Work will begin on crematorium ‘in the new year’
COUNCIL-RUN SITE EXPECTED TO TAKE TWO YEARS TO BUILD
PLANNERS have issued an update on when work will start on a £4.6 million crematorium outside Hinckley.
The funeral complex off the A47 was approved in January. It is expected to conduct 750 funerals a year.
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council approved the plans and is overseeing the project.
A spokesman for the council said: “We anticipate construction work on the site will begin early next year.”
The authority previously said the diggers would go in at the end of this year, with the crematorium to be up and running within two years.
It will be the fifth crematorium in Leicestershire. Facilities already operate in Leicester, Loughborough, Great Glen and Countesthorpe.
There is a crematorium just over the county border in Nuneaton.
Last year, the borough council consulted the public on the design and facilities, before the final plans were submitted.
Malcolm Evans, estates and assets manager for the council, is managing the project.
He said: “I am pleased to be a part of this exciting project and look forward to seeing it develop in the coming months.
“The project will deliver a modern, fit-for-purpose crematorium facility that meets the growing need for the population of Hinckley and Bosworth and surrounding areas.”
He said the facility will complement the council’s cemetery services, create jobs and enhance the appearance of the site.
The £4.6 million is coming from the council’s capital budget, money which can only be spent on large projects.
Mike Hall, who was council leader at the time of the plans being approved, said: “Getting planning permission for our plan is an important step for us to provide a crematorium service for our community.
“I hope we shall soon be starting the development and look forward to the facility opening as soon as possible.”