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| It seems no one has a kind word for this property on Osborne Street |
A NOTE of caution has been sounded on the proposal to demolish an ugly building on Grimsby's Osborne Street to make way for a £3.6-billion bus station.
North East Lincolnshire Council's heritage officer, Louise Jennings acknowledges that the property "does not make a significant positive architectural contribution to the conservation area and has never been considered to be a fine example of a building from the mid-1970s".
However, she continues: "The removal of the building without any plans for its replacement would be harmful.
"If it is removed and then the site is left open for an extended period of time, it will create a significant gap site in a street scene which has been fully enclosed for at least 200 years.
"I would like to see the application for the replacement development come forward so that it can be considered in tandem with the potential impacts of demolition and so that the rapid redevelopment of this site can be secured."
In her report, the conservation officer also makes a comment about archaeology.
"There is potential that this site contains evidence of earlier phases of the development of Grimsby town centre," she states. "Equally it is likely that significant parts of the site have destroyed this evidence.
"If the site is to be demolished to ground level, leaving existing foundations intact, then no archaeological input will be required.
"However, we will need to assess the site after the above-ground buildings have been removed to assess the potential for surviving archaeological remains."
It is understood that up to six mature trees are at risk if demolition is approved.
* At a meeting this evening, councillors will hear an update on the proposal for a new bus station which is being described as a 'transport hub'.
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| The car park at the rear of the Osborne Street building - note the splendid tree |
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