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Leicester Matalan could be replaced with 14-storey flats block
262 homes would be created if the plan went ahead

 

A 14-storey block of flats could be built on land currently occupied by Leicester's original Matalan store. The shop, in Church Gate, in Leicester City Centre, is still open, but its lease is expected to expire in August 2023, and developers are eyeing up the site.

The proposal would see the two-storey building demolished and replaced with an apartment block 14, 10, eight and six storeys tall, if given the go-ahead by Leicester City Council. There would be 262 flats, a courtyard area and a private terrace on the roof of the 10-storey section, according to the planning application.

Developer The Hornbeam Partnership initially planned to seek permission to build a block that would be 15 storeys at its tallest point and contain 360 flats, but made a number of changes to the proposed building's scale after the city council raised concerns about the impact on views to nearby heritage sites such as St Margaret’s Church.

 

The scheme would comprise 139 single-bed, single-person flats, 16 one-bed, two-person flats 88 2-bed, three-person flats, 17 two-bed, four-person flats, and two three-bed, five-person flats. All of the homes would be rental properties. Parking would be provided for 18 cars, and cycle storage for 222 bikes, according to the application.

Vehicle access to the site would be via Blake Street, while pedestrians would be able to access the site via Church Gate and Butt Close Lane. There would be a 24/7 concierge service, according to the application, and visitor access and parking, deliveries and maintenance would be overseen by the building managers.

The developer said the scheme would be in keeping with applications which had recently been granted around the area. Last year, planning permission was given for a seven-storey 171 bedroom hotel, and a building 14, 10 and eight storeys tall, comprising 142 flats, next to the current application site.

A new Matalan store opened in Humberstone Gate, in the city centre, in 2019.

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A former office block in the city centre will be knocked down to allow the site to be redeveloped in the future, council documents show. Permission has been granted by Leicester City Council for the demolition of James House, in Welford Road.

The 1960s building is nine storeys at its highest point, and has two, three-storey sections. Work will take place in stages, with the inside of the building being stripped first, before d-rigs – machinery with long arms used to pulverise and break of parts of a structure – are used for the phased demolition of the external structure. Finally, the foundations will be removed.

It is not yet known what the site might be used for. The city council said it had not received a planning application for the land.

 

Measures will be put in place to protect neighbouring buildings, including the Boot and Shoe Factory next door, to minimise dust created during the demolition, and to safely remove the asbestos that has been found on-site, the documents state.

During some stages of the demolition, there will be temporary closures to the footpaths around the site. There will also be restrictions on parking and some lane closures in Welford Road. These will need to be recorded with and approved by the council’s highways department before they can go ahead.

Work will be carried out by applicants Cheswold Welford Road Ltd between 8am and 6pm on weekdays and 8am and 1pm on Saturdays. No work can take place on Sundays or bank holidays, according to conditions set out by city planning officers. No date was given for the start of the work.

 

 

Another 60's office block not built to last, that's ok there's plenty more bricks, steel and concrete around to build another short life building.

I used to work there in the early 90's. It was grim then. 

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On 29/08/2022 at 02:58, davieG said:

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/leicester-matalan-could-replaced-14-7515076

 

Leicester Matalan could be replaced with 14-storey flats block
262 homes would be created if the plan went ahead

 

A 14-storey block of flats could be built on land currently occupied by Leicester's original Matalan store. The shop, in Church Gate, in Leicester City Centre, is still open, but its lease is expected to expire in August 2023, and developers are eyeing up the site.

The proposal would see the two-storey building demolished and replaced with an apartment block 14, 10, eight and six storeys tall, if given the go-ahead by Leicester City Council. There would be 262 flats, a courtyard area and a private terrace on the roof of the 10-storey section, according to the planning application.

Developer The Hornbeam Partnership initially planned to seek permission to build a block that would be 15 storeys at its tallest point and contain 360 flats, but made a number of changes to the proposed building's scale after the city council raised concerns about the impact on views to nearby heritage sites such as St Margaret’s Church.

 

The scheme would comprise 139 single-bed, single-person flats, 16 one-bed, two-person flats 88 2-bed, three-person flats, 17 two-bed, four-person flats, and two three-bed, five-person flats. All of the homes would be rental properties. Parking would be provided for 18 cars, and cycle storage for 222 bikes, according to the application.

Vehicle access to the site would be via Blake Street, while pedestrians would be able to access the site via Church Gate and Butt Close Lane. There would be a 24/7 concierge service, according to the application, and visitor access and parking, deliveries and maintenance would be overseen by the building managers.

