The Brigg 20/20 Vision Group and one of the Brigg Town Council committees have both considered calling for improvements to the visual appearance of the rear of properties along Old Courts Road and also the courts and yards leading from Wrawby Street. Some of these areas are in private ownership so it will require input/agreement beyond North Lincolnshire Council.
If this area is of concern to the powers-that-be, Brigg Blog would again give a reminder about the temporary ugly wooden fencing that was erected around North Lincolnshire Council's main car park. We were led to believe this was of a temporary nature and we understood that to mean that when the bushes they planted grew to a suitable height, the fencing would go. However the foliage, for whatever reason, has not "taken off" as intended.
We should point out that the pictures is from our files of "stock images" and was taken a year or two ago, since when the shrubs have grown. But the central issue of this temporary wooden fencing still being in situ remains. After all, we are talking about a location close to the Brigg Conservation Area.
Next time Brigg Blog is passing we will take some "today" pictures and post them to bring things up to date. Make your own mind up whether you think it's worth consideration by the council.
A line of hedging shrubs were planted along the wooden fence about 2 years ago.....some are growing reasonably well, but there are tracts where the plants are a bit stunted and/or haven't rooted.
ReplyDeleteEven a fast growing hedge needs a couple of years to establish the root system - after that more energy can go into what's above the ground.
I agree the image of the backs of the premises along Old Courts does not do Brigg justice.
The area, in general, looks stark; there are some attractive buildings, but the area is despoiled by areas of neglect....
One simple solution that would both add natural ambiance, and break the present interrupted view of the shop/premise backs would be to plant more trees in strategic positions.
In addition, the entrance to Old Courts - a vital entrance to Brigg centre needs more emphasis.
The car park is mostly hidden by such buildings as the police station, so the passing motorist, perhaps being comparatively more frustrated by the traffic lights, could fail to see the odd 'Car Park' signs.
Similarly, travelling eastwards, one has to know that there is car park in Old Courts to get into the proper traffic lane to turn right...
Finally, would it be helpful if the car park had separate entrance and exit?