1,500 new homes planned between Cleethorpes and New Waltham - and 250 more near Healing
FARMLAND between Cleethorpes and New Waltham has been earmarked for 1,500 new homes – with a further 250 or more houses planned to the west of Healing.
It comes exactly a week after the Grimsby Telegraph revealed 150 homes could be built on green field land on Humberson Road, Grimsby.
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Some 1,750 new homes are planned for the Cleethorpes, New Waltham and Healing areas
The two new plans are part of a bigger vision that could see more than 5,000 extra homes being built in the leafy villages surrounding Grimsby and Cleethorpes in the next 15 years.
A proposal for 1,500 homes on Weelsby Hall farmland, owned by Friends Life Assurance Ltd, is at the early "screening opinion" stage, which decides if an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is needed.
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Cyden Homes's plan for 250-plus homes near Healing passed that stage in January, with North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) confirming that an EIA was not necessary. Dave Logan, technical and planning director for Cyden Homes, confirmed that they plan to start a public consultation early next year and submit a formal planning application in the summer.
Now, there are fears that the countryside surrounding Grimsby and Cleethorpes will be destroyed – and villages will merge into towns – following a recent surge in development applications, particularly in the Humberston and New Waltham areas.
The Weelsby Hall plan covers 156 hectares bordering Humberston Road and Hewitt's Avenue, Humberston. At this stage, the planning application is for a "screening opinion" to determine whether or not an environmental impact assessment is needed on the land.
But Friends Life Assurance Ltd hopes to submit a formal application to North East Lincolnshire Council for a "mixed use urban extension" in the next couple of months.
If successful, the development would include 30,000 square metres for employment use – from bars and shops to a nursing home and even a primary school – and a number of community uses.
Speaking on behalf of the London-based insurance firm, Martin Herbert, a partner at property consultants Brown and Co, said: "We have a very broad view on the master plan and there is still an awful lot of work to do but we are leading up to at some stage making a planning application."
A first draft of the design has been drawn up but has not been made public because this is likely to change as the application progresses.
The Parkes family, who also have shares in the land and own Parkes Pick Your Own, have been in discussion with the consultants and are backing the proposal.
Boo Parkes said: "It is a user-friendly development and will bring vital jobs to the area. It isn't all houses; it will bring everything this area needs.
"There are a lot of builders in the area who are desperate to work. This will provide jobs during construction and once it is built."
As reported, residents of Humberston and New Waltham fear they are slowly losing their village identity as a number of major developments have been earmarked for the surrounding area.
These include: Keystone Development's 400 homes on Joseph Ogle Trust fields in Humberston Avenue, Millenium Park's 400 homes on 64-acres of farm land at the New Waltham end of Humberston, 200 homes by Carr and Carr Builders on land off Louth roundabout in New Waltham, 150 homes on Humberston Road, Grimsby, close to Love Lane Corner roundabout and 110 homes on the old Humberston Park Golf Course, off Scouts Lane.
The developers have discussed their plans with NELC and the highways department has raised concerns about the increased traffic it would bring to the area – which already has a Tesco superstore and retail park – however, ecological studies have ruled species like bats and water voles can be protected.
But that has done little to reassure residents living in the surrounding area.
The leader of Humberston campaign group Save Our Fields, Nikki Hale, said: "If this goes ahead, that is the end of the green belt between Cleethorpes, Humberston and New Waltham.
"The town is rotting at its core, we have so many deprived and derelict areas in the town centre but instead of addressing the issues there, it is much easier for developers to go around ripping up the countryside. There is a need for housing, but there are better ways of doing it than killing off our green fields."
A spokesman for Cyden Homes defended their plan in an area identified as having potential for development under NELC's Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SCHLAA).
Mr Logan added: "The land to the west of Healing has been identified by the local authority for possible housing development as being strategically important in supporting the Humber Bank industries and the potential development of renewable energy industry to the north.
"The land in question will support some 250-plus homes on its expected yield and we will be consulting with the local parish council on the matter shortly.
"Cyden Homes has a long and successful history of development in the villages of Healing and Stallingborough and, as a local award-winning builder, fully understand the needs of the community."
Comments
by gyjudge
Tuesday, November 13 2012, 2:11PM
“"Want to get involved with the Save Our Fields campaign?
Well, come and join us on facebook at https://http://tinyurl.com/3t8wvex or email saveourfields@live.co.uk
It's Humberston, not Humberstown, and we want to keep it that way!”
by hobgoblin1
Friday, October 19 2012, 10:58AM
“More plans to build on greenfield sites? Oh joy! That means that in a couple of years time if we fancy a nice family day out we can take the kids to visit the housing estate where the countryside USED to be!”
by davendogs
Thursday, October 18 2012, 3:27AM
“This council will view it in terms of 'how much council tax they can get'. Should be good for around £4000 000.”
by Intolerant
Thursday, October 18 2012, 1:01AM
“All the brown sites, empty houses and run down areas in the town should be sorted out before even contemplating anything like this.
All this comes down to is not jobs and housing for many but profit for a few, regardless of the negative impact on the areas concerned.”
by MatQuinn
Wednesday, October 17 2012, 9:50PM
“Flatten West Marsh first - renovate like Freshney Green project and get rid of the *****s/druggies/morons/doley mugs and then think about new areas.”
by porcelainblak
Wednesday, October 17 2012, 9:19PM
“Could build some lovely luxury flats in Eleanor Street's derelict school, loads of town houses on Birds Eye - sick of the sight of all the waste ground and buildings in this town, but seems that the council just want us townies to live in squalor and depressing surroundings and also deprive the villagers of the views and atmosphere they bought their houses for in the first place.
Why doesn't anyone have any common sense any more?”
by MallySmith99
Wednesday, October 17 2012, 6:53PM
“no no no we can not let this happen . their is no need for it and the promise of jobs created ect were not morons the promise of fake jobs isnt gonna work go instead of ruining our area why dont you go improve somebody elses .”
by smoker
Wednesday, October 17 2012, 6:49PM
“No photo opertunity by Mr Shaw and his gang on this subject. How surprising. It seems he's slowly learning when to keep his mouth shut. Local opinion will crucify any councillor that supports these proposals.”
by simonblander
Wednesday, October 17 2012, 6:27PM
“2 things i'd like to say :- firstly, the land the GT claim is earmarked for development is allocated as 'Strategic Gap' on the NELC local plan - ie Greenbelt. Never say never, but try applying for planning permission to build houses on that and you have got to be in it for the long haul. In all truth, the land may have been acquired by ' a developer', but to all intents an purposes this is a 'land bank', and they will sit on it waiting for a change in planning law instigated by the Government. But even this government aren't going to give teh green light to build on green belt. Secondly, Cydens in my view are in a tailspin. As old ganian has said, they need to start shifting a heck of a lot of their half built stock on scartho top, and other locations, first before they can even hope to move onto other developments, otherwise in business terms it is unsustainable. So i wouldn't worry too much as all this is likely to be hot air and pub talk.”
by grimrich
Wednesday, October 17 2012, 3:46PM
“that many houses means double that of cars , as each house would have 2 cars , so can the rd infrastrucutre cope ... i think not , its already a stop go town nearly 2000 more cars will just stop the town all togather , we need a better road system for the artery roads first !”