Announcement soon on proposed salmon-breeding unit near Blundell Park?

                                                  

The proposed development is near the Blundell Park ground of Grimsby Town FC 

AN announcement could be made as soon as this week on the controversial proposal to build an indoor salmon-breeding unit on the outskirts of Cleethorpes.

The original deadline for North East  Lincolnshire Council to determine  the application is today.

However, deadlines are not always met, least of all in the world of planning, and the authority may be awaiting more information and perspective from interested commentators.

One organisation that will not be contributing to the debate is the RSPB.

The organisation shuns involvement in local planning matters unless the welfare of rare bird species is at stake.

Although the site, which is on the Humber side of Grimsby Town’s Blundell Park football ground, is rich in wildflowers, some of them rare, it is not thought to be breeding habitat of any scarce birds.

The bird charity acknowledges that there have been some unusual migration-time sightings - for instance, red-backed shrike and bluethroat - but the parcel of land, off Salvesen Road, does not meet the ‘threshold’ for it to become involved.

The application has been submitted by ASL New Clee Ltd which believes the venture will create jobs and provide a nutritious food source.