Over the course of the last 12 months, the Lincoln skyline has changed and continues to do so with more construction in line. Businesses across the city have expanded with purpose-built sites and revitalised old buildings. The city centre has undergone drastic changes, which has included road layouts and work is underway to change the…
Over the course of the last 12 months, the Lincoln skyline has changed and continues to do so with more construction in line.
Businesses across the city have expanded with purpose-built sites and revitalised old buildings.
The city centre has undergone drastic changes, which has included road layouts and work is underway to change the way the High Street looks, bringing bigger store names to the city.
Here’s a recap of some of the biggest developments in Lincoln:
Lincoln Transport Hub
Designs for the new Lincoln Transport Hub. Image: CoLC
Councillors started to consider plans for the new £29 million Lincoln Transport Hub back in January. After several revisions, plans were finally agreed in March.
Once complete, the new hub will create 1,000 new car parking spaces, a new bus station and railway improvements.
Work on the new Transport Hub is still underway and is expected to be completed in early 2018.
A place for shopping
The first designs for the new Lincoln St Marks development, including shops, a hotel and accommodation.
It was announced in November that St Marks shopping precinct is in line for a £150 million revamp, with plans to demolish the western section to make way for new shops, a hotel and flats.
The plans would see around eight businesses pulled down and replaced, including Toys R Us, Toby Carvery, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Homebase, the former Lidl and a two-storey car park.
Proposals will be considered by the city’s planning department at a later date.
Cornhill vision
Artist impression of the new look Cornhill Quarter
The first three national retailers have been confirmed for the £70 million Cornhill Quarter regeneration and will be opening in summer 2017.
Work has begun to transform The Lawn into a £2 million coffee firm HQ.
After nearly two years of planning and bidding, the keys to Lincoln’s iconic site and buildings at The Lawn were officially handed over to RW Stokes & Sons to create its new £2 million head office in August.
Work officially started in December to convert the former ‘lunatic asylum’ off Union Road to include new café, coffee roastery, restaurant, offices, shops, a barista training centre and a theatre, as well as serving as the new headquarters for the Lincoln based company.
Green space at the site has also been turned into more car parking spaces.
The proposed new Lidl supermarket in North Hykeham.
Despite objections from local residents, a third Lidl was approved for the Lincoln on the site of the former Ocean Chinese Restaurant in North Hykeham in January.
The Lidl at the Carlton Centre is set to move across the road to the former bakery and hand car wash site on Deacon Road as Lincolnshire Co-op, who owns the site, look to redevelop the shopping precinct bringing in new retailers and jobs.
The current Lidl site will be converted into three separate units.
Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Netto also had a fleeting visit to Lincoln, opening in the former Blockbuster on Lindis Retail Park off Tritton Road, only to close nine months later.
Despite plans for Lincoln’s first purpose-built mosque to be completed in October or November this year, work was halted on the £1.5 million development.
Construction work ceased temporarily in September after the Islamic Association of Lincoln terminated their contract with previous builders, following legal advice.
Tom Blount, Director of the Lincoln Science and Innovation Park invited Lincolnshire Business on an exclusive first tour of the nearly completed building. Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The £6.8 million Boole Technology Centre on the Lincoln Science and Innovation Park started back in February and is now complete awaiting tenants to start moving in at the end of February 2017.
A new place for education
The University of Lincoln Riseholme Campus. Photo: UoL
The University of Lincoln revealed its £20 million masterplan for the redevelopment of the Riseholme campus in March and released a virtual tour of the site in April.
The scheme would include 180 new homes (previously 750) and agri-food and heritage education facilities.
These protests have lead to the government announcing possible legal action against the University of Lincoln for its plans to demolish parts of the current Riseholme College campus to develop housing.
Designs for the University of Lincoln’s Sarah Swift Building. Photo: BAM Construction
Designs were also revealed for the new £12.5 million University of Lincoln Sarah Swift building on the site of the city’s former Pea Warehouse in March, which will house the Schools of Health and Social Care and Psychology.
Construction is set to be completed in May 2017.
