NEW BRIGG APARTMENTS GET THE GO AHEAD

A new residential apartment block in Brigg has been approved.
Having given outline planning permission many months ago ago, North Lincolnshire Council has now agreed "detailed particulars" relating to the erection of 20 apartments for the over-55s, including access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale.
The location is part of the former Falcon Cycles site, off Bridge Street, close to the top of Island Carr Road.
An assessment report prepared by council staff about this CLS Civil Engineering Ltd application said: "Whilst of a contemporary design, the external appearance of the building has been designed to draw architectural influences from the style and materiality of the local traditional vernacular.
"The ground, first and second floors will be constructed of red brickwork with stone banding and the third floor will be finished in grey hanging slates. Large window openings with a strong vertical emphasis are used to provide
visual relief and break up otherwise large areas of brickwork."
The report explains that the building has been designed with a U-shaped layout to create a central courtyard over which the proposed units will look. This will provide private outdoor space for residents.
An area of parking will be located at the northern (rear) end of the site, adjacent to the vehicular access point which will be from the nearby housing development now taking shape behind Bridge Street (also part of the former cycle factory site).

PICTURED: The site where the apartments are to be built, and a reminder of the former Corah factory office block which once stood here (now demolished and cleared for redevelopment). The vets' practice building seen here is NOT part of the scheme and will be unaffected.