NEW HOMES PLANNED FOR BRIGG

FROM KIRSTY WESTFIELD, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

North Lincolnshire Council working in partnership with the Government and Ongo is set to build around 240 new homes in Scunthorpe and Brigg by 2020.
A three-year programme has been created to deliver the new homes through a flexible ownership model.
Sites have been identified in Scunthorpe and one in Brigg where homes could be built. 
They include:

• West Street, Scunthorpe
• Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe
• Rowland Road, Scunthorpe
• Station Road, Scunthorpe
• Warwick Road, Scunthorpe
• Enderby Road, Scunthorpe
• Poplar Drive, Brigg (See our footnote below)

All of the sites identified have been outlined as potential housing sites after a consultation exercise was carried out.
The programme will be flexible to allow each site to be assessed individually to find the most appropriate type of ownership.
Funding will be sought from the Government through the Homes and Communities Agency to support the delivery of the programme.
The Government is looking to bring forward 6,500 new home starts in Yorkshire and Humber before March 2018 and completed by March 2020.
Cllr Rob Waltham (Brigg & Wolds, Leader of North Lincolnshire Council, said: “The Government are continuing to support us to build new homes here in North Lincolnshire. Working in partnership with Ongo we will deliver this ambitious housing programme to provide a range of home ownership opportunities to enable young people and families to enter the housing market.
"We are reigniting our partnership with Ongo and together we are committed to delivering much needed new homes for our residents.
“We have a responsibility to ensure that there are enough new homes being built in North Lincolnshire and that there are affordable homes to support more residents to buy their own home.
“Our overall vision for the programme is to help people become homeowners. We recognise that not everyone is in a position to be able to afford to buy a home, but through this programme a number of options will be available to support them to secure a home for their families' future."
“There is an ambitious plan to deliver these homes by 2020 and we are really keen to get going.”
Pete Stones, Director of Regeneration at Ongo, said: “We are looking forward to working in partnership with North Lincolnshire Council and welcome the opportunity to work together to meet the housing need in North Lincolnshire.
“Having a plan to build 240 new homes in the region is exciting, particularly with the demand for affordable housing in this area.”

NF ADDS: Knowing the layout of Poplar Drive, Brigg Blog thought the housing development site must be the redundant former children's home, pictured below. North Lincolnshire Council has confirmed that it is. Ongo is the social landlord for our area.