One the Brayford
Visuals of ‘One the Brayford’: Stem Architects Ltd
Developers Jackson & Jackson continue to thrive as plans for three new restaurants, luxury apartments and office space on Brayford Wharf were unanimously approved in March.
Work started on the development of the site in August with completion anticipated for Easter 2017.
New to Lincoln
Photo: Sean Strange for The Lincolnite
2016 has seen a host of new businesses open in and around the city including Wildwood, which opened in the former Mall on Lincoln High Street.
Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Lincoln’s new all-you-can-eat Brazilian restaurant Tiago opened in the former late night bar Brewhaus in October.
Staff outside the new Lincoln Côte Brasserie. Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
French food lovers are now able to get a table at Côte Brasserie, which opened in February.
Ernie Wetton, owner of Makushi Coffee. Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
A new Amazonian tribe-inspired, specialist coffee shop Makushi Coffee Limited opened on Steep Hill in August.
Project manager Hayley Henshall and General Manager Jamie Parnell. Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
A new chippy also opened on the High Street in October after a £100,000 investment.
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A 22-year-old man was this afternoon remanded in custody when he appeared before Lincoln Crown Court accused of murder.
Declan Grant, of St Mary’s Street, Lincoln, is accused of the murder of Darren Munnelly, 46, who was found with fatal injuries in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Mr Munnelly was discovered after emergency services were called to a property in Carr Street close to Lincoln city centre at 18 minutes past midnight on Sunday morning.
Darren Munnelly was a much-loved and very well-respected member of the community in Lincoln.
He was taken to hospital with a serious head injury but later pronounced dead.
Grant, who was wearing a grey sweatshirt and grey jogging bottoms, was flanked in the dock by two security officers.
He spoke only to confirm his name during the hearing which lasted less than two minutes.
Tributes line the ground outside flats on Carr Street, where Darren Munnelly was found fatally injured. | Photo: Ellis Karran for The Lincolnite
There was no application for bail and Grant was remanded in custody to appear back before the Crown Court on August 31 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
Judge John Pini QC told him: “I’m adjourning this case for a plea and trial preparation hearing. That will take place on August 31. In the mean time you will remain where you are.”
A bomb from the Second World War that was detonated on a housing development near the Lincolnshire border has created a near 20ft crater.
The device, which weighed 227kg, was found on a new-build housing estate in Goole, East Yorkshire on Thursday, July 22.
It prompted eight houses to be evacuated and the M62 to close between junctions 35 and 37.
The device is believed to have been dropped by a Lancaster bomber during a crash landing, and it was successfully detonated at 4.22pm on Saturday, July 24.
It left a crater that was around 20ft deep, and it’s safe to say that development works on the Beal Homes build was temporarily delayed.
A plain clothed police officer in Scunthorpe was allegedly shot at in broad daylight by a 29-year-old man who has now been arrested for attempted murder.
The incident happened at 1.15pm on Glebe Road on Monday, July 26, and a police cordon was put in place around the area after the gun was fired.
The 29-year-old man was arrested and held in custody soon after the incident, for what is now reported as being on suspicion of attempted murder.
A police cordon surrounded the area after the incident. | Photo: BBC Local News Hub
Thankfully nobody was injured by the gunfire and investigating officers said that no further suspects are wanted in connection with this.
Assistant Chief Constable at Humberside Police, Chris Noble, said: “Understandably, an incident of this nature will come as a shock to local residents and the local community, and indeed to the police service.
“In response to community concerns, we have had an active presence in this area for a number of months now, and our commitment to proactive policing of crime will progress, undeterred.
“Local residents will continue to see a heightened presence in the area over the coming weeks as our officers and staff conduct enquiries, provide reassurance, listen to any concerns and engage with and support the community following yesterday’s incident.
“Although this incident is extremely serious, I would like to reassure members of the public that incidents of this nature in the Humberside police area are extremely rare.
“Our officers and staff remain dedicated to protecting members of the public, often placing themselves in dangerous situations and putting their own safety at risk to achieve this.
“Humberside Police has and will continue to provide support for the officer and our wider police family, as they come to terms with the events of yesterday.”
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