Councillor JR Moore

...to incentivise bringing empty properties back into use, the Council approved recommendations to increase premiums and remove discounts for empty, unoccupied, and unfurnished properties, properties undergoing major repairs, and second homes, despite public consultation showing limited support for the changes.

... outline planning permission was granted, subject to conditions, a Section 106 agreement, and the withdrawal of objections from National Highways, for the erection of up to 415 dwellings, including landscaping, open space, drainage, and associated infrastructure on land north of A47 Normandy Way, Hinckley.

The Planning Committee of Hinckley and Bosworth Council approved the application for change of use from cinema to 40 one-bedroom apartments with associated car parking and landscaping on 21 January 2025.