Monthly Archive 5 November 2025

Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat- external site , has outlined plans to transform Alexandra Dock and create 120 new homes in Grimsby.

The regeneration scheme, which received planning approval from North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) on Friday, represents an investment of more than £20 million from the housebuilder.

Working in collaboration with NELC, Keepmoat will deliver high-quality, all electric multi-tenure homes, vibrant green spaces and maintain an area for retail investment.

The development will feature 54 affordable homes, offered through social rent in partnership with a local housing association.

Richard Gough, Operations Director at Keepmoat, Yorkshire East said: “We’re thrilled to secure planning to breathe new life into Alexandra Dock. This project represents a significant investment in the area and we’re looking forward to working alongside our partners to bring forward a brownfield piece of land set for regeneration.

“At Keepmoat, we are proud to build communities and transform lives. Grimsby is a fantastic location, offering a range of amenities and strong transport links. ”

Councillor Stewart Swinburn, Cabinet member for Housing at North East Lincolnshire Council, added: I’m pleased this has taken the next step towards becoming a reality. This housing development, right in the town centre, will help to transform Grimsby’s future in the coming years.

“Through investment, and working with other organisations, like Keepmoat and Homes England, we are helping to build stronger communities across our borough.”

Keepmoat already has a strong presence across North East Lincolnshire, with its Cambridge Green development at the former Western School site where the housebuilder is delivering 318 new homes, including affordable and retirement properties to create sustainable communities across East Yorkshire.

Keepmoat is a top 10 UK partnership homebuilder with a track-record of delivering quality homes in regions across the UK. To date, Keepmoat has built over 35,000 homes, transforming brownfield sites into thriving new communities.

For more information, please visit www.keepmoat.com

Article and image from NELC.

A temporary pop-up library will open in Freshney Place, Grimsby, next Tuesday November 4.

The library is based in a unit on Baxtergate, opposite Costa Coffee, and will open from Tuesdays to Fridays between 8.30am and 5.30pm, and on Saturdays from 9am-1pm. It will be closed on Sundays, Mondays and Bank Holidays.

The library will offer a range of services, including:

• Books – issue, return and reservation collection. Adult fiction and non-fiction
• Large print
• Audio Books
• Children’s books, including picture books, board books, junior fiction and non-fiction
• Health and Wellbeing and Send Collection.

There will also be two public network computers, two study spaces, document scanning for Local Taxation and benefits assistance, photocopying and printing.

Events such as Story Times for Toddlers and Shake Rattle and Read will also take place – but places will be limited.

Grimsby Central Library building remains closed at this time following water damage earlier in the year that created risk of asbestos disturbance. A structural survey on the condition of the building is complete and further surveys are underway to determine the works required.

NELC Cabinet members have approved, in principle, the reopening of Grimsby Central Library building, subject to confirmation of the options and costs for refurbishment. These options will be subject to full and transparent engagement.

Cllr Hayden Dawkins, Portfolio Holder for Culture, Heritage and the Visitor Economy, said: “I am very pleased that we now have an accessible temporary library service within Grimsby Town Centre. I hope that people will take advantage of this service while we continue to investigate the works that are needed at the Central Library building.”

Article and image from NELC.