Housing estate near Grimsby approved
66 homes will be built near Barnolby-le-Beck.
A housing estate on the outskirts of Grimsby has been given the go-ahead after developers made improvements.
66 properties were given outline permission to be built in Barnolby-le-Beck three years ago.
However, councillors didn’t like the details that were presented by developer Snape Properties recently, warning it could harm the character of the village.
A separate application for 82 houses has also been submitted by the same company for that plot of land, but was rejected and appealed.
Despite resistance from local residents and ward councillors, revised plans for the 66 homes have now been approved after a decision was previously deferred.
Waltham ward councillor Philip Jackson told the planning committee that the plans still weren’t suitable and could harm safety on Bradley Road.
“The changes that have been made are more in keeping with the street scene, they don’t look like a new housing estate anymore. But it’s not substantial enough,” he said.
“We would have liked to see bungalows and dormer bungalows closest to the street rather than two-storey houses and landscaping the length of the estate.
“It seems like the developer is paying lip service to the objections.
“This is also the wrong location to create access – if it had been placed opposite the existing road, a mini roundabout could have been created.
“I drive along this road once or twice every day and I know the problems with accidents. This will increase the number of right turns being made onto the road.”
However, the committee was told the highways department didn’t see a mini roundabout on the location as feasible.
Kevin Snape, the director of the developer, said: “It was hugely disappointing that the decision was deferred at the last meeting. We have taken the comments on board, and have ensured the details reflect a more rural feel.”
Some councillors felt that the current plan was more acceptable than the 82 homes which were under appeal, and warned it would be a ‘gamble’ to reject it.
The plans were passed by a margin of five votes to two.
13 of the new homes will be affordable homes for families on lower incomes.