PLAN TO REPLACE BRIGG HEDGE TO GO BEFORE NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COMMITTEE

North Lincolnshire Council’s planning committee, made up of elected councillors, is to rule on a Brigg planning application.
The majority of applications these days are delegated to, and decided by, council officers.
However, one seeking permission to remove an existing hedge running along Bigby High Road and replace it with a concrete post and timber-boarded fence is to go before the committee.
It will meet on Wednesday, June 1 at Scunthorpe Civic Centre,   under the chairmanship of Coun Nigel Sherwood (Brigg & Wolds).
North Lincolnshire Council planning staff are recommending that councillors grant approval.
Brigg Town Council has objected to the application, suggesting the proposed development will lead to a loss of natural habitat for wildlife, and will be an incongruous addition to the existing street scene.
Neighbouring properties have been notified - no objections received.
A North Lincolnshire Council report, prepared for councillors ahead of the meeting, says: “The application site is a two-storey dwelling located on the corner of Bigby High Road and Willowbrook Drive, within a spacious plot of land.
“The application in question is for the removal and replacement of the existing hedge.
“The 2 metre high hedge runs along the eastern boundary for approximately 19 metres and along the southern boundary for approximately 33 metres, and is directly adjacent to the footpath.
“It is proposed to remove a 14 metre stretch of the hedge from the western elevation (rear) of the dwelling to the western boundary, and replace it with a concrete post and timber-boarded fence that will measure 1.8 metres in height.”
The report suggests: “The main issues in the determination of this planning application relate to policy, whether the removal and replacement of the existing hedge will impact on the character and appearance of the street scene, and upon residential amenity and highway safety.”
Planning committee meetings start at 2pm at the Civic Centre, off Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, and are open to interested members of the public.