Ambitious plans for 650 homes, a shopping centre and a country park near Stamford aren’t up to scratch yet, councillors will be told.
South Kesteven District Council has been asked to give their view on the application which lies in Quarry Farm in Rutland, but borders Lincolnshire on three sides.
A draft response says that the council doesn’t oppose to the big development in principle.
However, they want to see more proof that it wouldn’t impact on Stamford’s transport and environment before they offer support for it.
The application asks for outline permission for a 163 acre site on Old Great North Road, just north-west of the town, which was previously a brickworks and quarry pit.
It sets out a vision of up to 650 one to five bedroom homes and a local centre with 3000 square metres for shops, businesses or community buildings.
A country park would be built to offset the loss of wildlife habitat.
Access would be created off Old Great North Road and Little Casterton Road, with a link road connecting them.
The development includes up to 650 homes, a shopping centre and a country park | Photo: Allison Homes
The area had previously been suggested as part of a northern extension to Stamford, with the potential for 1950 new homes.
A report which has been published ahead of a special council meetings says: “It is officers’ recommendation that the application proposals are acceptable in principle insofar as they comprise part of the identified Stamford North development proposal and seek permission for a quantum of residential development and local centre, which has been identified as appropriate for the site.”
However, it lays out potential problems which will need to be addressed, including mitigation for increased traffic and the design of the spine road.
The council also wants to see affordable housing created to meet the demand from Stamford, and contribute to local education, healthcare and public transport.
Stamford Town Council has also raised similar concerns.
It is recommended that the council submit a holding objection until this issues are resolved.
The proposed shopping centre has been earmarked for a range of possible uses, including shops, cafés or restaurants, sports, medical and light industrial use. The application has also suggested it could be home to an education facility, a community all and a visitor centre for the country park.
A special planning meeting will discuss the application on Friday, May 13.
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Nominations are open for schools and education settings to be recognised in the 2022 Lincolnshire Education Excellence Awards.
The event is organised by Stonebow Media, publishers of The Lincolnite, to celebrate the best school and teachers in Greater Lincolnshire.
The headline sponsors making the awards possible are Lincoln College Group.
Twelve categories are now open for nominations. The deadline for nominations is June 3, with a judging lunch scheduled for June 7.
Nominations are open from parents, carers, friends, families or education settings themselves, so if you know someone who deserving of winning now is the time to vote!
The awards ceremony will be held at the Engine Shed on July 7.
It’s been a week since the controversial statue of Margaret Thatcher was installed in Grantham’s St Peter’s Hill.
The £300,000 bronze monument immediately caused a stir and debate from both supporters and opponents of the first female Prime Minister of the UK.
Within hours of its 7am installation last Sunday, it had already been egged by a man later revealed to be 59-year-old Jeremy Webster, a deputy director at the Attenborough Arts Centre at the University of Leicester.
Mr Webster’s mother-in-law recently described his actions as “childish”.
Quoted in the MailOnline she said: “Margaret Thatcher lasted a long time in power. She was a trailblazer as the first woman prime minister and she had such energy, even though I know she slept very little.
“I’m very surprised to hear about all of this [egg throwing]. I’m going to have to call my daughter. I wouldn’t have thought Jeremy would be the sort of person to do this. It seems very childish to me – he has a responsible job.”
There have been reports of other antisocial behaviour taking place including people urinating up the statue, but investigations into these are yet to be confirmed by officials.
Away from the statue itself, others took to social media to react to the new monument.
Twitterer @BolsoverBeast thought Mr Webster’s actions should be expanded as a way to… get more people involved?
I think it would be a good idea to put Thatcher’s statue on a low loader and tow it slowly around the country so that we all have a chance to throw something at it. pic.twitter.com/uftMqr0LgR
— Chloe Schlosberg (@ChloeSchlosberg) May 19, 2022
Some called back to the fate of other statues
@Irritatedllama called back to the fate of slave trader Edward Colston who was thrown into the Bristol Harby in June 2020.
It's absolutely disgraceful that people are throwing eggs at the Margaret Thatcher statue in Grantham! We need to deploy a taskforce to give it jolly good wash!#Granthampic.twitter.com/RKftKUls4u
It wasn’t long before a parody account of the statue was set up on Twitter – nor before “she” was interacting with other parody accounts.
It was awful. I could see almost all of Grantham
— That Statue of Thatcher (@thatcher_statue) May 18, 2022
A… positive view?
There were supporters of the statue, however, Darren Grimes from GBNews was one of the few popular posts calling on people not to “give in to threats of petty vandalism”. He later posted the statue should be in parliament – where it was previously rejected from.
I honestly think Margaret Thatcher would have found this first round of petty vandalism of her statue to be utterly hilarious.
The statue looks absolutely glorious.
Almost a decade on from her passing, she’s still winding them up!
Some, like @Jonnyhibberd were more measured in their response.
I don't see a problem with a Thatcher statue and I also don't see a problem with people throwing eggs at it. Thatcher is an important part of our history, and so is what a lot of people thought about her.
— Jonathan Hibberd 🇺🇦 (@Jonnyhibberd) May 18, 2022
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