Consultation on a draft plan for North East Lincolnshire to come to close
The document will shape where thousands of new homes will be built
Time is running out for North East Lincolnshire residents to have their say on a key council documents that shapes where thousands of new homes will be built in the next 18 years.
A public consultation has been running since mid-January on a draft Local Plan, as part of North East Lincolnshire Council’s legally required Local Plan Review. The likes of Grimsby West, Humberston, New Waltham, Stallingborough, and Waltham, could see thousands of new homes allocated to land there.
The review has a way to go, but will eventually update the land housing allocations in the local authority until 2042. The changes would come into effect in 2026.
The draft Local Plan put for public consultation has pencilled in a requirement of 415 homes a year. This is based on modest economic growth of 130 jobs each year during the period.
The consultation will close on Friday, March 8. Residents who take part during the consultation will go into a draw to win £100 of shop local vouchers. To take part in the consultation online, click here.
Where new housing could go
In the draft local plan is the housing site options appendix, which lays out land being considered to be allocated for new homes. Some options have already received planning consent and are under construction. For example, 260 homes at former Bird’s Eye site in Ladysmith Road, Grimsby.
Others already exist in the current Local Plan, such as more than 3,300 homes for Grimsby West – the housing project fiercely opposed by Save The Freshney Valley, and independent councillors.
Yet more are new, with the possible number of homes on sites either estimated, or instead promoted by landowners and developers in a call for sites to be put forward.
For example, two sites near to the west of Stallingborough have been promoted. Together, these may be allocated for 1,000 homes.
In Laceby, 320 homes are already designated as under construction. But a further 423 have been estimated or promoted.
Near 1,100 homes have been put forward from two proposed sites to the west of Peaks Parkway, Grimsby. In Cleethorpes, land north and west of
Pennells Garden Centre in Humberston Road has been promoted for 1,500 homes.
Humberston area has potentially more than 2,000 homes to be allocated to it, from estimates, promotions, or existing allocations.
Waltham and New Waltham villagers have already expressed dismay about recent planning applications that would enlarge the villages. Almost 3,500 new homes could be allocated to Waltham that are either estimated, promoted, or already allocated housing.
Land south of New Waltham, Millennium Farm, has been promoted for potentially 3,000 to 3,500 homes. However, part of the land would extend into East Lindsey District Council’s area.
The draft Local Plan also includes a proposal to introduce the concept of ‘green wedges’. These differ from green belts, which surround urban areas, and consist of protected land that can extend into built-up areas.
“Green Wedges act as a buffer concept to protect areas of residential and industrial development from flowing into one another,” said Dr Jingxia Wang, a lecturer in the department of urban studies and planning at the University of Sheffield, contacted by the council to help explain the concept. “Local people might see a green area as something purely for recreation, like a park, but it can be totally multi-functional. For instance, during the recent hot summers, a green lung can help to mitigate air pollution and assist an area to adapt to climate change.”
Time is running out for North East Lincolnshire residents to have their say on a key council documents that shapes where thousands of new homes will be built in the next 18 years.
A public consultation has been running since mid-January on a draft Local Plan, as part of North East Lincolnshire Council’s legally required Local Plan Review. The likes of Grimsby West, Humberston, New Waltham, Stallingborough, and Waltham, could see thousands of new homes allocated to land there.
The review has a way to go, but will eventually update the land housing allocations in the local authority until 2042. The changes would come into effect in 2026.
The draft Local Plan put for public consultation has pencilled in a requirement of 415 homes a year. This is based on modest economic growth of 130 jobs each year during the period.
The consultation will close on Friday, March 8. Residents who take part during the consultation will go into a draw to win £100 of shop local vouchers. To take part in the consultation online, click here.
Where new housing could go
In the draft local plan is the housing site options appendix, which lays out land being considered to be allocated for new homes. Some options have already received planning consent and are under construction. For example, 260 homes at former Bird’s Eye site in Ladysmith Road, Grimsby.
Others already exist in the current Local Plan, such as more than 3,300 homes for Grimsby West – the housing project fiercely opposed by Save The Freshney Valley, and independent councillors.
Yet more are new, with the possible number of homes on sites either estimated, or instead promoted by landowners and developers in a call for sites to be put forward.
For example, two sites near to the west of Stallingborough have been promoted. Together, these may be allocated for 1,000 homes.
In Laceby, 320 homes are already designated as under construction. But a further 423 have been estimated or promoted.
Near 1,100 homes have been put forward from two proposed sites to the west of Peaks Parkway, Grimsby. In Cleethorpes, land north and west of
Pennells Garden Centre in Humberston Road has been promoted for 1,500 homes.
Humberston area has potentially more than 2,000 homes to be allocated to it, from estimates, promotions, or existing allocations.
Waltham and New Waltham villagers have already expressed dismay about recent planning applications that would enlarge the villages. Almost 3,500 new homes could be allocated to Waltham that are either estimated, promoted, or already allocated housing.
Land south of New Waltham, Millennium Farm, has been promoted for potentially 3,000 to 3,500 homes. However, part of the land would extend into East Lindsey District Council’s area.
The draft Local Plan also includes a proposal to introduce the concept of ‘green wedges’. These differ from green belts, which surround urban areas, and consist of protected land that can extend into built-up areas.
Time is running out for North East Lincolnshire residents to have their say on a key council documents that shapes where thousands of new homes will be built in the next 18 years.
A public consultation has been running since mid-January on a draft Local Plan, as part of North East Lincolnshire Council’s legally required Local Plan Review. The likes of Grimsby West, Humberston, New Waltham, Stallingborough, and Waltham, could see thousands of new homes allocated to land there.
The review has a way to go, but will eventually update the land housing allocations in the local authority until 2042. The changes would come into effect in 2026.
The draft Local Plan put for public consultation has pencilled in a requirement of 415 homes a year. This is based on modest economic growth of 130 jobs each year during the period.
The consultation will close on Friday, March 8. Residents who take part during the consultation will go into a draw to win £100 of shop local vouchers. To take part in the consultation online, click here.
Where new housing could go
In the draft local plan is the housing site options appendix, which lays out land being considered to be allocated for new homes. Some options have already received planning consent and are under construction. For example, 260 homes at former Bird’s Eye site in Ladysmith Road, Grimsby.
Others already exist in the current Local Plan, such as more than 3,300 homes for Grimsby West – the housing project fiercely opposed by Save The Freshney Valley, and independent councillors.
Yet more are new, with the possible number of homes on sites either estimated, or instead promoted by landowners and developers in a call for sites to be put forward.
For example, two sites near to the west of Stallingborough have been promoted. Together, these may be allocated for 1,000 homes.
In Laceby, 320 homes are already designated as under construction. But a further 423 have been estimated or promoted.
Near 1,100 homes have been put forward from two proposed sites to the west of Peaks Parkway, Grimsby. In Cleethorpes, land north and west of
Pennells Garden Centre in Humberston Road has been promoted for 1,500 homes.
Humberston area has potentially more than 2,000 homes to be allocated to it, from estimates, promotions, or existing allocations.
Waltham and New Waltham villagers have already expressed dismay about recent planning applications that would enlarge the villages. Almost 3,500 new homes could be allocated to Waltham that are either estimated, promoted, or already allocated housing.
Land south of New Waltham, Millennium Farm, has been promoted for potentially 3,000 to 3,500 homes. However, part of the land would extend into East Lindsey District Council’s area.
The draft Local Plan also includes a proposal to introduce the concept of ‘green wedges’. These differ from green belts, which surround urban areas, and consist of protected land that can extend into built-up areas.
A map of possible housing sites can be viewed here