William Davis gets green light for almost 130 Leicestershire homes

William Davis Homes has been given the green light to build 128 new homes in Nanpantan, Leicestershire.

Charnwood Borough Council’s Planning Committee has given the go-ahead for the development to be built on land off Snells Nook Lane.

The site has been allocated for housing in the emerging Charnwood Local Plan and was previously earmarked for development as part of the Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park.

William Davis will build a mix of one- to five-bedroom homes on the site, with 38 of them made available as affordable housing. This will include a mix of homes for rent, shared ownership and for purchase through the First Homes scheme.

The housebuilder has agreed a Section 106 agreement of more than £1.5m as part of the plans, which will be spent on healthcare provision, education and transport improvements in the area.

Sarah Whetton, group land director for William Davis Homes, said: “We welcome the decision to approve our proposals for development on land off Snells Nook Lane, Nanpantan.

“As a Loughborough-based business which has been building in the area for 89 years, we put a great deal of care into planning our developments to ensure they are quality additions to the areas where they are built.

“This site has been earmarked for development for some time and our plans will create 128 quality new homes to help meet local demand.

“The development will also provide a boost to the local economy. Our developments enable us to employ almost 400 people locally – 40 per cent of whom live in Charnwood – and we invest £20m annually in the local supply chain.

“We will also make significant contributions to fund healthcare, education and transport improvements in the area.”