By Local Democracy Reporter

South Kesteven District Council has disclosed that it spent over £1 million above the actual value to acquire the land for its St Martin’s Park Redevelopment Project on the outskirts of Stamford.

At an Extraordinary Council meeting on Thursday, local representatives criticised the project as a “blunder,” highlighting that the council overpaid for the 14.7-hectare site on Branack Road—valued at only £6.2 million—by purchasing it for £8 million in March 2019.


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By Local Democracy Reporter

South Holland District Council has approved a contentious 70-home development in the heart of Spalding, despite critics labelling the designs as “hideous.”

During a meeting on Wednesday evening, the council’s Planning Committee green-lit the proposed housing project located on the former Ivanda Nursery site off Monks House Lane, amid objections from local residents and MP John Hayes.


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