A private developer has submitted an outline planning application for 120 new homes on land off Stoke Road in Hinckley, Leicestershire. The proposal, lodged in January 2026, would deliver a mix of market-rate houses and affordable homes (the application indicates an approximate 30–40% affordable housing provision) on the town’s western edge.
The application was sent to Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council in January 2026 as the council transitions to its Local Plan 2024–2045, which sets housing strategy for the period. The developer says the scheme will help meet local housing needs, but the research does not show the site as being formally allocated in the new Local Plan.
The site sits near a much larger development of about 475 homes that was granted outline permission following an appeal to a planning inspector in 2024/2025. If approved, the Stoke Road project would see building on what is currently agricultural/green wedge land on the western outskirts of Hinckley.
Some nearby residents have raised concerns that additional housing will put extra pressure on local roads such as the A47 Normandy Way, and that the open gap between Hinckley and the village of Stoke Golding is shrinking as more schemes progress.
Council officers and statutory consultees, including Leicestershire County Council (highways), are assessing the plans to determine whether local infrastructure and services can cope with extra residents. Public consultation was expected to run through February and early March 2026, and a planning committee decision is targeted for late spring/summer 2026.
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