Progress updates
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If you have any queries or comments about the A511 proposals, please email: A511MRN@leics.gov.uk
25 November 2024
The A511 MRN Public Inquiry was opened by the Inspector on Tuesday 11 June 2024 and closed on Tuesday 16 July 2024. The Inspector subsequently submitted a report, making a recommendation to the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State announced in a decision dated 25 November 2024 that the proposed Compulsory Purchase Order and Side Roads Orders (including modifications) have now been confirmed. This is being advertised on site and in the local press dated 20 December 2024 with affected landowners being notified directly.
For further information see Confirmed Orders
16 November 2023
We have made a side roads order and compulsory purchase order to facilitate the delivery of the improvements along the A511 growth corridor.
22 September 2023
An application to alter the approved drainage design and landscape proposal for the proposed link road was approved. The revised plans include a smaller drainage pond and the provision of an informal flood storage area north of the railway embankment.
The associated documents can be viewed on the Planning Portal.
The above link will take you straight to planning reference 2023/VOCRMa/0055/LCC, after the initial agreement page. Please note that the deadline for comments was 28th July 2023.
17 January 2023
Planning permission was granted for the construction of the proposed link road which will extend southwards from the A511 Bardon Road.
The associated documents can be viewed on the Planning Portal.
The above link will take you straight to planning reference 2022/RegMa/0069/LCC, after the initial agreement page. Please note that the deadline for comments was 28th June 2022.
24 May 2022
A planning application for the construction of link road extending southwards from the A511 Bardon Road was submitted in May 2022.
Details of the application can be viewed on the Planning Portal.
The above link will take you straight to planning reference 2022/RegMa/0069/LCC, after the initial agreement page. The deadline for comments was 28 June 2022.
1 November 2021
The Bardon Link Road public consultation closed on 31 October 2021. Results of the consultation are available on our You said, we did page.