Residential Development - Former Western Secondary School & Playing Fields Site

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North East Lincolnshire Council (the Council) has an exciting housing development opportunity at the former Western Secondary School and Playing Field Site on Cambridge Road, Grimsby. The site is located 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south west of Grimsby town centre and in close proximity to a wide range of local facilities and public transport, including Grimsby Town Train Station. This is a highly prominent development freehold site extending to, 22.9 acres (9.3 hectares) and benefits from hybrid planning permission for up to 297 dwellings. The Council have secured funding from the Accelerated Construction Fund via Homes England to de-risk the site through the delivery of spine roads, utilities and main access points. There are no existing buildings at the site and infrastructure works to deliver the key spine roads were completed in October 2021. The site gained hybrid planning consent in April 2021 (Planning Ref: DM/0975/20/FUL) for: • Full planning permission for site access and roads within the site; and, • Outline planning permission for up to 297 residential units and a 90 bed extra care facility and the associated infrastructure and landscaping with means of access and landscaping to be considered. The Council also require a total of 50 units to be provided for retirement use (over 55's). The site is subject to Homes England Grant Funding Conditions, to include; delivery at pace, use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), and delivery through a build lease/contractual agreement. The Council will be undertaking a streamlined Competitive Dialogue under the Public Contract Regulation 2015 for this development, with a maximum of 5 shortlisted bidders invited to take part in dialogue and submit a final tender. All questions and clarifications must be submitted via https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ All responses must be submitted via https://yortender.eu-supply.com/

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