A previously deferred 108-home plan in Crowland is again up for approval in South Holland District Council.
The application for Crease Drove, by Ashwod Homes, will include 27 homes classed as affordable, along with a number of one to four bed houses.
It was rejected in June after councillors raised concerns including how the affordable homes were distributed throughout the plan, the available car parking, the distance to a nearby commercial crane business, drainage and maintenance.
Sir John Hayes MP, along with 11 local residents, has also objected to the plans.
However, council officers will next week tell councillors amendments have only been made to parking arrangements and an updated noise assessment submitted.
The applicant has also defended several of the concerns, particularly the two blocks of affordable housing.
“Housing Associations prefer to take blocks of units as it assists them with maintenance of the properties and also leads to less complaints of antisocial behaviour being made from the Open Market Housing,” says Ashwood Homes submission.
How the housing could be laid out.
They say that creating a buffer to the crane business would remove 26 houses from the scheme and “make it unviable”.
They also question that if the council has safety fears for the crane business why it had not taken action against the company already.
Concluding their report, planning officers said: “The view remains that there are not sufficient reasons to merit refusing this application, and the recommendation therefore remains to grant planning permission.”
Their original recommendation said the proposal represents “an acceptable form of development.”
They said it will not have a material detrimental impact on the existing community or adjoining residents.
As part of the approval, the developer will be asked to contribute £71,280 for the expansion of Abbeyview Surgery and £583,527 towards education at South View Community Primary Schoola and The Deepings School.
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We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a fail to stop in Welton, Lincoln.
It’s believed a black or grey 4×4 or SUV vehicle collided with a silver Mini Cooper that was parked along Cliff Road. The incident was reported just after 3pm today.
If you witnessed the collision or have dashcam footage available, please get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 275 of 1st July.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 275 of 1st July in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.
A snack bar in Lincoln has been told to make improvements in several areas after being given a one-star food hygiene rating.
Monks Road Snack Bar, located on 23 Monks Road, was visited by city council inspectors on May 25, 2022 and the rating was recently published on the Food Standards Agency’s website.
The standards found at the time of inspection showed that improvement was necessary in the areas of ‘hygienic food handling’ and the ‘Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building’.
It was also deemed that there was “major improvement necessary” relating to the ‘Management of food safety’.
Monks Road Snack Bar was previously given five-star ratings in June 2016 and September 2018.
The Lincolnite tried to contact the business on numerous occasions throughout the day on Friday, July 1 but the line was continuously engaged.
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