Plans for next stage of 6,000-home Lincoln mega-development submitted
Plans have been revealed for the next stage of a development that will eventually include 6,000 homes. Vestry Homes wants to build 680 of them on fields to the east of Canwick Avenue in Bracebridge Heath. The Kent-based company has submitted its early plans to North Kesteven District Council, with a full application likely in the future. Documents say that construction would start by mid-2028 and be finished by 2033, delivering around 120 homes per year. The South East Quadrant Sustainable Urban Expansion – as the total project is known – is one of the biggest parcels of land earmarked for housing around Lincoln. It is expected to fill the space between Canwick and Bracebridge Heath, stretching right up to the Eastern Bypass. According to the plans, 3,500 of the homes will be built in the next decade alone, with the rest constructed further down the line. The project will have 12 homes per hectare – although this will be higher in certain areas. Large open spaces would be allocated to the north-east corner which will expand the South Common. A masterplan for the scheme shows the different sections would join up seamlessly, with roads connecting them. The first phase of 450 homes received full planning permission from North Kesteven District Council on Tuesday (September 30). During the planning meeting, various concerns were raised about the amount of expansion. Councillor Dave Nash (Con), who represents Bracebridge Heath, said: “It looks very dense compared to the rest of the area – the feel of village would be lost.” Councillor Marianne Overton (Ind) said she was not convinced whether Anglian Water had capacity in its system for thousands of extra homes, despite reassurances from the company that it did. Councillor Richard Wright (Con), said it was impossible to make the density of the housing areas lower without “eating into the green spaces” around the development. Further stages of the South East Quadrant will be submitted and determined over the coming years.
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