School detailed among planned new town facilities

Work on the first 500 of the planned 4,500 homes in Thorpebury has begun

A new primary school is among facilities being planned for a town being built in Leicestershire.

Thorpebury was given initial planning approval in 2016, with 4,500 houses set to be built across 900 acres of land north of Hamilton and east of Thurmaston.

Detailed new proposals submitted to Charnwood Borough Council include the 420-space school, along with shops, healthcare facilities, parks, sports pitches, play areas, and walking and cycle routes.

It is estimated the £450m project will take more than a decade to complete, but work on the first 584 homes began in 2022.

The plans, submitted by Leicestershire County Council, show that the two-storey school building on a 4.5-acre site will have a 42-space car park, playing fields and sports pitches.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, planning documents state: "The demand for additional school places arises because of the development of 4,500 new build homes in the area.

"It is expected that the new primary school will have a discrete catchment area to serve the new development."