The developer said the scheme would be in keeping with applications which had recently been granted around the area. Last year, planning permission was given for a seven-storey 171 bedroom hotel, and a building 14, 10 and eight storeys tall, comprising 142 flats, next to the current application site.

A new Matalan store opened in Humberstone Gate, in the city centre, in 2019.


 

thats a bit mad isn’t it! 262 homes but space for only 18 cars!

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Huge changes planned for Leicester Market to make it 'fit for the 21st Century'
'We want to make sure it has a bright future – and that means helping it to adapt to the way people shop today'


ByHannah RichardsonLocal Democracy Reporter
16:39, 6 SEP 2022UPDATED17:12, 6 SEP 2022

Leicester’s historic market looks set to undergo huge changes to make it "fit for the 21st Century". City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby today unveiled his vision for the future of the market, which includes removing the old wooden stalls, taking away sections of the roof to create a more open space and relocating and expanding the café.

Sir Peter said he wanted to create a space that was suitable for modern trading and shopping styles, and which provided an up-to-date and inviting environment. The plan also includes laying new paving, better lighting and installing a shuttered perimeter that would keep the site secure at night. The scheme, if approved, will cost around £7.5 million.

The mayor said: "We want to make sure that Leicester Market has a bright future – and that means helping it to adapt to reflect the way that people shop today. By reconfiguring the space to reflect current demand for traditional market stalls, we can create new opportunities for new businesses that will complement the existing offer and attract new activity, and new life, to the market area. There’s been a busy working market at the heart of our city for centuries, and these proposals will help ensure that that continues. This investment will make sure that our historic market continues to serve its loyal customers, while attracting a new generation of shoppers to a market that’s fit for the 21st Century.”

 

Around 70 new stalls would be created to replace the old wooden stalls, "creating an attractive environment for the fruit, veg and other traders", said a city council spokesperson. The new stalls would be set out in an improved layout to create better pedestrian routes through the market. Sections of the market roof on either side of the Corn Exchange would be removed, opening up views of the Grade II-star listed building and "creating space for new trading opportunities", they added.

Flexible and lockable units, featuring green roofs and solar panels, would be installed in front of the indoor food hall to attract a new generation of traders and a wider range of quality goods. The space on the opposite side of the Corn Exchange could be used for temporary specialist markets or special events, while an expanded café would be relocated to a site adjacent to Dolphin Square, where it would offer its customers more outdoor seating "and a much more attractive view of the market area", said the spokesperson, who added that by moving the café, the market area would become more visible from Gallowtree Gate, helping to better connect the market with the busy pedestrian route.

Mike Dalzell, the director for tourism, culture and inward investment at Leicester City Council, said the authority did not want the market to move away from its "value offer" - stalls selling lower priced items - "but we want to offer some top end stuff as well", and in turn attract shoppers who wanted to buy those higher value items.

"We’ve had people come in in the past with really good offers around spices, olives, buns, but we don’t have the consumers there in sufficient number to make it work," he added. Mr Dalzell said the new shuttered perimeter would help to reduce anti-social behaviour in the area.

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An artist's impression of how the new covered market could look (Image: Leicester City Council)
“When the market isn’t operating, people go and gather under the roof,” he said, adding that people went there to "gather and drink and do other stuff, and you’re not supervised and it feels out of the way". "The new designed is going to enable us to close the building when it’s not in use," he said.

The city council said it would be speaking to the 55 businesses that currently operate from Leicester Market, with traders invited to find out more about the proposals at a number of drop-in sessions from tomorrow, Wednesday, September 7. Subject to planning permission, work on the market refurbishment could get under way in spring next year, and would take around 15 months to complete.

While refurbishment was under way, the outdoor market and its traders would relocate to Green Dragon Square. Around 50 covered stalls and up to 20 lockable units would provide them with a temporary home.

A formal decision on the proposed investment will be made later this month by Sir Peter. The money for the scheme would come from the council’s capital budget.

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Part of the roof could be removed to open up the space (Image: Leicester City Council)
Other major changes in the area over the past decade have included the demolition of the 1970s indoor market hall, the creation of a new food hall, the opening of Green Dragon Square, the upgrading of roads and footways around the perimeter of the market area and the creation of a new pedestrian route from Town Hall Square.

The latest proposals would also aim to showcase the architectural quality of the buildings around the market place, including the former Odeon cinema with its recently-restored 1920s façade, said a council spokesperson.

