Dozens of bungalows proposed for North Lincolnshire town
AREA’S LATEST PLANNING APPLICATIONS
MORE than 60 homes are proposed in Crowle.
An application has been made to convert arable farmland into open space and have 67 homes built. Only initial permission is sought, so the number of bedrooms in each home is not specified.
However, the site just south of Eastoft Road, or the A161, on the northern end of the town, will have seven affordable homes.
All housing will be bungalows and one-and-a-half storey dormer bungalows.
Citycare have requested on behalf of NHS North Lincolnshire Health Care Partnership S106 cash of almost £58,000.
This is justified as Crowle’s medical practice is “already under pressure due to limitations with space”.
67 HOMES IN CROWLE
The access road to the 67 homes in Crowle would be off Eastoft Road.
The 30mph speed limit would be extended on Eastoft Road, and a new bus stop created next to the site entrance.
The site slopes, and the housing would be on the higher section, set back from the main road. Woodland would obscure much of it too, while a pond would be created close to the A-road to aid drainage.
An application document reports there are no bungalows available for sale or rent in Crowle currently.
As such, the development “will give opportunities for local families looking for single storey properties in a community where sites for this type of property are currently nonexistent owing to the low lying nature of most of Crowle”.
Citycare’s submission for an S106 contribution from the development states Trent View Medical Practice in Crowle is already pressured by limited space.
More housing is viewed as likely to impact registration requests, potentially increasing clinical demand.
Any S106 funding would be used to increase space for medical practice and wider community services.
SCUNTHORPE HIGH STREET
UPPER FLOOR CHANGE OF USE
A jewellery store is looking to convert the upper floors of a Scunthorpe High Street property to three flats.
Coe and Co has been a staple of the town’s high street since 1984. The plans would keep a shop presence on its ground floor. Its shop space on the first floor would be reduced in size, though. One flat would go on this level, and two on the second floor.
The application states the shop space is currently unused. The one-bed flats are also intended to “provide low cost accommodation for people seeking a central location”.
RAIL SERVICE BUILDING
Finally, British Steel has applied for permission to construct a 50m long by 12m wide steel rail service building. The site by Mill Field Road within the steel complex is already used for light servicing and inspection of rail wagons. But the area is currently open to weather conditions.
An existing rail line, and the wagons to work on, will pass through the building via permanent openings at each end. The application also details that 20 jobs are associated with this particular aspect of the steelworks.
With the application’s approval, the workers can look forward to some shelter from the weather.
Meanwhile, British Steel’s planning application for the electric arc furnace, which would replace its coke blast furnaces, remains currently pending consideration.