Work is well underway on a new local centre at New Lubbesthorpe in Leicestershire being delivered by developer Charterpoint, in association with landowner The Drummond Trust.
Derby-based contractor Davlyn Construction has been appointed to build the two-storey, mixed-use development known as the Brook Centre, which will house a Sainsbury’s Local store and four additional units for retail, including a café/bistro on the ground floor.
The first floor will be occupied by Forest House Medical Centre.
It will be the first local centre at the vibrant new community in Blaby which will eventually include more than 4,000 new homes.
Charterpoint MD Giles Nursey said: “This local centre will bring much-needed retail and café facilities to the New Lubbesthorpe community. It will also create a new practice for Forest House Medical Centre.
“We are delighted that work is progressing on site and that the steel frame is up.”
Work is also underway on a 66-bed care home being built near the local centre after Charterpoint and The Drummond Trust sold the scheme to Octopus Healthcare Fund, which invests in best-in-class care homes across the UK.
The local centre and care home – designed by Franklin Ellis Architects – will complete the development of the Tay Road feature square that also includes New Lubbesthorpe Primary School.
It is expected that work will be completed on the local centre and GP practice by summer 2025.
New Lubbesthorpe is a pioneering new community set in 1,000 acres of which 325 acres will be new parks and wetlands, south of Leicester Forest East.
Charterpoint, which is based at Edwalton near Nottingham, specialises in developing mixed-use and sustainable housing schemes, first-class senior living accommodation, and primary care premises.
