Linked to the development would be almost £3.1m in developer cash towards local primary and secondary education, and £625,000 for bus service re-routing and improvements
A visual impression of new housing planned on land south of Horkstow Road, Barton(Image: Persimmon Homes)
Persimmon Homes has applied for reserved matters permission for the development of 388 new homes on land south of Horkstow Road, Barton-upon-Humber and between the A15 and Brigg Road / the B1218. Outline permission for up to 390 homes on the site has already been granted.
This came in June 2023, via a planning appeal, which overturned councillors’ refusal. Banks Property Ltd was pursuing the scheme then.
National housebuilder Persimmon has put forward the detailed plans for the development. The reserved matters application is to be validated by North Lincolnshire Council. At that point, it will be published.
A significant proportion of the development, 78 homes, are proposed to be affordable housing, where a home is sold or rented out at a maximum of 80 per cent of local market value. Overall, properties would range between one to four bedrooms, and 20 are planned to be bungalows.
Besides the affordable housing, Persimmon has put forward an extensive number of commitments for an S106 agreement linked to the development. Approval of the 388 homes reserved matters application could see Persimmon contribute almost £3.1m towards local primary and secondary education alone.
Community allotments, a community orchard and public open space also form part of the plans for the development. Graham Whiteford, Persimmon Yorkshire’s planning director, said: “We are delighted to bring forward these plans for new, energy efficient homes.
“We’re looking forward to working with the council, stakeholders and the local community to bring these plans to fruition.”
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Besides the £3.1m education contribution, the S106 suggested contributions also includes £625,000 towards the re-routing of and improvements to local bus services. Other proposed S106 cash contributions include:
- £300,000 on leisure, including natural turf pitch improvements locally, improvements to football facilities such as at Pasture Road, Barton, and to also go towards swimming pools locally and indoor bowls in Scunthorpe.
- £108,000 for an off-site play space contribution, to be targeted towards extra play facilities at Baysgarth Park.
- £3,000 to help pay for a traffic regulation order (TRO) to extend the 30mph speed limit on Horkstow Road, and £975 to the council for the provision of Welcome Packs.
Road access to the 388 homes is planned via two new junctions. One would be via the B1218, while the other would be with Horkstow Road, almost exactly opposite Tofts Road.
The planning appeal outcome three years ago placed as conditions on the scheme’s development the need for a S106 agreement, and the widening of Tofts Road. In her overall decision in 2023, planning inspector Susan Hunt found harm to the area’s character and appearance caused by the development “would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh its benefits”.
The appeal outcome was raised back then in the House of Commons by Martin Vickers MP (Conservative), who called for a debate on more consideration of pressures on public services by the planning inspectorate. Existing strain on the GP service in Barton was raised frequently by residents in their objections, and has been an issue referred to since with other major planning matters in the town.
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