The Garendon Development and Country Park

The outline application (P/14/1833/2) was approved by Charnwood Borough Council's Plans Committee in September 2015. Further details emerged with the Section 106 Agreement in July 2018.
The land was acquired by Persimmon Homes in February 2022. The company began construction and built the roundabout on the A6, Derby Road, built to County Council sandards. Phase A1 is for approximately 200 homes. The show house and sales now open at Garendon Park Persimmon Homes.
Wm Davis are now also on site on Phase A2 with a permit to build 251 homes.

Public Access to Garendon Country Park

You can walk or cycle through the exising lane from Coe Avenue in Thorpe Acre to Butthole Lane in Shepshed. Hathern Drive is largely closed related to building work by Persimmon and Wm Davis.

New access has been opened by foot from Garendon Lane/Coe Ave, from the Old railway path via Thorpe Hill and via the Coach Road in Shepshed.
Coming from Thorpe Acre the new path is on the left after leaving Coe Ave It leads just south of the old Abbey gardens to the main Estate Road. Here you have to turn left and you can follow the Estate Road to the A512 or the Old Railway path passing Booth Wood and ultimately to the Firestation and Epinal Way.
The old Coach Road from Shepshed is also open. This is accessed from Cumbrian Way and leads to the main Estate Road, past the Triumphal Arch. You can turn left or right at the Estate Road.

If you are arriving by car please find place to park where you are not inconvenience residents, particularly avoid parking on Coe Avenue.

Reporting a place

It's difficult to describe a precise location in Garendon Park because it's a landscape rather than, say, a numbered street. For that reason we prefer to use and recommend what3words
So, for example, the exact entrance to the new footpath described above would turn out to be: ///stir.matchbox.woodstove - try it! This will identify any place in 3 metre squares Garendon Country Park is a Listed Park and Gardens, currently being restored under their planning obligations.

Magnificent Monuments

These are the listed monuments in the Park. The Planning conditions require them to be restored with the exception of the Bavarian Gate sometimes refered to as the North Lodge or Red Arch. This has been retained by the original owners along with the White Lodg and Hermitage Cottage and and are private residences. See also Listed Buildings

Information about planning obligations.

Timing of heritage works (S106 Schedule 6)- Some of these must come forward soon.
ObeliskPrior to occupation of 40 dwellings
Entrance Archway to HallPrior to occupation 40 dwellings
Wrought Iron Gate and ScreensPrior to occupation of 40 dwellings
Cowhouse OutbuildingsPrior to occupation of 40 dwellings
BarnPrior to occupation of 100 dwellings
Temple of VenusPrior to occupation of 100 dwellings
Triumphal ArchPrior to occupation of 100 dwellings
Gateway and Railings to HallPrior to occupation of 100 dwellings
DovecotePrior to occupation of 100 dwellings
Stonebow Bridge (currently under consideration)Prior to occupation of 100 dwellings
Boundary WallPrior to occupation of 200 dwellings
Scaffolding around obelisk Para 1.5Within 3 months of deed to erect scaffolding around obelisk to provide support for the obelisk such scaffolding to be carried out to the reasonable satisfaction of the CBC
The Bavarian Gate (Red Gate)Uncertain, occupied as a private home.

Timing of other milestones (some will be met well in advance)
Strategic Link Roadprior to the occupation of the 1,201'st dwelling
Public footpathsaccessible 6 months after 1st house occupied
Residents Steering Group electedApprox 18months after first dwelling occupied
SchoolsAfter 300 dwellings occupied
Hathern Road accessprior to the occupation of the 2,040th dwelling (Design Consented)
A6 AccessSolely accessible by no more than 600 dwellings
Landscaping schemeCompleted prior to the occupation of the 1,201st dwelling
Employment SiteLaid out prior to occupation of 1,440th dwelling
Gypsy & Traveller siteLaid out prior to occupation of 1,440th dwelling
Police/HealthNotice to CBC within 600 occupied dwellings
Community HubNotice to CBC within 600 occupied dwellings
Sports & Community HallCompletion within 1,600 occupied dwellings
Community DevelopmentWorker advertised after 100 occupied dwellings
Local Shopping CentreOccupied within 1,800 occupied dwellings
Hathern Library ExtnPaid on Occupation of 150 dwellings
Clowbridge CyclepathScheme implemented prior to 1,000 dwellings (Sch 4 para 5)
Blackbrook FootpathContribution prior to 1,000 dwellings (Sch 4 para 6)
Off site FootpathsContribution prior to 500 dwellings (Sch 4 para 7)

Conditions and Section 106 Agreements

The Outline Planning Permission (P/14/1833/2) with various Planning Conditions was finally given on 20 July 2018 .

A Delivery Statement was submitted byPersimmon Homes and Wm Davis in January 2019.

There is also a Statement of Common Ground between all from partners from November 2014. Please note paras 23 and 24. This is not 'material' to the Local Plan, though some parts were added to it. We are told it adds colour to interpreting planning consents.

The various sections of the 106 Agreement are linked below but you also can find other information on Charnwood Borough Council's website.

To study the planning permits in detail, Charnnwood Borough Council publish the latest planning detail of the development.
Further details are accessed by clicking on the number of relevant Permits (eg P/22/0515/2) on that web page and the View Relevant Documents.


See also:
Friends of Garendon Park and also other
relevant links

or contact max.hunt@leics.gov.uk

August 2024