Plans for 400 new homes off Humberston Avenue
DEVELOPERS have announced plans for a third major housing development off Humberston Avenue – a further 400 homes at the New Waltham end of the parish.
Plans for Millennium Park – a 400-home development on 64-acres of farmland off Humberston Avenue – were unveiled to New Waltham Parish Council during a public meeting last night.
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The proposed site off Humberston Avenue
It comes as developers of land on Grimsby's Macaulay Lane announced intentions to submit plans for 250 homes and a country park.
News of Millennium Park comes as residents wait anxiously to hear if the heavily-opposed Keystone Developments application to build 400 homes further up the road is granted planning permission, as reported – a decision already overdue.
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Millennium Park is adjacent to another development planned on the old Humberston Park Golf Course, off Scouts Lane, earmarked for 110 new buildings. Public consultation for the Humberston Par Three development have been held with Jonathan Hendry's Architects, but the developers have not yet sought formal planning permission.
Plans are expected to be unpopular, given that the Keystone Developments proposal has run into heavy local opposition from residents, prompting the formation of campaign group Save Our Fields. However, Andy Gutherson, head planning consultant for Millennium Park, said that its key message to residents was clear – "you will be listened to".
"We hope that residents will take this opportunity to engage with us so that we can shape this development according to their expectations," said Mr Gutherson.
But while he said they were "open to suggestions" and working with a "blank canvas", he also indicated that objections to any development at all might not be so readily taken on board.
"We would steer people towards the council's regeneration plan which indicates that new housing is needed and New Waltham and Humberston are expected to provide that."
The planners claim that the development will be "exclusively" designed to be in keeping with the Humberston Avenue surroundings – although it will not be visible from the road.
Mr Gutherson said that there will be some affordable housing built on the site, although the mix has not been decided.
Initial plans include 12,500 hedge plants, 2,500 trees, 1,000 daffodil bulbs, 11 acres covered with grass and wild flowers and two lakes covering a total of one-and-a-half acres.
The developers are already working with North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) to ensure that any concerns over drainage and road safety are met – issues brought up by residents in opposition to the Keystone development.
Councillor Peter Wheatley, portfolio holder for regeneration and environment, said: "Whilst we can't comment on this specific site, the council often works with developers to help them understand the issues they need to consider before they make a planning application.
"As part of this 'pre-application' work, we always recommend that developers first speak with the local community, and that they take on board any concerns and issues that get raised."
The plans will go before Humberston Parish Council at 7pm on Monday, September 17, at Wendover Hall on Wendover Lane.
See tomorrow's Grimsby Telegraph for residents' reaction to these latest plans.
Comments
by smoker
Thursday, September 13 2012, 5:00PM
“It seems that the Humberston residents need to take their Tory councillor to task now that Cameron intends to relax planning laws. So much for planned development in the future. If you think the current proposals are bad you haven't seen anything yet.”
by Dexxx
Friday, September 07 2012, 7:46PM
“Housing development turns green sites into brown sites”
by HALLYT
Friday, September 07 2012, 11:20AM
“kevin taylor 'taylormade gardens' ker-ching........and furthermore, money talks.....people can go throught the powers that be's charade of appearing to have been given a say, ie objections, for long enough but it will go ahead as money talks... what a farce.....”
by grimoldie
Friday, September 07 2012, 7:49AM
“Yes indeed "notworthit" I wondered why so many houses had gone up for sale over recent years in Millionaires row.
How surprising that so many people with money and influence had such little effect in stopping the rapid redevelopment that is already happening around "The avenue."
I must admit I have always said to the wife if ever I had the sort of money to afford a place in Humberston Avenue I would rather go further a field to a more rural location.”
by notworthit
Friday, September 07 2012, 6:14AM
“That explains those "For Sale" signs that have sprung up along Humberston Avenue”
by kev1ntaylor
Thursday, September 06 2012, 12:04PM
“Brookie,I am not on any benefits so your comments are completely irrelevant.Most Humberstone residents have houses that have been built on similar sites but seem to want nobody else to share their "elite" village status.”
by Brookie24
Thursday, September 06 2012, 11:36AM
“Your a bright lad kev, building on farm land?? land around Humberston is quite high yielding arable, is the population of the UK increasing?, ahh well we can always become dependant on even more food imports, and as our currency becomes trashed by QE, money printing etc food price inflation will become even more rampant, but I doubt it will effect 'economists' like you...... benefits are index linked!.
Developers currently hold 400,000 plots with planning permission that should be used to balance out the housing supply and demand dilema but unfortunately the poor old dears overpaid during the boom times and current house price declines makes these plots non starters.”
by kev1ntaylor
Thursday, September 06 2012, 9:30AM
“The Nimbys are a bit slow with their objections!”