130 riverside homes in Grimsby move a step closer

A development of 130 new homes in Grimsby is moving a step closer, as surveys are commencing today (Monday). UK developer Keepmoatis onsite at Alexandra Dock from November 4 next to the Garth Lane bridge area to begin ‘trial pitting’ for two days.

This entails ground investigations to determine soil and ground conditions ahead of any building. The survey comes ahead of public consultation and the submission of a planning application for around 130 homes on the 6.25-acre site.

Keepmoat was awarded the build lease for the council-owned site earlier this year. Initial support to get the scheme underway has come from the Grimsby Towns Fund, and Homes England.

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The site itself sits behind the new Horizon OnSide Youth Zone alongside the River Freshney and next to the remodelled Garth Lane bridge and waterside walkway. It was earmarked for homes in Grimsby’s Town Centre Masterplan – cited as an ideal location given the water nearby and the improvements that have already taken place.

North East Lincolnshire Council Leader and Portfolio Holder for Economy, Regeneration, Devolution and Skills, Cllr Philip Jackson, said: “North East Lincolnshire must develop as a place where people want to live and work. If that does not happen, we risk stagnating as a borough. We’re committed to making sure that does not happen.

“There’s a long way to go yet, and developments of this scale don’t happen overnight. But we are working to improve the town centre as a whole and this is part of that vision. We want people who work in our borough to also live here as this will maximise the economic benefits to the area.”