Decision day next week for controversial proposal to build 42 houses in leafy Grimsby-area village

Councillors will be recommended to approve the proposed development when they meet next Wednesday  

IT may prove to be  a disappointing start to 2026 for opponents of a proposed 42-housing development on the boundary of Waltham and Barnoldby-le-Beck.

A senior North East Lincolnshire Council planning officer is  recommending that councillors give the  green light to the scheme on  a 2.26-hectare greenfield site off Waltham Road.

There is opposition from many nearby residents as well from the parish councils in both Barnoldby-le-Beck and Waltham.

Broadly their objections are based on concerns about: 

* Traffic generation and impact on highway safety and amenity; 

* Impact on the 'gap' between Waltham and Barnoldby le Beck; 

* Lack of capacity within local services; 

* The scale and amount of development in the local area; 

* Impact on ecology and biodiversity; 

* Increased risk of flooding

The application is due to be determined at the NELC planning committee next Wednesday January 7 with a recommendation that it should be approved.