NEW TOWN HOUSES PLANNED IN THE BRIGG CONSERVATION AREA

Plans have been announced to create new town housing in the Brigg Conservation Area.
North Lincolnshire Council has received a planning application seeking permission to erect two semi-detached dwellings adjacent to 9 Princes Street.
This is described as vacant "under utilised" land used for "ad hoc parking."
It is proposed to construct a pair of two-storey houses - each having three bedrooms.
Information supplied to the council with the application explains the design of the new builds will "reflect" that of properties nearby.
The current use of the land and its condition "means its significance to the conservation area is low," the supporting statement says.
"Consequently, a development of the site has the potential to add to and make a positive contribution to the significance of the conservation area, its setting and its character and appearance."
Brigg Town Council will be consulted as part of the planning process.
Any views it expresses will be forwarded to North Lincolnshire Council which will decide this application in due course.
There is considerable demand for town housing in Brigg which is a popular place to live.
Princes Street is on the edge of the town centre.
As there is an Albert Street nearby, we think Princes Street may well have been named after Queen Victoria's eldest son Prince Albert (born in 1841 and the future King Edward VII) rather than her husband Prince Albert who died in 1861.
Queen Street, also in this part of town, was named as a tribute to Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901.

PICTURED: Land adjoining 9 Princes Street, Brigg. 

North Lincolnshire Council has now granted planning permission in Brigg for change of use of land to mixed use of domestic and dog breeding and erection of shed at front at 1 Ridge View, off Churchill Avenue.
A council assessment report concluded that this would not result in a rise in traffic or people calling, nor significantly disturb neighbours at unreasonable hours.