Green light for homes despite 113 complaints
RESIDENTS SAY ACCESS TO SITE IS DIFFICULT AND THERE’S A FLOODING RISK TOO
A CONTROVERSIAL plan for 14 houses to be built on a field in Humberston is set to be approved. The development, which will see the houses built on a field off of South View, was previously rejected by the council following significant criticism from local residents.
However, another plan was submitted by developers Engie in June 2020 which reduced the number of houses on the site to 15, and was later reduced further to 14. Access to the site will come directly from South View, meaning concerns over a build-up of traffic at peak times is still an issue for residents who live nearby. There are plans for four semidetached dormer bungalows, four detached dormer bungalows, and six detached houses on the site. The plan has now received 113 neighbour comments complaining about the plan, as well as the plans being objected to by the local parish council.
In a statement, KJ Peers, Clerk to Humberston Village Council, wrote: “Members agreed to reiterate previous comments objecting to this application.
“The amendments do not address the areas of concern which caused the village council to object to the initial application, particularly in respect of its main concerns of traffic accessing the road along South View which the members feel is inappropriate and insufficient to support this size of development.”
A South View resident, said: “I cannot see how the revised number of houses can change any of our objections. Why can’t you make it into a woodland to help our planet.”
Another South View resident also objected. He said: “The road access is narrow, cars parking in South View can restrict access to a variety of wide-bodied vehicles, ie, emergency vehicles.
“There is often difficulty in getting in/out of South View due to traffic. Sometimes turning into South View has caused traffic problems along North Sea Lane an increase in traffic accessing South View. It will only add to this problem “At present the field is working as a flood plain. Converting this to a housing development, where is the surface water going to go? The drains in the area are already not coping with heavy rainfall as flooding often occurs in the area. “Also the properties in South View are lower than the proposed site this will increase the risk of those properties being flooded.
“There is a historic problem of there being issues with the sewerage system. An increase on the system is further going to compound this problem.”
A woman who lives on North Sea Lane also complained. She said: “Our objections remain unaltered and are still the same as our two previous objections.
“The only difference on your part is that dwellings on this land have been reduced from 18 to 15 and now to 14.
“We don’t want houses here, leave it to the wildlife and the community to enjoy.” Despite these complaints, in a summary list of the plans being discussed at the planning meeting on January 6, North East Lincolnshire Council are set to approve the plans “with conditions.”
As well as this, Engie believes that the development will “harmonise” with the other local houses without over-developing the field.
The application reads: “The scale, mass and density of the proposed new dwellings harmonises with those in the locality, while the number of dwellings accommodates market requirements without over-developing the site.”
We don’t want houses here, leave it to the wildlife and the community to enjoy.
Humberston resident