Underground sewer could stall plan to site energy storage batteries on Cleethorpes wildlife site

                               

The site off Hewitts Avenue that has been earmarked for an  industrial development subject to planning permission

THERE has been a hitch for a company that wants to install giant storage batteries on a wildlife hotspot on the outskirts of Cleethorpes.

It has emerged that running under the site, which is located off Hewitt's Avenue, lies a 675mm foul sewer pipe.

This has prompted Anglian Water to lodge an objection.

In a letter to North East Lincolnshire Council, it states: "The site layout plan indicates that the sewer  asset will be located within perimeter of the battery storage development. 

"Anglian Water does not permit these assets to be located within the proposed development. 

"We would like to be re-consulted when the applicant submits a revised development layout with the application."

The application has been submitted by Harmony Energy which is based in Knaresborough in North Yorkshire.     

The leafy spot, which is adjacent to the Buck Beck, is home to songbirds such as warblers, finches, robins and wrens

This photograph taken at another Harmony Energy site is what the company has in mind for land off Hewitts Avenue