It will be as large as a new town! Developer earmarks green fields west of Grimsby for 3,500-homes scheme

                                                                

The site outlined in red has been earmarked for the development

PLANS for a monster housing development on farm fields west of Grimsby are back in the spotlight.

The eye-watering proposal is for approximately 3,500 homes to be built on land between the  A1136 and the A46.

Not much has been heard since it came to the fore last November, but agents for the applicants are now again nudging North East Lincolnshire Council planners. 

If approved, the project would include at least one new school, sports pitches, allotments, play areas and a park, roads, footpaths, possibly a supermarket and a road bridge over the River Freshney.

The company behind the scheme is one of Britain's largest property developers and regeneration specialists, the Rotherham-based Harworth Group. 

It is understood the land is owned by members of the Strawson family.

In early discussions, NELC's highways department has indicated  support, but the views of others such as the authority's ecology unit, have not yet been heard.

The proposal has already generated plenty of controversy, not least because it will lead to the loss both of cherished countryside and, potentially, of precious wildlife.

However, with the Government eager to encourage more housebuilding, odds are that, ultimately, the development will proceed. 

                                              

The sort of housing that could be built on land that, hitherto, has always been open countryside