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/huge-changes-planned-leicester-market-7553495?fbclid=IwAR2uo23qw8dlI-L45vXVGNaukH-Jv-sKYM-elC4FDL-Esem8e6x3RDHFPQ0

 

Huge changes planned for Leicester Market to make it 'fit for the 21st Century'
'We want to make sure it has a bright future – and that means helping it to adapt to the way people shop today'


ByHannah RichardsonLocal Democracy Reporter
16:39, 6 SEP 2022UPDATED17:12, 6 SEP 2022

Leicester’s historic market looks set to undergo huge changes to make it "fit for the 21st Century". City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby today unveiled his vision for the future of the market, which includes removing the old wooden stalls, taking away sections of the roof to create a more open space and relocating and expanding the café.

Sir Peter said he wanted to create a space that was suitable for modern trading and shopping styles, and which provided an up-to-date and inviting environment. The plan also includes laying new paving, better lighting and installing a shuttered perimeter that would keep the site secure at night. The scheme, if approved, will cost around £7.5 million.

The mayor said: "We want to make sure that Leicester Market has a bright future – and that means helping it to adapt to reflect the way that people shop today. By reconfiguring the space to reflect current demand for traditional market stalls, we can create new opportunities for new businesses that will complement the existing offer and attract new activity, and new life, to the market area. There’s been a busy working market at the heart of our city for centuries, and these proposals will help ensure that that continues. This investment will make sure that our historic market continues to serve its loyal customers, while attracting a new generation of shoppers to a market that’s fit for the 21st Century.”

 

Around 70 new stalls would be created to replace the old wooden stalls, "creating an attractive environment for the fruit, veg and other traders", said a city council spokesperson. The new stalls would be set out in an improved layout to create better pedestrian routes through the market. Sections of the market roof on either side of the Corn Exchange would be removed, opening up views of the Grade II-star listed building and "creating space for new trading opportunities", they added.

Flexible and lockable units, featuring green roofs and solar panels, would be installed in front of the indoor food hall to attract a new generation of traders and a wider range of quality goods. The space on the opposite side of the Corn Exchange could be used for temporary specialist markets or special events, while an expanded café would be relocated to a site adjacent to Dolphin Square, where it would offer its customers more outdoor seating "and a much more attractive view of the market area", said the spokesperson, who added that by moving the café, the market area would become more visible from Gallowtree Gate, helping to better connect the market with the busy pedestrian route.

Mike Dalzell, the director for tourism, culture and inward investment at Leicester City Council, said the authority did not want the market to move away from its "value offer" - stalls selling lower priced items - "but we want to offer some top end stuff as well", and in turn attract shoppers who wanted to buy those higher value items.

"We’ve had people come in in the past with really good offers around spices, olives, buns, but we don’t have the consumers there in sufficient number to make it work," he added. Mr Dalzell said the new shuttered perimeter would help to reduce anti-social behaviour in the area.

0_HRR_060922Market_03.jpg
An artist's impression of how the new covered market could look (Image: Leicester City Council)
“When the market isn’t operating, people go and gather under the roof,” he said, adding that people went there to "gather and drink and do other stuff, and you’re not supervised and it feels out of the way". "The new designed is going to enable us to close the building when it’s not in use," he said.

The city council said it would be speaking to the 55 businesses that currently operate from Leicester Market, with traders invited to find out more about the proposals at a number of drop-in sessions from tomorrow, Wednesday, September 7. Subject to planning permission, work on the market refurbishment could get under way in spring next year, and would take around 15 months to complete.

While refurbishment was under way, the outdoor market and its traders would relocate to Green Dragon Square. Around 50 covered stalls and up to 20 lockable units would provide them with a temporary home.

A formal decision on the proposed investment will be made later this month by Sir Peter. The money for the scheme would come from the council’s capital budget.

0_HRR_060922Market_02.jpg
Part of the roof could be removed to open up the space (Image: Leicester City Council)
Other major changes in the area over the past decade have included the demolition of the 1970s indoor market hall, the creation of a new food hall, the opening of Green Dragon Square, the upgrading of roads and footways around the perimeter of the market area and the creation of a new pedestrian route from Town Hall Square.

The latest proposals would also aim to showcase the architectural quality of the buildings around the market place, including the former Odeon cinema with its recently-restored 1920s façade, said a council spokesperson.

This actually sounds great. It's a very historic, functional market and one of few the remain mostly traditional in as far as the traders still continue many of the traditions such as calling out prices etc. I hope that continues and it doesn't become like Cov market where it's dull with no atmosphere. It might as well be a cheap shopping precinct with no vibrancy. We're better than that.

