Peterborough Council urged to start £3.5m Lincoln Road works
A £3.5m works contract needs to be signed so a regeneration scheme for a busy city centre road can begin, it has emerged. The scheme for Lincoln Road, Peterborough, external, includes widened pavements, a new pedestrian crossing and electric vehicle charging points. Officials have told Peterborough City Council's cabinet "construction needs to begin as soon as possible" as the project was given the go-ahead in March.The scheme is part of its £22.9m Towns Fund Programme, which aims to encourage more people to shop, walk and cycle in the area.
'As soon as possible'
It will be largely funded by £2.5m awarded from the government's Towns Fund, with additional financing from the council's budget and other sources.Full construction costs were expected to be between £3.3m to £3.5m, as reported by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.Officials highlighted a budget shortfall for the scheme, with the total overspend estimated at £440,000 to £642,000. Measures to address the shortfall were being "actively pursued", including considering further grant funding from the Towns Fund.In a report to be considered by the council cabinet on 11 February, external, they said: "Licenses to carry out works on private property have been granted but will expire in December 2025. "Therefore, construction needs to begin as soon as possible in order to prioritise these activities."The cabinet will also discuss the council's 2025/26 budget and its medium term financial strategy.
Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, external, Instagram, external and X, external.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
BBC News
19 hours ago
- BBC News
Council approves 870 new homes near Peterborough
Outline permission has been given to plans for 870 new homes on the outskirts of Taylor Wimpey and Calco 101 Ltd said as well as homes, they would build a new primary school, playing field and community centre on the site near Newborough Road in were first submitted to Peterborough City Council in February 2019 and will form part of a development known as the Norwood Urban Extension, earmarked for 2,000 homes in outline application was approved by city council planners on Wednesday, subject to a number of conditions that must be met before any building can commence. The proposal was initially approved by a planning committee in 2021 despite concerns from council officers and nearby parish councils, including some uncertainty and confusion about Section 106 funding and a £2m shortfall for the outline permission - with some conditions - has now been set out by the council included further details on the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the development, according to the Local Democracy Reporting development is initially limited to the occupation of 200 homes until further highway plans are put forward. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Peterborough City Council 'not out of the woods' after overspend
A council that overspent by £5m last year said it would be "crucial" to avoid a repeat occurrence this time City Council said it exceeded its £220m net revenue budget in the 2024 to 2025 financial year due to challenges such as high interest rates and delays in selling off a report being presented to councillors on 17 June, the authority said the coming financial year was going to be "difficult and challenging".It said: "Despite the improvements made, the council isn't out of the woods yet." The authority is currently in the process of selling assets to pay off debts, having already sold a football stadium, shopping centre and farmland in recent expected to bring in £23.7m from asset sales last year but only received £10.3m after a delay involving the sale of a "large asset". The report said the council had been working to reduce spending last year by reviewing how it used agency staff and only spending where highlighted "significant pressures" in some areas, including in children's social care, where a £3.2m overspend was put down to a significant rise in the number and cost of said there had been a rise in the number of homeless people needing temporary accommodation, costing £1.7m more than expected, with 117 people in B&Bs in December services contributed to a £1.7m overspend and high interest rates, coupled with delays in selling off assets, added £1.9m to borrowing costs. 'Financial shocks' These areas were partially offset by other areas where the council underspent or made savings, but still left a £5m council warned that its reserves were lower than required as a result, meaning it would be less able to respond to "financial shocks or an emergency".Reserves have dropped from £70m at the end of 2023 to £20.6m at the end of council said it had made improvements in a number of areas including in-sourcing services and reviewing or closing council-owned have been asked to note the council's financial position at the meeting on 17 June. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
4 days ago
- BBC News
Plan for Stevenage leisure centre to replace swimming pool
A swimming centre could be demolished and replaced with a new sports and leisure facility.A planning application has been submitted to Stevenage Borough Council, which owns the swimming centre site on the edge of the town plans include a 25m, 10-lane competition swimming pool with seating for 150 spectators, a teaching pool, a splash pad, and sauna and steam would have a six-court sports hall, a fitness suite, multi-purpose studios, a spin studio, soft play and a café. The proposed building is between three and four storeys high with the main entrance facing the Town Centre would be 53 parking spaces – a loss of 38 compared with the current provision – including accessible electric vehicle charging is expected to be open from 06:30 to 10:00 on weekdays and from 08:00 to 20:00 at weekends. If approved, the new facility would be built on the existing car park to the south of the swimming current facility would remain operational until the new one opened, as first reported by The Comet.A statement submitted with the planning application says: "The [1960s] building has been subject to incremental refurbishment over the years, but is no longer fit for purpose and is in need of replacement."Part of the funding would be from the government's Towns Fund, after Stevenage Development Board secured £37.5m towards the town's regeneration in 2021. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
