There are plans to replace six “damaged” or “rotten” poles in Ulceby to improve electricity supplies in the village.
Northern Powergrid has applied to replace about 350m of overhead electric line and the poles in Spruce Lane, Ulceby. The application has been made under an overhead lines exemption regulation from 2009, to avoid a full planning process.
The stretch in pole position for a revamp goes from to the west of the village hall, to just beyond where Earls Court meets Spruce Lane. Existing low voltage open wire overhead electric line (OHL) will be replaced with aerial bunched conductor over the 350m stretch. Instead of visible multiwire lines between poles, it will look as one line.
As for the poles, five 10m and one 11m poles would be installed in their place. Read on below for a round-up of other recent North Lincolnshire planning application, including a new building at Scunthorpe General Hospital.
Lindsey Lodge solar panels
The council has submitted documents to check if planning approval is needed to install 135 solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of Lindsey Lodge Hospice in Burringham Road, Scunthorpe. If given the go-ahead, it is estimated the solar power would be capable of producing up to 59.4KW energy.
A Lindsey Lodge Hospice spokesperson said: “Lindsey Lodge Hospice have been successful in being awarded £30,000 in grant funding from the SSE Environmental Fund to support our environmental sustainability agenda.
“We are partnering with North Lincolnshire Council and the Energy For All scheme to add 135 panels which will help reduce our ongoing energy costs and therefore helping the long term sustainability of Lindsey Lodge Hospice & Healthcare.”
Village store ATM
Cash machines, or ATMs, have rapidly been on the decline in the UK in recent years. LINK data, a network of UK cash machines, shows one in ten ATM were closed between June 2021 and June 2024. But in Burringham, it is set to buck the trend.
An ATM is proposed for Burringham Village Store, to the left-hand side of its entrance in Store Lane. Currently, there is no ATM in the village. According to LINK, the nearest is over a mile away, at Asda in Burringham Road, Scunthorpe.
(Image: GrimsbyLive/Donna Clifford)
Scunthorpe General Hospital new building
Finally, a new building is proposed at Scunthorpe General Hospital. But it is highly unlikely to be accessed by the public.
The local NHS trust has applied to build a new estates workshop at the northern end of the hospital site. An existing flammable store would be demolished. The new building would be single storey and comprise a workshop, joiner’s area, two toilets, storage and a small kitchen.
“This new facility will address the functional needs of the hospital’s estates team, providing a safe, efficient, and flexible working environment for staff to conduct essential maintenance and repair tasks,” it is stated.
The proposed build materials “will create a striking contrast” to the mostly existing red-brick site, an application document states. Steel and anthracite wall panels are planned to be used.
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