Friday, March 19, 2021

PLAN TO CREATE NEW BRIGG TOWN CENTRE BAR STILL AWAITING DECISION FROM COUNCIL


Six months have now elapsed since plans to create a new licensed bar, apartments and offices in Brigg town centre were revealed.
North Lincolnshire Council received a planning application and another seeking listed building consent to convert the former HSBC bank premises at 27 Market Place. The scheme was made public, through the council, on October 14, 2020.
A decision is still awaited from local planners.
Brigg Town Council - consulted as part of the planning process - told the North Lincolnshire authority on October 29 that it had no objections to the scheme.
Twelve comments - generally in favour of the development - were received from the public in October and early November during the consultation period.
North Lincolnshire Council's conservation officer said in mid-November: "There is no objection to the change of use of the ground floor to a licensed bar and the upper floor to residential/offices. This enables a use for the building with acceptable impact on its significance. The building has been altered internally in the past but has retained its external appearance which is only been altered with minor changes."
North Lincolnshire Council's environmental protection department said: "There is the potential for noise disturbance from activities in the proposed licensed premises to impact on residents in the proposed residential flats as well as the wider community."
This application does not appear in the list for consideration at the next monthly meeting of North Lincolnshire Council's Planning Committee on Wednesday, March 24.