Thank you for taking the time to review the emerging proposals from Barratt Redrow and David Wilson Homes for a landscape-led new neighbourhood at Blood’s Hill, Kirby Muxloe. The proposed scheme as been sensitively designed and shaped by existing constraints to deliver a development that will have a number of key benefits, including:
- The provision of much-needed high-quality market and affordable homes to address the significant current shortfall in housing delivery in Blaby District.
- The new neighbourhood will feature beautifully crafted homes from Redrow, with designs inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement.
- There will also be range of homes from five-star homebuilder, David Wilson Homes, offering a range of homes thoughtfully designed and made for modern family living.
- The housing mix will include a significant proportion of bungalows and accessible homes designed to adapt to the requirements of residents with mobility needs.
- The provision of high-quality green infrastructure forms a key element, with extensive new public open space proposed to deliver a range of outdoor recreational opportunities on land previously inaccessible to the public.
- Existing natural landscape buffers including mature trees and hedgerows will be retained and enhanced with additional planting to significantly increase tree cover across the site and support a biodiversity net gain.
- The proposals will stimulate the local economy through both the construction itself within local supply chains, as well as that of future residents on local services.
- Significant investment to support and expand key local services will be generated by the proposed development.
Please take a moment to let us know your comments and suggestions by completing our online questionnaire. All feedback comments received until Sunday 19th October 2025 will be considered as a full planning application for the development is prepared for submission.
It is envisaged that the planning application will be submitted to Blaby District Council towards the end of 2025. The council will then carry out statutory consultation with a range of organisations, including the local NHS integrated care board, local education teams, highways authorities, Historic England, Natural England, the Environment Agency and others before making a decision on the planning application.
If you would like to be kept updated as the plans move forward through the planning process, please ensure you opt-in to receive email updates when completing the feedback questionnaire.