Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council has ordered developer Persimmon to stop preparatory work at a site in Leicestershire, stating that the earthworks it has carried out “go above and beyond enabling works”. 

The 81-home scheme in Earl Shilton, ten miles from Leicester, was granted planning approval at the start of September, but the section 106 agreement has yet to be finalised. 

Persimmon cannot start work on-site until the legal agreement is in place. However, heavy machinery was recently spotted on the land, with signs that earth had been moved.