LEICESTER | General development discussion thread

[Leicity82]

Originally Posted by Chisit

Has anyone noticed the new sculpture that has appeared where the 3rd west bridge wharf block should have been? I have no idea what it's meant to be...

It's meant to represent the city's cloth dying industry, especially the factories that were on the site.

[Leicity82]

From Merc:

The Haymarket Theatre could be transformed into an entertainment and leisure venue, it has been revealed.
A potential investor has put forward detailed proposals to renovate the building in Belgrave Gate, which closed in 2007.

Full article: http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ail/story.html

Good news. Would make a nice restaurant. I don't think we need anymore bars.

[duane]

It would have to be a very large restaurant. I am guessing that there is only a high enough demand in the City for it to be a Maryland!

[Leicity82]

Plans for 8 storey student flats and ground floor offices between Great Central Street and Highcross Street (no docs as yet):

http://rcweb.leicester.gov.uk/planni...AppNo=20120504

[duane]

Here are pictures from:

http://www.principalinternational.co...perty/the-base

http://www.principalinternational.co...he-base-phase2









Phase 1 and Phase 2 look the same?? Bit confusing

[WOTZDA POINT]

Originally Posted by Leicity82

Plans for 8 storey student flats and ground floor offices between Great Central Street and Highcross Street (no docs as yet):

http://rcweb.leicester.gov.uk/planni...AppNo=20120504

10 years ago this would have been interesting but it's pretty dull these days as expectations were risen by the Westbridge Towers.

But thanks for the info at least somebody wants to build something even though it's student flats

[Leicity82]

Yeah.

Plus I thought us Leicester lot had gone quiet, so I posted something.

[Lears City]

It looks horrible and is completely out of tune with All Saint's church right next door. So it should get through planning without a problem.

I was worried at first that it would occupy the plot closer to the former Central Sation, which is a major opportunity to link the Highcross with the waterfront. Thankfully this blocky proposal is further up Highcross Street...

[Leicity82]

Originally Posted by Lears City

It looks horrible and is completely out of tune with All Saint's church right next door. So it should get through planning without a problem.

[WOTZDA POINT]

Originally Posted by Leicity82

Yeah.

Plus I thought us Leicester lot had gone quiet, so I posted something.

Yes keep up the good work i guess we just just need need to aim a little lower with our expectations 'lower' being the word. If the building does get off the drawing board then 8 storeys in this spot would be quite an achievement.

[starkwell]

Originally Posted by duane

Here are pictures from:

http://www.principalinternational.co...perty/the-base

http://www.principalinternational.co...he-base-phase2

seems a waste of a prime piece of land - i'm so frustrated with the lack of real development in leicester - where are the business and leisure developments, where are the high end / mid-range property developments - student flats will bring little to nothing to one of the key development sites right in the heart of the city.

just feels like another backwards step, desperation, as if admitting that's the best we can expect.

[DBadger]

Just what the city needs, more student flats for DMU...

...any guesses on which of the little guys goes bankrupt first? So many big student residences are going to play havoc with the smaller places like those above the charlotte.

[Mark76]

Above the Charlotte?

I thought they'd knocked the whole place down first.

[WOTZDA POINT]

Originally Posted by starkwell

seems a waste of a prime piece of land - i'm so frustrated with the lack of real development in leicester - where are the business and leisure developments, where are the high end / mid-range property developments - student flats will bring little to nothing to one of the key development sites right in the heart of the city.

just feels like another backwards step, desperation, as if admitting that's the best we can expect.

I share those sentiments

[duane]

Originally Posted by DBadger

Just what the city needs, more student flats for DMU...

...any guesses on which of the little guys goes bankrupt first? So many big student residences are going to play havoc with the smaller places like those above the charlotte.

That is actually a very new development. There was major building work above the Charlotte until about a year ago.

[Bingethink]

Originally Posted by starkwell

i'm so frustrated with the lack of real development in leicester - where are the business and leisure developments, where are the high end / mid-range property developments

Very very hard to be building anything in the face of the worst economic conditions for decades and the possibility of the Eurozone going tits up.

[candida]

Do these developers know that DMU had 8000 less applications this year? How on eart are they going to fill these developments with the drop in the amount of students over the coming years. Are they all stupid?

[duane]

Originally Posted by candida

Do these developers know that DMU had 8000 less applications this year? How on eart are they going to fill these developments with the drop in the amount of students over the coming years. Are they all stupid?

8,000 less applicants but there are still over 5 people applying for every space.

[Owlyross]

Originally Posted by duane

8,000 less applicants but there are still over 5 people applying for every space.

Beat me to it. All unis are subject to number controls, and the number of students applying far exceeds the number who can be accepted (which is around 4500 UK students).

International students are unrestricted, as are students who have AAB grades, so in actual fact, it'll probably be Leicester Uni who are expanding as they have many more international and AAB students than DMU. Why not blame them for the amount of student accommodation?

Also, the more dedicated student housing there is, the more bricks and mortar housing there is for local residents and professionals.

[candida]

Whoops - i meant to write 800. You know have to think that this uni is charging the same as Cambridge and Oxford. They are currently penalised for over recruiting in previous years. Would you go to DMU for £9000 or a better one for the same price? Applications at all universities are down but more so at universities like DMU. These developers don't seem to understand what is currently going on in our education system.