Major improvements are coming to Melton’s Stockyard, including more space and job opportunities.
These buildings will be for food production and education. Melton Borough Council approved these plans. They also plan new public toilets, and later work will fix up existing halls.
The council expects 110 new jobs. They also think 50,000 more people will visit. Council leader Pip Allnatt likes the plans and thinks they will improve the area.
Businesses like Feast and the Furious are on the four-acre site. Round Corner Brewing also operates there. The first phase includes three food hubs, which will house fourteen businesses making and selling food.
An existing building on Nottingham Road will be updated. An anchor building will be three stories tall. This will focus on manufacturing and education, and more food units will come in phase two.
Allnatt stated they will improve food and education. New toilets are coming, including a changing area, which the community asked for. The council will update people on progress.
An architect, Adam Parker, called the plan vital, stating he thinks it will help Melton’s profile. The Stockyard will be a hub for education and tourism, and it will also support local industry.
The site sits between Nottingham Road and Scalford Road. Councillor Ian Atherton worried about traffic. He mentioned vehicles leaving gate 8, noting the road is already very busy.
Councillor Mike Brown disagreed about traffic problems. The Stockyard is part of a larger project, funded by Levelling Up money, and the council wants businesses to rent space.