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Huge changes planned for Leicester Market to make it 'fit for the 21st Century'
'We want to make sure it has a bright future – and that means helping it to adapt to the way people shop today'


ByHannah RichardsonLocal Democracy Reporter
16:39, 6 SEP 2022UPDATED17:12, 6 SEP 2022

Leicester’s historic market looks set to undergo huge changes to make it "fit for the 21st Century". City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby today unveiled his vision for the future of the market, which includes removing the old wooden stalls, taking away sections of the roof to create a more open space and relocating and expanding the café.

Sir Peter said he wanted to create a space that was suitable for modern trading and shopping styles, and which provided an up-to-date and inviting environment. The plan also includes laying new paving, better lighting and installing a shuttered perimeter that would keep the site secure at night. The scheme, if approved, will cost around £7.5 million.

The mayor said: "We want to make sure that Leicester Market has a bright future – and that means helping it to adapt to reflect the way that people shop today. By reconfiguring the space to reflect current demand for traditional market stalls, we can create new opportunities for new businesses that will complement the existing offer and attract new activity, and new life, to the market area. There’s been a busy working market at the heart of our city for centuries, and these proposals will help ensure that that continues. This investment will make sure that our historic market continues to serve its loyal customers, while attracting a new generation of shoppers to a market that’s fit for the 21st Century.”

 

Around 70 new stalls would be created to replace the old wooden stalls, "creating an attractive environment for the fruit, veg and other traders", said a city council spokesperson. The new stalls would be set out in an improved layout to create better pedestrian routes through the market. Sections of the market roof on either side of the Corn Exchange would be removed, opening up views of the Grade II-star listed building and "creating space for new trading opportunities", they added.

Flexible and lockable units, featuring green roofs and solar panels, would be installed in front of the indoor food hall to attract a new generation of traders and a wider range of quality goods. The space on the opposite side of the Corn Exchange could be used for temporary specialist markets or special events, while an expanded café would be relocated to a site adjacent to Dolphin Square, where it would offer its customers more outdoor seating "and a much more attractive view of the market area", said the spokesperson, who added that by moving the café, the market area would become more visible from Gallowtree Gate, helping to better connect the market with the busy pedestrian route.

Mike Dalzell, the director for tourism, culture and inward investment at Leicester City Council, said the authority did not want the market to move away from its "value offer" - stalls selling lower priced items - "but we want to offer some top end stuff as well", and in turn attract shoppers who wanted to buy those higher value items.

"We’ve had people come in in the past with really good offers around spices, olives, buns, but we don’t have the consumers there in sufficient number to make it work," he added. Mr Dalzell said the new shuttered perimeter would help to reduce anti-social behaviour in the area.

0_HRR_060922Market_03.jpg
An artist's impression of how the new covered market could look (Image: Leicester City Council)
“When the market isn’t operating, people go and gather under the roof,” he said, adding that people went there to "gather and drink and do other stuff, and you’re not supervised and it feels out of the way". "The new designed is going to enable us to close the building when it’s not in use," he said.

The city council said it would be speaking to the 55 businesses that currently operate from Leicester Market, with traders invited to find out more about the proposals at a number of drop-in sessions from tomorrow, Wednesday, September 7. Subject to planning permission, work on the market refurbishment could get under way in spring next year, and would take around 15 months to complete.

While refurbishment was under way, the outdoor market and its traders would relocate to Green Dragon Square. Around 50 covered stalls and up to 20 lockable units would provide them with a temporary home.

A formal decision on the proposed investment will be made later this month by Sir Peter. The money for the scheme would come from the council’s capital budget.

0_HRR_060922Market_02.jpg
Part of the roof could be removed to open up the space (Image: Leicester City Council)
Other major changes in the area over the past decade have included the demolition of the 1970s indoor market hall, the creation of a new food hall, the opening of Green Dragon Square, the upgrading of roads and footways around the perimeter of the market area and the creation of a new pedestrian route from Town Hall Square.

The latest proposals would also aim to showcase the architectural quality of the buildings around the market place, including the former Odeon cinema with its recently-restored 1920s façade, said a council spokesperson.

The plan looks great…. In Oslo they did a load of different restaurants installed in their covered market…. All fresh interesting stuff…. Hope they add that kind of idea to this plan…. It probably needs to move with the times to stay relevant 

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We did the Glenfield tunnel tour with Leicestershire historical society today. Really interesting morning out and I would recommend it. There are more tours next weekend then they start again in May next year.

 

All available dates now fully booked. :(

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