GO AHEAD FOR NEW APARTMENTS IN BRIGG TOWN CENTRE

 

Plans to create new apartments in Brigg town centre have been given the go ahead.
An application to convert and change the use of the first and second floor to form four residential apartments at 27 Market Place and upgrade a rear parking area has been approved by North Lincolnshire Council's Planning Committee.
This relates to the former HSBC bank building near the archway (pictured above).
A report prepared by council planning staff explained that approval to convert the upper floors to form four flats had been granted in 2015 but had expired.
Brigg Town Council told North Lincolnshire planners it supported the principle of apartments but had concerns about traffic crossing the pedestrianised Market Place to access the dwellings, and suggested a rear access to the car park would be an appropriate solution.
Planning permission to retain change of use of land in Brigg for motor vehicle sales and storage and to retain portable offices has been granted by North Lincolnshire Council on land south of Engine Street.
Brigg Town Council objected to the application, saying the proposed site was beyond the development boundary limit, and expressing flood risk concerns.
However, a report prepared for North Lincolnshire Council's Planning Committee said although the proposal "is located outside the development boundary for Brigg" there were "no wider impacts upon the visual amenity of the existing countryside."
The report pointed out that highways staff had raised no objections. In addition, the application site was considered to have "small-scale employment opportunities" in line with a council policy.