GROUNDWORK UNDERWAY FOR NEW BRIGG APARTMENTS

Groundwork is now underway for a new housing development in Brigg.
Piling is being carried out to pave the way for a block of apartments near the A18 on Bridge Street, using land which decades ago formed part of the Corah clothing factory site.
These apartments will provide accommodation for people aged over 55, and the project is expected to take 15 months.
Having granted outline planning permission many months ago ago, in April this year North Lincolnshire Council agreed "detailed particulars" relating to the erection of 20 apartments, including access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale.
The location is close to the southern end of Island Carr Road, where it joins the A18.
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 explained that the building had been designed with a U-shaped layout to create a central courtyard over which the proposed units would look, and 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 Keigar company's housing development now taking shape behind Bridge Street on former Falcon Cycles factory land.
This development is called The Falcon - a welcome link with the past, the factory once being a significant employer in the town.

 

The site of the new apartments on the left, with the A18 on the right. A red CLS company sign is evident on the fencing (centre).