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BBC News
29-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Bardney housing plan approved despite flooding concerns
Plans for up to 54 homes in a Lincolnshire village have been approved, despite residents claiming the site gets waterlogged. The houses would be located in the centre of Bardney, backing onto homes on Abbey Road and Wragby Road. Councillor Ian Fleetwood, who represented the area, said: "There are bungalows on neighbouring roads that still go underwater when it floods - the scheme can't be allowed to make that worse."However, West Lindsey District Council's planning committee said work would improve rather than worsen flooding problems in the village. The area is an allocated housing site, and the plans have been submitted by Fytche-Taylor Planning Limited on behalf of the estate of the former for the applicant, Daniel Evans told the committee: "There are some areas at low risk of surface water flooding. These are localised, low points in the site."He added a drainage strategy would be implemented and ground testing would take place so the site could be drained in a "positive manner".The proposals were approved and the location and design of the homes would be decided in a future plan, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).Councillor Roger Patterson said: "There are issues with flooding, but I'm satisfied they can be sorted and I can't see any reason to reject." Homes 'aren't selling' Bardney residents previously told the LDRS that there was already a surplus of housing in the village, with homes from two new developments struggling to woman who lives next to the site said: "Homes in Bardney just aren't selling. There are about 14 on Rightmove from the brand new estate right now."There's just no amenities here - the buses are rubbish, so you either have to walk or drive to work."Another person said: "We've already got enough homes for a village with these facilities. We only have a small shop and it's impossible to get into the doctors."However, the planning committee was not allowed to take into account whether there was a demand for the homes or not. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Council reprieves 'little-used' civic car
A council has decided to keep its civic car despite questions over its lack of use. The vehicle was bought in 2020 for the chairman of West Lindsey District Council to use when travelling to civic events. However, it had been "rarely used" over the last three years, and only had about 10,000 miles on the clock, a meeting was told. Councillors heard concerns about the chairman's valuable civic chain being lost if it was carried on public transport. Councillor Ian Fleetwood said: "The car's always been a thorny topic. "It sounds like a grand car, but the last I heard it's a Skoda. "My concern is potentially losing the civic chain if we asked the chairman to catch the train instead – the chain has to be worth at least £25,000," he added. Councillor Stephen Bunney, the current chairman, said: "I haven't seen much need to use the car. "But I'm conscious that future chairs might not be able to drive." However, council leader Trevor Young questioned whether the little-used car would be looked upon favourably by taxpayers: "It may have been 20 or 30 years ago, but my gut is it wouldn't be seen that way today while money is tight and people struggle to pay council tax." The meeting heard that a total of £2,400 was budgeted each year for the car's MOT, maintenance and fuel. The question of the car's future was deferred for a year while the council looked at other potential uses for it, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Council announces £20m investment in green vehicles Cost-cutting council to spend £500k on vehicles Council spent £1m on non-CAZ compliant vehicles West Lindsey District Council
