Broadnook


Broadnook, officially Broadnook Garden Village, is a village and planned community located in Charnwood, Leicestershire. Described as the "first garden village" in Leicestershire, Broadnook sits directly to the north of Birstall and roughly from Leicester's city centre.
WWW broadnook.co.uk

History

The earliest mentions of Broadnook are in Charnwood's local plan, adopted 9 November 2015, under the working title "North of Birstall Direction of Growth". The planning application for the village would be approved in November 2020, with 460 acres required for the project being sold to its developers in July 2022; more than 2,000 homes are planned, alongside a business park and other amenities. Construction works on the site would begin in early 2023.
A parish council is set to be formed for Broadnook on 1 April 2027; Broadnook currently sits within the civil parishes of Cropston, Rothley, Thurcaston, and Wanlip. Broadnook has been maintained by the charitable trust Broadnook Community Trust since April 2023.