Canal-side student homes plan for run-down part of Leicester
Plans to build more than 150 homes on a derelict former industrial site in Leicester are set to be approved next week.
Developers Goldcharm Ltd want to construct a mixture of 130 apartments and 35 town houses on a two acre plot off Bath Lane next to the Grand Union canal.
Members of Leicester City Council’s planning committee are to discuss the scheme, which also involves a small amount of shop space, when they meet on Wednesday …