Barratt Homes North Midlands has announced that its new development of 223 houses in Melton Mowbray will deliver "approximately 466 jobs", but what does this mean for the people of Melton Mowbray?

The developer is set to build a total of 233 new homes to its upcoming King's Meadow development in Melton Mowbray, on Kirby Lane, which is set to provide the jobs to workers in the area throughout the development process. The house builder predominately employs local sub-contractors and tradesmen, including apprentices, so local businesses and people will benefit directly from the jobs.

Mark Cotes, Managing Director at Barratt Homes North Midlands, said: "Our new development in Melton Mowbray will provide much needed housing in the Leicestershire area. This is also great news for the local economy with the jobs that will be underpinned whilst we're building the new homes.

"We aim to support local sub-contractors and tradesmen where possible to ensure the areas in which we build benefit directly from our developments.

"Our dedicated team at Barratt Homes are very much looking forward to helping people find the right homes for them at our well-anticipated King's Meadow development."

The developers initially planned to build only 199 new houses, which means that the development has seen an increase of 34 homes. With the current proposal to build up to 650 new homes, rather than the initially suggested 250, at The Lookout in Barleythorpe, this may be a worrying step for Oakham locals.

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For more information on the new homes at King's Meadow, please call the Barratt Homes sales team on 033 3355 8472 or visit the company website.