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| Artist's impression of how the development could look if arable land makes way for 63 new homes |
PROPERTY entrepreneur Ming Yeung has targeted Cleethorpes for his next construction project.
Mr Yeung is head of Liverpool-based YPG Developments which is seeking to build 63 homes on the farmland which lies almost opposite to the entry to the Tesco superstore on Hewitts Avenue.
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| Ming Yeung of YPG Developments |
The scheme is controversial both because it will lead to the loss of fertile crop-growing land and also because it will increase congestion on the roads at this important approach to the resort.
However, outline planning permission already exists and it is only details regarding layout of the site and the design of the houses that need to be approved when North East Lincolnshire Council's planning committee makes its decision at a meeting on January 9.
Most of the properties have been designated as four- and five-bedroomed "luxury" family homes, but there could also be up to 20 apartments for over-50s.
Mr Yeung is keen that the £25-million project should be of high quality and provide a prestigious addition to the Cleethorpes area's existing housing stock.
Council case officer Martin Dixon is recommending councillors to approve the application."This will support the council's aims of delivering more housing in the borough,"he says.
"The design and layout of the site is acceptable and has evolved through negotiations with the
applicant.
"The result will be a relatively distinctive and spacious development set within
landscaping."
According to an ecological survey carried out by Guiseley-based Brooks Ecological, there is unlikely to be any detrimental impact on wildlife, though the consultancy suggests that the planting of additional boundary hedging would create welcome feeding, roosting and nesting habitat for songbirds.
Mr Yeung is the son of acclaimed Chinese artist Hai Shuet Yeung who was awarded the MBE in 2008 and some of whose work is understood to be displayed at the British Museum.
The proposed name of the Cleethorpes development is Strawberry Fields.
Above and below - the type of family homes proposed for the site
* Pictures: YPG Developments
