Residents can have their say now on a plan for 4,500 homes alongside a new M1 motorway junction and logistics park, in Leicestershire . Whetstone Pastures Garden Village is proposed for an area next to the motorway in Blaby district.

A consultation on the 937-acre development - roughly the size of 531 full-size football pitches - was launched this week. A mix of housing types and sizes is suggested for the village , including "dementia-friendly" designs and 'affordable' homes, according to planning documents.

The plan also includes shops, "neighbourhood hubs", green and "multi-functional" open spaces and cycling and walking routes, and the disused railway line on the site would be kept, the developer said. The creation of a community trust that maintains the garden village is also

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