Brigg Blog followers may well remember us writing, at length, about the Brigg Community-Led Plan. This took many months' hard work to compile and was a document - produced after lengthy consultation with the public - which sets out how townsfolk would like Brigg to develop in the future.
Now the possibility of a Neighbourhood Plan for Brigg is being discussed. I appears this is differs in being something that the powers-that-be must consider in taking decisions about where development is permitted to take place.
The Policy Committee, which met on Wednesday night, was asked to consider whether the Town Council "should progress a Neighbourhood Plan for Brigg."
Coun Mel Oades suggested they did not see a pressing need to do so at this time.
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The Community-Led Plan 'Vision 2020' incorporates the objective of creating a Neighborhood Plan.
This plan was officially accepted by Brigg TC.
The year 2020 is only 6 and half years away..and it seems rather contradictory that a councillor is questioning the priority of such a Neighborhood Plan.
Brigg does not exist in isolation and it's perhaps rather unfortunate that Brigg TC have recently indicated that the proposed Lakes Development to the SW of Scunny (ie Glanford FC stadium) will not affect Brigg.
I suggest that the impact could be significant - ie new affordable housing could be a magnet to those looking for somewhere to live, much to the detriment of Brigg.
In addition, there are proposals to create a South Bank Enterprise Zone - that the A15 between Briggate Lodge and Lincoln could upgraded to a dual carriageway sine die.
Locally, there is a pressing need to review the town's boundary.
All these factors will have varying degrees of influence on Brigg - on its housing, retail and industry.
Brigg needs to be in a proactive position to respond to change - plan ahead, research the potential impact on Brigg and the surrounding area of such proposed developments
Or they could give the proposal of a Neighbourhood Plan a low priority with the danger that Brigg will have no definitive plans for future development and just be a reactive town.
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