Work is scheduled to begin on the new £4.5million Holywell Spring Farm School next month.

Plans for the new Ashby school were revealed to the public in January.

And work on the Burton Road development was to have begun in May.

The Coronavirus outbreak meant building was inevitably delayed - plus, in the meantime, there has been a revision to the planning application.

But the target remains for it to be open in September, 2021 according to Leicestershire County Council - and is hoped work will now begin in July.

Ashby Nub News spoke to the people behind the new school at a drop-in event held at the Castle Medical Centre and featured a video of the project School is eco-friendly, high-tech and unique.

Holywell Spring Farm is designed to be environmentally friendly; fit in with the National Forest; match the expending nature of Ashby; be low energy and eco aware; and complement the area around it.

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A Leicestershire County Council spokesperson said: "We are working closely with teams across the council on the plans for this school.

"We submitted a revised application following improvements suggested to the vehicle and pedestrian access into the school and, subject to planning, hope to start work in July.

"We are looking forward to continuing with our plans for Holywell Spring Farm and are aiming for it to be open September 2021."

Adam Collier, of school's architects Kast, added: "It's all about low energy, a healthy environment and a nice area to be in.

"It'll be naturally ventilated, the classrooms come out on to the playground and there'll be outdoor education for the children.

"It'll have great connections to the Internet. There'll be a sprinkler system and sustainable drainage.

"The classrooms are all south facing so natural light comes through. They directly feed out into the classrooms.

"There will be solar power from the roof.

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"The county council wanted this sort of design with future generations in mind."