Planning application submitted for Humberston Avenue
A planning application for a new residential development on land
south of Humberston Avenue has today (Monday 13th February) been
submitted.
Keystone Developments, part of Longhurst
Group, is submitting the application for a dedicated retirement
community, affordable housing for local people, and family homes.
The proposed development also includes a network of foot and cycle
paths, a play park, land for a community building, and public green
open space.
Keystone held a six week public consultation
during the summer of 2011 where local residents were encouraged to
give feedback to shape and improve the plans. Following work to
revise the masterplan and carry out detailed assessments, Keystone
has today (Monday 13th February) submitted an outline
planning application to North East Lincolnshire Council.
The revised masterplan incorporates a number
of significant changes based on feedback from local people,
including:
· ‘Flipping’ the
site so that some of the retirement community is closer to the
road.
· Reducing any
visual intrusion for residents of Glebe Road by increasing the size
of the green open space and locating bungalows, not two storey
houses, along this side of the site.
· Adding a second
over-flow pond in the north-east corner of the site as part of the
sustainable urban drainage system. This ensures that the
development would actually lessen the risk of flooding in the
area.
· Moving the
entrance to the site further away from the Humberston Academy
entrance.
· Retaining as much
of the existing hedgerow on the site as possible and managing green
space to enhance biodiversity and ecological value.
· Introducing a
cascade system to give priority to local people for the affordable
homes.
Nick Worboys, Assistant Director of
Developments for Longhurst Group said, “This is a unique
opportunity to provide much needed retirement and affordable
housing in a way that benefits the community of Humberston, through
the provision of new homes, land for a community building, services
and facilities for older people, additional public open space, and
a network of foot and cycle paths.
“Our research shows that there is a clear, and
growing, need for high quality, purpose built homes for people aged
55+ in North East Lincolnshire, as well as for family and
affordable homes. It also shows that there are no other available,
suitable and deliverable sites for a retirement community of up to
200 homes in the Borough of Grimsby that could be developed in this
way in the immediate timeframe.
“We have a good track record of local
development and specialise in providing homes for older people. Our
joint vision for the site, along with land owners from the Joseph
Ogle Trust, has always been for a development that is a positive
addition to the local area and meets local needs.”
To find out more visit http://www.humberstonavenueconsultation.co.uk/