LAND WEST OF WARWICK ROAD,

Kibworth, Leicestershire

Welcome to Manor Oak Homes’ public consultation website for our proposed new development at land west of Warwick Road, Kibworth, Leicestershire.

Our Vision: Manor Oak Homes are pleased to announce we will shortly be submitting an outline planning application for a mixed-use scheme consisting of approximately 550 dwellings including affordable housing, self-build housing, land for a primary school and public open space with vehicular access from Warwick Road in support of the emerging allocation in the draft Harborough Local Plan.

The Proposed Development

The proposed development will seek to deliver an attractively designed new residential scheme of up to 550 new homes comprising a range of house types, sizes and tenures. The Concept Masterplan has been sensitively designed to respect the surrounding settings and provide a landscape led approach to the development. The key potential benefits of the scheme are considered to be:

• New Homes: Approximately 550 much needed new homes, 40% of which will be affordable with a tenure split of 75% affordable rent and 25% affordable home ownership.
• Housing Mix: A mix and type of homes which responds positively to latest evidence of housing needs. This will include provision for 1-5 bed homes, including bungalows, suitable for those looking to downsize.
• Self/Custom Build: A proportion of plots will be for self and custom build housing to positively respond to demand of that type in accordance with submission version Local Plan policy HN05 and Neighbourhood Plan policy H4.
• Economic benefits: Employment and training opportunities during the construction phase, with knock-on economic benefits for local firms in the supply chain. Increased expenditure available in the local economy in the post occupation phase of the development able to sustain and support local service provision and businesses.
• Potential new Primary School: Land for a new primary school and early years facility.
• Retained and Enhanced Trees and Landscape Features: The retention of tree and hedgerow features with provision for significant new tree planting, particularly to the south and west boundaries softening the development in its setting.
• Public Open Space: Approximately 17 hectares of landscaped public open space to include informal open space, and more formal open space including a Neighbourhood Equipped Area for Play (NEAP) and two Local Equipped Areas for Play (LEAP’s).
• Vehicular Access: Two vehicular accesses from Warwick Road. A main access to the south linking into the main spine road through the development. This is designed to include a ghost right turn lane on Warwick Road, separating traffic turning into the development from the south bound carriageway.
• Pedestrian and Cycle Access:  The pedestrian/cycle routes extend into and through the site providing for good connectivity throughout the development. A combined footway/cycleway is proposed within the site parallel to Warwick Road with connections into Warwick Road and the pedestrian/cycle network beyond.
• Flood Risk and Drainage: Drainage will be positively managed utilising swales and attenuation basins to provide sufficient storage to cope with extreme weather events plus additional capacity to allow for climate change while maintaining a controlled greenfield discharge rate.
• Sustainable design: All dwellings will be designed to meet the government’s Future Homes Standard. This will require highly efficient insultation, heating from low carbon sources such as heat pumps, and on-site renewable energy generation such as solar PV panels.
• S106 Planning Obligations: Due to the scale of the proposals the package of planning obligations associated with the development is considerable. It will be the subject of detailed consideration during the application but is expected to include:
  • • • • • Affordable housing
          • Off-site highway works
          • On-site open space provision and future maintenance
          • Education contributions
          • Healthcare contributions
          • Sport and community contributions

Public Consultation

Stakeholder engagement is a key part of the development process and we are interested to hear residents’ views, ideas and concerns.

Manor Oak Homes and Armstrong Rigg Planning are pleased to confirm a public exhibition at Kibworth Cricket Club to showcase draft proposals for approximately 550 dwellings including affordable housing, self-build housing, land for a primary school and public open space with vehicular access from Warwick Road. Here you will be able to discuss all aspects of the proposals with members of the development team and provide feedback on our proposals.

We will be holding a public exhibition at the Kibworth Cricket Club, Fleckney Rd, Kibworth, Leicester LE8 0HG on Thursday 16th April 2026 between 5pm and 8pm.

For those unable to attend the consultation event detailed above, a copy of the exhibition boards will be made available on this webpage shortly after the exhibition is held, and a comments form will be made available below.

Data Protection: all contact details and comments will only be used expressly in connection with this consultation.

Next Steps

This consultation exercise precedes the submission of a planning application to Harborough District Council which will seek permission for up to 550 new dwellings along with access and associated infrastructure.

Residents in close proximity to the site should receive a formal invitation to respond to the application from Harborough District Council upon the submission of the application. Any response you make will be made available to Manor Oak Homes accompanied by Officer advice explaining how we should address any issues raised.

We welcome your views on our proposals:

As part of developing our proposals, we would like feedback from local people about what this future environment should look like and how it will best fit in with your community and your surrounding areas.

We would like to hear your views on areas such as:
– Public open space
– Broad mix of homes
– Access and connectivity
– Affordable homes