Pedestrian bridge approved for Scarborough housing development
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 13:31 · Archive
A pedestrian and cycle bridge linking High Mill housing development near Scarborough to nearby towns has been approved.
Planners have approved the final phase of the High Mill housing development near Scarborough, clearing the way for a pedestrian and cycle bridge first proposed more than 15 years ago. The scheme will include 213 new homes and will connect the Scalby development to Newby and nearby towns.
Planning officers explained to councillors that the bridge had proved difficult to deliver because of engineering challenges and the need to secure developers willing to take forward later phases of the scheme. An attempt to remove the bridge requirement was refused in 2023, making it mandatory for the development.
Ward councillor Derek Bastiman, speaking at the meeting, said the bridge had been his main reason for originally supporting the application nearly two decades earlier. He described the current situation where parents push children along Station Lane and Station Road to school as 'heartbreaking' and expressed his hope that the crossing would finally be built.
How it is being reported
- Approval for long-promised bridge at major housing developmentA long-promised pedestrian and cycle bridge linking a major housing development near Scarborough to local towns is closer to reality after the final phase of a major residential scheme was approved.The Press (York) · 12 Oct, 13:07
- Approval for long-promised bridge at major housing developmentA long-promised pedestrian and cycle bridge linking a major housing development near Scarborough to local towns is closer to reality after the final phase of a major residential scheme was approved.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 12 Oct, 13:07
In this story: High Mill · Scalby · Newby · Scarborough · Derek Bastiman · Keepmoat
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