Martin Vickers MP wants 14-year Clee Sidings footpath saga cleared up
JOBS – and not dog walkers – take priority in a row over a Cleethorpes footpath, says council leader Chris Shaw.
Martin Vickers met campaigners Robert Palmer and Alan Johnson, who aim to resolve a 14-year saga with North East Lincolnshire Council and Associated British Ports (ABP) over the old Clee Sidings footpath.
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The footpath along New Clee Waterfront, which runs from Fuller Street bridge to Salvesen Road, on Grimsby dock.
As reported, Mr Palmer objected to his own planning application for right of way to the footpath – which runs where the new Seafood Village will be built on ABP-owned land – claiming NELC's map modification order placed the path in the wrong place. Mr Vickers has now requested the co-ordinates from NELC.
"We are spending far too much time and public money on this," he said. "There is no reason why the council can't tell us co-ordinates."
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He will also write to the Crown Estate to find out if the North Beach, which campaigners want to clear of rubbish, belongs to the Queen or ABP.
The council has banned the campaigners from clearing the beach of glass and metal, fearing an insurance claim if a volunteer injured themselves. Mr Palmer said: "We have willing volunteers to clear this up. We have tools and a rota. Surely it is more dangerous to leave the beach how it is? It is so frustrating."
NELC's leader, Councillor Shaw, believes there is little chance the footpath appeal will go in the campaigners' favour now they have objected to their own application.
He said: "I got Mr Palmer a footpath. The planning inspectorate will see his objection and throw it out.
"His footpath runs through ABP's land, which has permission for the Seafood Village.
"This will create new jobs and I am more concerned with that than providing somewhere for people to walk their dogs. There are more important things to worry about."
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by EWW01
Saturday, March 09 2013, 6:43AM
“Yet another Vision from Clowncillor SHAW as he knows already that the Planning Inspectorate will throw out Mr PALMERS objection.”
by havntone
Friday, March 08 2013, 1:32PM
“Comment removed !!!!!”
by havntone
Friday, March 08 2013, 1:22PM
“Chairman Shaaw has spoken, now everybody do as you are told.”
by RICK_777
Friday, March 08 2013, 1:10PM
“comment removed???”
by RICK_777
Friday, March 08 2013, 1:06PM
“what a loon this leader is
when will people wake up to him?
Tin Pot Dictator springs to mind
that end of the beach needs doing if people want to do it, its only going to make it better for whoever owns that area
the footpath should run along the sea wall as it used to”
by AfricanMeggy
Friday, March 08 2013, 12:00PM
“There are acres and acres of land available for fish factories.People have been exercising,dog walking,running alongside the beach before Councillor Shaw was old enough to say,"On Ilkley Moor Bah'tat".The Fuhrer wants to take away even our little pleasures!”
by Seamus-McTav
Friday, March 08 2013, 11:44AM
“If either the Crown or ABP own the beach...why do the council charge bait diggers for permits there....answers please Mr Shaw.”
by Good_Citizen
Friday, March 08 2013, 11:39AM
“I agree with Chris Shaw. Grimsby needs more jobs. There are plenty of other places for the dog walkers to go.”
by THEAPPLE
Friday, March 08 2013, 11:37AM
“beach..to low water mark crown property under the thingy of yarbough,sea wall used to be railway propery the fence shoud have stopped before the seawall ,giving access all the way along as it did when I was a girl”
by grimrich
Friday, March 08 2013, 11:26AM
“oh and if your want the new Seafood Village to be built on ABP-owned land fill part the docks in that now are redundent”