road site to help mitigate the visual impacts of development;
  • Create a high-quality environment and provide ecological opportunities including a Sustainable urban Drainage System (SuDS);
  • Create a new roundabout access from Ashby Road and a new access connection to Normandy Way.

COMBINED MASTERPLAN

THE BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS

  • The residential proposal across both land parcels will provide approximately 470 dwellings including affordable homes, and a good level of useable public open space. The proposal will retain and enhance the existing vegetation where achievable. The proposal will also provide contributions to local services and facilities to mitigate its impact, such as, for local schools.
  • The proposed development will be supported by a comprehensive landscape scheme which will deliver new tree planting and the provision of public open space. The proposal seeks to retain and enhance the natural landscape buffers through additional planting and support a biodiversity net gain.
  • The proposals will stimulate the local economy through the additional spending from both the construction itself within local supply chains as well as that of future residents of the housing site on local services.
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