Application for 550 homes at lakeside development

An computer generated image of how the development could look

Plans for 550 homes to be built as part of the Lincolnshire Lakes village scheme west of Scunthorpe have been submitted to North Lincolnshire Council.

The project by applicants Hargreaves Land Limited includes a GP surgery with pharmacy, a small nursery and a food shop.

Included in the plans are landscaping and habitat areas created to support water voles.

The scheme is part of the wider redevelopment of the area, which includes plans to create a series of new villages in one of the largest housing projects in the UK, according to the council.

Planning permission for the Lincolnshire Lakes scheme was first granted in 2016.

The development is expected to create 6,000 new homes and a business park, set around artificially created lakes connected by water channels.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the proposals for the site named Village One are on land east of the A1077(M), north of Brumby Common Lane.

Permission is being sought for a new road off the M181/A1077(M) roundabout and a pedestrian and cycle link to Scotter Road.

Other developments at Lincolnshire Lakes are at various stages of the planning process and include:

• 1,200 homes at land west of Scotter Road South, Bottesford, submitted by Gleeson Homes

• 599 of a 1,188 home village linked to the Burringham Bypass, submitted by Keepmoat Homes

• 2,500 homes, village centre, medical facilities and a primary school north of where the M180 meets the M181, submitted by Keepmoat Homes

• 81 homes off Scotter Road South, near to Silica Lodge Garden Centre, submitted by Gleeson Homes

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