By NELC suggest yet another move for the bus station
The council has hinted at an ‘ideal’ location for another proposed bus station on Osbourne Street in Grimsby town centre.
The premises which have recently been acquired by North East Lincolnshire Council was previously used as the site for a Poundland store.
But according to reports, the Leader of the Council has now suggested plans to construct a new transport hub on the site.
It has been purchased with hopes of regenerating the town area.
Speaking at a meeting of the full council, Councillor Phillip Jackson said: “Last week we announced that 1.6 acres of town centre development land are being purchased by this council”.
“This is a strategic regeneration acquisition.
“It would be an ideal location for a new transport hub, with its proximity to the main shopping areas and the railway station.”
The council has already launched a bid for £39 million of government funding as part of the Bus Back Better scheme.
According to reports, £10 million would be used to build the transport hub with real-time bus information, a ticket office, toilets, seats, and CCTV.
The 18,000 square foot property had been advertised on the market for £750, 000.
But there has already been significant controversy over plans to build a central bus station, with a few different proposed locations over the years.
When asked why the original bus station was closed to the public, a North East Lincolnshire Council spokesperson said: “Initial works to remove the bus station and provide an on-street alternative was developed in line with the regeneration ambitions at that time.
“Further growth was anticipated with private developers and investors.
“Unfortunately, and out of the council’s control, the regeneration ambitions did not come to fruition.
“We must also consider the economic and retail picture back when the bus station was removed and its radical change over the years that have followed since 2014.
“Fast forward to today and you see how that change has opened up this whole area of Grimsby town centre for regeneration.”
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