OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW - THATCHED HOUSE EARMARKED FOR DEMOLITION

                                                              

Quaint - but the thatch has seen better days

IT looks like the end of the line for one of the last remaining thatched houses in North East Lincolnshire.

The property on Humberston Avenue, Humberston, is a much-admired 'feature property' in the borough, but the thatch and other parts of the fabric are in need of so much renovation that it has been deemed more cost-effective to knock down and rebuild something new.

Happily, the proposed replacement development looks very attractive based on the submission from Grimsby-based ID Architecture, acting on behalf of local businessman Tom Ellis.

It consists of  four new homes within a setting where ecological considerations are to the fore.

For instance, bird boxes are to be installed, and any new fencing will incorporate raised lower edges - approximately by 100mm - to allow amphibians and hedgehogs unobstructed movement.

Mature hedgerows to the south and east will be retained, with a proposed new hedge to be planted along the western boundary to provide screening.

The existing site contains a number of old fruit trees which will probably have to be removed.

However, these  are to be grafted from and incorporated within the ornamental planting planned for both the individual plots and within a planted verge.

The scheme will not go before next month's meeting of North East Lincolnshire Council's planning committee because it was approved on Tuesday by an Engie case officer under delegated powers.  

What's not to like about this impressive design by ID Architecture?