Kirby Muxloe & Leicester Forest East County Councillor David Parsons revealed at the Leicester Forest East Parish Council Annual Meeting on May 21st that the revised library plans released in Dec 2008 and originally given the go ahead are likely to be watered down. View the Plans here

Although the library is still likely to be built, according to Mr Parsons the funding for OUR library has been reduced and as a consequence we will not be receiving all the facilities previously announced. Quite exactly what that means is anyones guess.

The fact that the 'new library' is going to be shoe horned into the same location on Holmfield Avenue West means that the building is going to be 'cosy' in any case.

Comparing the Leicester Forest East Library application to the Kirby Muxloe Library application we are being short changed by the County Council with a "any new build is better than none" and hope the locals don't notice!

View PDF file on the Leicestershire County Council site of the >> Kirby Muxloe Library Application 2006 << The following are key points raised when the planning applications for the Kirby Muxloe Library was submitted.

2005/1115/01 - 29th November 2005 19th January 2006 (Kirby Muxloe Library Application)
Application - proposed erection of replacement library including demolition of existing building and associated landscaping and fencing, Kirby Muxloe library, Station Road, Kirby Muxloe (Blaby District)

Summary (Kirby Muxloe Library Application 2006)
The proposed building would be 245m2 in floor area with a fence.

Assessment of Proposal (Kirby Muxloe Library Application 2006)
20. The proposed building would be at least twice the height and cover twice footprint of the current building. The height is increased because the has a sloped roof whereas the current temporary structure is of a flat. The proposed footprint of the building is (245m2) from the County Council’s minimum specifications for community libraries of this size. The Parish Council requated the addition of a meeting room within the library for community use.

2005/1115/01 Assessment of Proposal (Kirby Muxloe Library Application 2006)
24. The proposed location for the new library has been chosen because it is situated (as the current library) near to the community centre and is relatively near to the local school. Other sites have been considered but none was identified that was readily available nor as suitable, in terms of proximity to other community facilities, as the proposed site. The Parish Council is keen to see the library retained on the existing site because it provides a focus for community activities within the village.

2005/1115/01 Conditions (Kirby Muxloe Library Application 2006)
8.Before development commences a minimum of 10 car parking spaces will be marked for the use of library staff and users within the car park to the immediate front of the development. The markings shall be implemented before the development is brought into use and thereafter the approved car parking spaces shall remain available for such use at all times free from obstruction.