Revised plans for thousands of homes and jobs submitted

Plans which would see 3,200 new homes constructed in Lincoln have moved a step closer to becoming reality. If approved, the scheme would create thousands of jobs.Revised and additional documents for the Sustainable Urban Extension scheme, which will also bring improved infrastructure and the creation of thousands of new jobs on land between Skellingthorpe Road and Tritton Road, have been submitted to the city’s planning authority. The revisions take into account the specific and detailed consultation responses from a range of organisations including Lincolnshire County Council, the Internal Drainage Board and the views of local residents. Following the submission of the original planning documents by the applicants and landowners – City of Lincoln Council and Lindum Western Growth Community – in April 2019, a new transport strategy for the city was released by the county council.The strategy, which was approved by county councillors in April this year, has a much greater emphasis on traffic movement around the city. Construction of the development will create an average of 500 jobs per year, with work to commence in 2021.It is estimated that around 3,600 new jobs will be created in the commercial area and leisure village.