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The rough outline of where the 10,000 new homes might sit at Norton-Juxta Twycross(Image: Google Earth)<\/p>\nThree ‘connected villages’ would be built across 700 hectares of fieldsThe rough outline of where the 10,000 new homes might sit at Norton-Juxta Twycross(Image: Google Earth)<\/p>\n
A mega plan for 10,000 new homes at the edge of a peaceful Leicestershire village has emerged, but opponents have branded the proposals \u201cmadness\u201d.<\/p>\n
The vision from developer<\/a> Nurton Developments would see 700 hectares of land at the edge of Norton Juxta Twycross, close to Twycross Zoo, taken over to create three \u201cconnected villages\u201d developed in a community styled as \u201cNorton Heath\u201d.<\/p>\n Space would also be set aside for schools<\/a>, sports and leisure facilities, and shops through local centres, plans reveal. The possible development is still in the early stages, with the site having been added to the latest draft of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council\u2019s (HBBC)<\/a> Local Plan. A local plan is a document which sets out where building can take place in an area, and is intended to protect communities from uncontrolled building.<\/p>\n The news has been met with dismay by local residents<\/a>, with one branding it a \u201chuge invasion\u201d of the local area and a second person slamming it as \u201cmadness beyond\u201d. Concerns have been raised over the potential infrastructure impacts of such a large number of new homes in the area, with fears about how it will affect roads and schools, as well as the loss of fields to construction work.<\/p>\n One commenter said: \u201cI used to live in Norton Juxta Twycross so I do have a bit of insight into the ridiculousness of this idea. I also have a lot of friends who still live there and am heartbroken for them if it goes through.<\/p>\n \u201cThe road I lived on is barely wide enough for two cars<\/a> to pass each other, there is very little parking throughout the village, partly because of the narrow roads. The primary school that is catchment for much of this is already at capacity on most classes [\u2026]<\/p>\n \u201cThe people who live there, some of who have lived there their whole lives must be devastated that it is even being suggested. I haven\u2019t even touched on the environmental aspects of this, the habitats lost, the lovely walks across fields gone.\u201d<\/p>\n A website set up to promote the plan reveals that the new homes<\/a> would be built over a 40-year period. By 2045, around 2,750 of the properties would be delivered.<\/p>\n The majority of these would sit on land within Hinckley and Bosworth borough. However, part of the site also falls within neighbouring North West Leicestershire district, and 500 of the new homes would be built within that district in the first phase of the scheme.<\/p>\n From 2045, a further 5,250 homes would be built within Hinckley and Bosworth borough, and a further 2,000 in North West Leicestershire. Over the two phases, 32 hectares of employment land would also be delivered.<\/p>\n Around half of the 700 hectare site would be retained as parkland, the website states. While the site appears within HBBC\u2019s draft local plan, which is currently out for consultation with residents, it is not yet included in North West Leicestershire District Council\u2019s<\/a> development plans.<\/p>\n Nurton Developments said Leicestershire was \u201cgreat county\u201d which boasted \u201chistoric market towns, rural villages, open countryside and a rich industrial heritage\u201d, but warned the area also faced \u201cbig housing challenges\u201d. It claimed there was a \u201cshortage of properties\u201d, meaning young people were \u201coften unable to buy or rent a home\u201d.<\/p>\n