Corah Campaign – Objections Close on the 19th June
Leicester Civic Society has objected to planning application 20220709 for the demolition of the vast majority of the buildings on the former Corah Factory site on Burleys Way. You can…
Leicester Civic Society is an independent, voluntary organisation that exists to improve Leicester’s built environment and celebrate its heritage.
Our aims are to work for the preservation of the best of the remaining features of the historic past of Leicester encourage and promote high standards of planning and architecture. We believe quality regeneration and imaginative modern architecture can co-exist alongside the older fabric of the city, and campaign for higher standards of planning, architectural design and regeneration in Leicester.
Corah Campaign – The Civic Society Response
This is a long and considered response. Feel free to use part of it or refer to it if you decide to comment to the Council The planning application 20220709…
A Tragic End for a Once Great Leicester Institution?
The Corah factory site is probably the most important large-scale development opportunity that has emerged in Leicester for many years. It is vital that we get it right, but Leicester…
Millionaire landlord told ‘demolish flats by July or go to jail for 4 months’
It seems that a Leicester developer has pushed his luck too far with the courts and the City Council’s planning control team. Leicester Civic Society hopes that if a developer…
Greyfriars Townscape Heritage Initiative
Leicester Civic Society was delighted to be involved in this five year project to restore and regenerate the architectural heritage of Leicester’s Old Town which focussed on buildings in the…