Following community consultation in late 2025, family-owned five- star housebuilder, Bloor Homes, has submitted an outline planning application for a residential neighbourhood at a sustainable location south of Sacheverell Way, Groby. The proposed development site is identified as a location for residential development in the Regulation 18 draft of the emerging Hinckley and Bosworth Local Plan.
Informed by the draft allocation in the emerging Hinckley and Bosworth Local Plan, the new neighbourhood proposed by Bloor Homes would provide:
- Up to 180 high-quality homes in a range of sizes, type and tenures.
- Affordable housing providing opportunities for those on lower incomes to secure a home in Groby.
- The potential to provide accessible homes or bungalows as part of the housing mix.
- A sustainable development with all homes provided with air source heat pumps, solar panels. EV charging and uprated insultation as standard.
- Safe and convenient vehicular, cycle and pedestrian access via two junctions with Sacheverell Way.
- Extensive green public open spaces, including green corridors and a network of walking routes connecting with existing public rights of way.
- Community orchard.
- Dedicated biodiversity areas provided as part of the development.
- Public common with play area.
- Sustainable Drainage scheme (SuDS) delivering habitat enhancements.
- Retention of existing mature trees and majority of hedgerows, with additional planting significantly increasing tree cover across the site.
- Significant financial contributions to invest in local infrastructure such as healthcare, education etc.
Update January 2026 – Outline planning application submitted
Following community consultation in late 2025, Bloor Homes has now submitted an outline planning application to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.
This website will be kept live as plans move forward through the process to provide information and a means for residents to get in touch with any queries. However, please note that information relating to the pre-application consultation has now been superseded by the submitted plans.
The outline planning application is the first formal step in the planning process, setting out broad overarching principles of development and will involve statutory consultation carried out by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council with a wide range of organisations. If approved, a further planning application will then be required to establish the finer details of the proposed neighbourhood, including architecture, layout and landscaping.
The planning application documentation is available to view on Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s planning portal here where the Council’s statutory consultation on the submitted plans can also be accessed (please quote reference 25/01213/OUT).
Indicative presentation layout showing how the proposed development could look. Please note that this is for illustrative purposes only at this early outline stage in the process. Click to enlarge
A focus on sustainability and biodiversity
The proposed development will be gas-free, with all homes incorporating air source heat pumps, PV cells (solar panels), uprated insulation and EV charging infrastructure as standard.
We want to deliver a high-quality, healthy new neighbourhood for Groby, with a focus on providing extensive green public open spaces and significant biodiversity enhancements. Existing mature trees and hedgerows will be retained and enhanced where possible, with the layout shaped by existing field patterns. New landscape planting will deliver a significant increase in tree cover across the site, while the sustainable drainage scheme for the site will deliver high quality wetland habitat.
Dedicated biodiversity areas will also be provided as part of the development. The concept masterplan also includes areas within blue lines. These areas will not be subject to any development, being retained as grassland and trees. The blue-line area to the south-west of the site is a candidate Local Wildlife Site and has high habitat value which will be enhanced where possible.
Bloor Homes is a member of the Homes for Nature programme which will see the installation of swift nesting boxes in every new home and hedgehog highways between gardens.
Community consultation
We want to ensure that the proposals align as much as possible with the priorities and aspirations of the community in Groby.
Bloor Homes created this website so that members of the community could view the emerging plans and provide feedback. Our pre-application consultation provided an opportunity for local people to tell us their priorities and aspirations for new homes, open spaces and facilities to help shape the outline plans.
Timeline
Local Plan consultation
Autumn 2025Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council are currently in the process of consulting on their Regulation 18 Local Plan. The Local Plan proposes housing allocations to meet the area’s housing needs, including this site. Stakeholders are able to comment on that consultation separately.
Pre-application community consultation
Late autumnWe will carry out online consultation with the community, providing an opportunity for local people and representatives to help shape the emerging plans. We are also seeking formal pre-application advice from Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.
Outline planning application
Winter 2025/26We will submit an outline planning application for our proposed neighbourhood of new homes and community infrastructure to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. This website will be updated with information about the submitted plans. If you've signed up for updates, we'll email you when the planning application is submitted.
Statutory consultation
Early 2026Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council will carry out statutory consultation on the submitted outline plans, seeking feedback from statutory bodies. This will include the local parish council, the local NHS Integrated Care Board, Natural England, the Environment Agency, education providers and highways authorities, as well as members of the public.
Outline planning application determined
In line with Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council planning timescalesHinckley and Bosworth Borough Council will make a decision on our outline planning application.
Reserved matters planning applications
Following outline planning determinationIf outline planning permission is granted, we will then prepare detailed designs, known as a Reserved Matters planning application. This would provide detail on house types, layouts, architecture and landscaping. Residents will have a further opportunity to provide feedback on the reserved matters application.
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