WILL NEW BRIGG HOUSING ESTATE INCLUDE A HEDGEHOG HIGHWAY?

Brigg Town Council wants to see a large new housing development making provision to help make life easier for small animals which like to roam freely at night.
Brigg's Planning & Environment Committee has no objections to the housing estate on the former Falcon Cycles site being granted amended planning permission by varying two conditions in the original scheme.
However, it feels this would be a good opportunity "to lead the way on wildlife preservation by installing a signposted hedgehog highway on the development."
Those comments have now been passed to North Lincolnshire Council which will decide the amended application at a future date.
Keigar Homes is seeking approval for 66 dwellings with garages, including change of house types and realignment of the estate road.
House builders across the UK can be asked to include hedgehog highways in new housing developments - small holes in fences which allow these creatures to pass through safely.
Coun Jane Kitching made reference to the inclusion of a hedgehog highway during Brigg's committee meeting held on Tuesday evening.
Committee chairman Coun Brian Parker said only small changes were proposed to the original scheme.
Councillors and staff used the Zoom facility to meet up on the web while in their homes -  traditional gatherings in the Angel building having been sidelined since March by the Coronavirus emergency restrictions.
Pictured: Part of the site off Bridge Street.