Police station homes plan recommended for refusal

Plans to partly demolish a former police station to make way for new homes have been recommended for refusal.

The Prince's Road site in Cleethorpes was sold off after Humberside Police moved out in 2020 after almost 90 years.

Developers have proposed 21 homes, made up of ten flats and 11 houses.

Officers at North East Lincolnshire Council cited flood risk concerns as the reason for the recommendation.

The proposals have met with concerns from both Anglian Water and the Environment Agency over surface water run-off and some of the floors being below anticipated flood levels, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service,

However, documents submitted on behalf of the applicant, Paul Bannister of Land Developers (Lincs) Ltd, said this could be reduced by the introduction of measures such as a green space to absorb some surface water.

If approved, the oldest elements of the police station and its frontage would remain. A modern two-storey office building and parts that were kennels and garaging would be demolished.

The council's planning committee will decide on the application on Wednesday.

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