CONCERNS OVER PLAN TO BUILD HOMES ON ANCHOLME PUB SITE IN BRIGG

Concerns have been expressed about a planning application for 21 new homes on the site of the former Ancholme pub in Brigg - off Grammar School Road.
The hostelry, built in the 1960s, had been vacant and on the market for some time before being demolished late last year.
Brigg Town Council considered a developer's application for the site during a committee meeting in the Angel Suite on Monday night, and reservations were expressed about additional traffic being generated in a congested part of town, plus views about foul and surface water drainage.
Coun Ben Nobbs visited that part of Grammar School Road to observe traffic flow and counted the number of vehicles that passed by, making  reference to "total gridlock" at certain times.
Coun Chris Dyson congratulated Coun Nobbs on his initiative and splendid research.
Coun John Kitwood described the road near the Ancholme site as being "one long chicane."
Coun Ann Eardley felt the surface of Grammar School Road was already in a poor state.
Brigg Town Council will be passing on its views to North Lincolnshire Council, which will decide whether to approve the application to build new homes. It is expected that the traffic flow figures collected by Coun Nobbs will be included.