Lincoln railway footbridge and university masterplan set for approval
Lincoln planners are set to agree the Brayford Wharf East railway footbridge and University of Lincoln masterplan, and pledge their support for Lincoln Eastern Bypass.
The City of Lincoln Council planning committee meets on March 27 to consider the pedestrian footbridge scheme which includes lift towers.
The project also features a freestanding swan habitat and road improvements.
Councillors are recommended to conditionally grant planning permission and the developer may be asked to carry out the road works involved.
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Demolishing an old Network Rail steel bridge at the site is also set to be agreed, as is a proposal to move the East Holmes signal box a few metres to the north on the Brayford’s south bank.
The University of Lincoln’s masterplan – a vision to expand the main campus and improve links to the city centre - is due to win outline planning permission.
The overarching vision is for 106,563 sq m of student accommodation, lecture theatres, offices, shops, a hotel, parking and restaurants and cafes and its focus is on the expansion of the university’s future provision of science, technology, engineering and maths.
The city council’s role as a consultee means members will be asked at the meeting to support Lincolnshire County Council’s planning application for the Lincoln Eastern Bypass.
The county council is determining its own application.
9 Comments
by Clobber37
Saturday, March 23 2013, 8:20AM
“looks great and a bunch of ill-informed comments from people who clearly never use that area during the day. It's not the council who are proposing this or spending the money - its the university.”
by Summerisle
Friday, March 22 2013, 3:13PM
“Stew dents are only there a few weeks a year, or lyin in bed lazin abowt. A few minutes wait at the barrier before they sign on could be tolerated surely. They could stand there grunting and high fiving each other about their stupid trowsers. Dream on imberseals”
by peak3
Thursday, March 21 2013, 9:41PM
“absolutely ridiculous, if the council agree to this they must still be drunk from the night before. surely an underpass would be better at this location or better & cheaper still to have a permanent British transport police officer either side of the barriers & arrest those who jump over them, after all this is the reason for this well over the top construction if granted. I suggest the council gets on with what Lincoln really needs which is the eastern bypass & quick.”
by peak3
Thursday, March 21 2013, 9:41PM
“absolutely ridiculous, if the council agree to this they must still be drunk from the night before. surely an underpass would be better at this location or better & cheaper still to have a permanent british transport police officer either side of the barriers & arrest those who jump over them, after all this is the reason for this well over the top construction if granted. I suggest the council gets on with what Lincoln really needs which is the eastern bypass & quick.”
by peak3
Thursday, March 21 2013, 9:40PM
“absolutely ridiculous, if the council agree to this they must still be drunk from the night before. surely an underpass would be better at this location or better & cheaper still to have a permanent british transport police officer either side of the barriers & arrest those who jump over them, after all this is the reason for this well over the top construction if granted. I suggest the council gets on with what Lincoln really needs which is the eastern bypass & quick.”
by Pru_Freda
Thursday, March 21 2013, 9:16PM
“Eximp - You are lucky not to use a wheelchair, I'm guessing. What you want and what the rest of Lincoln and England want might be different.
Do you have a grandparent, or even a parent?”
by ZH875
Thursday, March 21 2013, 7:31PM
“Why not simply teach the students to wait in a sensible line whilst a train crosses the road. Not much expense needed.
But then again, it is easier to build an expensive white elephant than to teach modern day 'students' how to cross a railway line correctly.”
by Eximp
Thursday, March 21 2013, 3:30PM
“Once again completely over the top ! Why lift towers? Expensive to build, high maintenance costs, prone to vandalism, contingency plans for powercuts. Why not ramps instead of steps and in the high street ! Something like the one on Broadgate would be adequate and soon !”
by Lincoln_Fan
Thursday, March 21 2013, 3:05PM
“The colour is so much better than the original.Hope it's that colouring when actually built.”