Lifeboat station proposal put back

Scarborough Council has deferred its decision on whether to allow the Filey RNLI lifeboat station to be extended following concerns about a possible impact on pedestrians and businesses.

Scarborough Council’s Planning and Development Committee has voted in favour of deferring its decision-making on the application.

Members of the committee also decided to organise a visit to the site and evaluate the situation in person.

The application proposed extending the lifeboat station by 2.6 metres towards the sea, thus enabling the station to meet its 10-minute launch time.

Several objections came from nearby businesses and members of the public who feared the extension would negatively impact both pedestrian access as well as vehicle deliveries to shops on Coble Landing.

A report prepared for members of the committee states that no objections or issues were noted by the harbourmaster nor by the Highway Authority which said: “The pedestrian and vehicular access to Coble landing will remain shared.”