The city council and developers have said they are delighted by the news and “look forward to the project starting in the near future”.
However, Lincolnshire County Council’s executive portfolio holder for economy and place, Conservative Councillor Colin Davie said it was “very disappointing”.
“We maintain that the impact on the roads network will lead to immense disruption for residents and businesses.
“These plans will cause severe and prolonged congestion that should be avoided and a solution found at the planning stage. This should not just be left as it is for the people of Lincolnshire to eventually have to put up with.
“As a direct result of the upset that this is going to cause for people trying to go about their daily lives, this development should be reviewed and changed with a clear, public plan.
“That plan should explain exactly how the congestion issues will be dealt with instead of ignoring the obvious issues at hand.”
Councillor Colin Davie.
Conservative MP for Lincoln Karl McCartney also said he was disappointed by the decision.
“A significant amount of local residents in Birchwood, Hartsholme, Boultham and Skellingthorpe will also be disappointed by this,” he said.
“However, we must now accept the decision by the Labour – run City of Lincoln Council.”
He said he expected the development to progress “in earnest” from later this year.
“I understand this will be a disappointment for those opposed to the development,” he added
“However, I will do all I can to ensure that this development has the suitable infrastructure in place – ahead of the building of so many new homes, and that the link road is constructed to minimise the disruption as much as possible to both the existing and new residents of our city.”
Lincoln MP Karl McCartney. | Photo: Daniel Jaines
The full Western Growth Corridor proposals include:
Up to 3,200 homes, with a local centre comprising of retail and commercial units and a new primary school
A commercial employment area of up to 20 hectares
A regional sport and leisure complex, including a new stadium, health and leisure facilities, a hotel and ancillary food and drink elements
The council says the proposals will tackle the city’s traffic difficulties and housing and businesses needs as well as create better paid jobs, and leisure provision.
Proponents said it will bring more than £500 million worth of investment into Lincoln.
Those against the plans fear they could instead lead to increased traffic congestion and flood risk.
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Lincolnshire’s biggest rock festival was back with a bang over the weekend – after being delayed four times.
Thousands of rock fans descended on Lincolnshire Showground for Call Of The Wild festival, and were treated to a host of upcoming and well-established acts.
Headliners included Massive Wagons, Reckless Love, and Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons, established by legendary Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell after the death of frontman Lemmy.
The four-day rock extravaganza also had many local bands on the billing, including Lincoln-based The Velvet Queens, who announced their new single ‘The Morning After..’ in collaboration with the festival itself.
Many of the attendees had bought early-bird tickets for the festival back in 2019, following the inaugural event three years ago.
Speaking to The Lincolnite Podcast, Dave O’Hara, co-founder of the festival, spoke of his gratitude to the ticket-holders for sticking by them through a difficult couple of years, and admitted the atmosphere at this year’s event had lit a fire within his team going forward.
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Call Of The Wild festival started in 2019, and the second show has been pushed back numerous times due to changes in COVID-19 legislation, including one instance where the festival had to postpone just weeks prior to the guidance changing.
Improvements will be made to the cycle network between Pinchbeck and Spalding after the government awarded a payout of £1.8 million to fund Lincolnshire County Council’s Active Travel Plans.
The money allocated to Lincolnshire will be spent on improving facilities along both the Spalding and Pinchbeck roads, subject to feasibility.
The two communities of Pinchbeck and Spalding will be connected with a safe and direct active travel route while also linking up with the important destinations along Wardentree Lane and Enterprise Way.
This route was identified as a priority for active travel development during the council’s work with stakeholders on the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan for Spalding.
Councillor Richard Davies, executive member for highways at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “I’m delighted to see further active travel money coming to Lincolnshire. Active travel is something that can benefit all of our communities and I’m pleased to see the development of a route in the south of our county.
“Having been actively developing this idea for one of our Local Cycling and Walking Plans (LCWIPs) it’s clear to see that the benefits are going to be widely felt. This is a great success in one of our bids to the Department for Transport.
“Lincolnshire has invested in developing a LCWIP for each of our strategy board areas. We believe the LCWIPs will be the key for unlocking more of the active travel funding and we look forward to working with the DfT to develop more ideas from our plans for Lincolnshire.”
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