Government funding announced

The Government has today announced £49.5m of funding towards the £63.5m cost of the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road – read more here.

That is great news for many – local residents affected by the current congestion; the Borough Council who can deliver significant growth focussed on Melton; and developers with proposals in the area.  It is an excellent example of the benefits of infrastructure.

We, too, are pleased.  For the last 7 years we have been working with Davidsons Developments on a scheme of 1,500 houses on the southern side of Melton, including the design of a southern bypass.  Initially promoting the site for allocation in the Local Plan, currently supporting a planning application, we hope to see houses coming out of the ground in a couple of years.

Discussions about a bypass go back decades.  Our own David Cummins recalls working on behalf of the Borough Council in 1992, running a cost benefit analysis of different route options, and after that supporting Wilson Bowden’s Kettleby Magna new village proposal on the airfield.

Well done to Leicestershire County Council.

MMDR

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