Pinchbeck to get an additional 37 affordable homes near Surfleet Road - with 30mph speed limit to be extended

A development of 37 affordable homes will be built in Pinchbeck - and it will come with a new order to cut the speed limit near the site.

Minster Property Group has been given the green light to build on former agricultural land next to Surfleet Road.

The 1.75-hectare site - near Birchgrove Garden Centre - will feature 22 properties for shared ownership and 15 for affordable rent after being granted permission by South Holland District Council.

As part of the application, the developer will pay £2,800 so that Lincolnshire County Council can get a traffic regulation order to extend Pinchbeck’s 30 mph zone beyond these houses.

A district council officer’s report stated: “It is not considered that this development would lead to such additional traffic flows that road safety would be compromised or capacity exceeded.

“Coupled with the reduction in the speed at this point of the road, it is considered that an improvement to safety would be gained.”

The plans, which were supported by the parish council, will also provide £24,420 to help expand a local GP surgery (which could be Munro Medical Centre, The Spalding GP Surgery, Beechfield Medical Centre or an ‘alternative’).

There will also be an education contribution of £115,074.50 to help fund primary and secondary school places.

Documents submitted by Minster to the district council stated: “The development achieves an excellent standard of design which will make a positive contribution to local character and will create an attractive green neighbourhood, whilst avoiding any unacceptable impacts on the amenity of existing or future residents.”

Lincolnshire County Council’s historic environment officer has said that the northwestern part of the site ‘has high potential for archaeological remains of Roman to early medieval’ periods. Experts will look into this further before work begins to build the homes.

There was a ‘scattered’ medieval settlement in Pinchbeck and the historic environment officer said ‘archaeological evaluations ahead of development off Bacons Lane has revealed previously unknown remains of early medieval and medieval date including evidence for blacksmithing’.