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 landowner.

Speaking 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."

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 sell.

One 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.

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