Proposed development 'unwelcome

RESIDENTS' VIEWS SOUGHT

- By IVAN MORRIS POXTON

Craig Dawkins is unhappy Humberston Country Club's golf course could have housing built on it. Inset, Cllr Hayden Dawkins. PICTURE: DONNA CLIFFORD

(DONNA CLIFFORD)

A DEVELOPMENT of 249 homes is being mooted at a golf course in North East Lincolnshire. Members of Humberston Country Club, off Humberston Avenue, have said the loss of the club's nine-hole golf course would be "a real shame" and warn nearby golf clubs are full.

A pre-application consultation is open to residents' views. Vistry East Yorkshire are behind the scheme. The company plans to submit a formal planning application in the early part of this year.

The site comprises 13.4 hectares. It is allocated for housing under North East Lincolnshire Council's current Local Plan, and in the suggested allocation for the future Local Plan, being consulted on now.

89 of the 249 homes, over 35 per cent, would be affordable homes. While the golf course would go, the other parts of the club, including its spa, would continue to be operational.

Paul Callanan, 66, is captain of the seniors club. He said the two nearest other golf courses were "both full anyway and are not accepting new members".