Planning and Environment

The winter planting season has begun which means it is the perfect time to plant trees. Council staff and volunteers…

This week is National Tree Week, with people across the country planting thousands of trees to mark the start of…

Town and parish councils together with community groups can get their spring planting off to a flying start with grants…

Residents are being urged to report anti-social behaviour in the area’s award-winning parks and gardens following a surge of mindless…

The leader of North Lincolnshire Council has welcomed the completion of flood defences which will help to protect residents and…

Volunteers dedicated to cleaning up the river bank at East Halton celebrated their first anniversary by clearing more waste from…

Local residents are being asked to suggest areas to transform into woodland as part of the Northern Forest scheme. North…

The leader of North Lincolnshire Council has welcomed a government announcement putting a huge carbon capture proposal in pole position…

Scunthorpe’s Sheffield Park has been recognised as an outstanding public space with the announcement it has been awarded prestigious Green…

Scunthorpe is officially blooming brilliant after taking home four gongs from the annual East Midlands in Bloom awards. Most prestigious…

North Lincolnshire Council has secured Government funding to provide eligible households with external wall insulation and solar photovoltaic (SV) panels…

A far-sighted prospectus laying out North Lincolnshire Council’s ambition for the environment is now open to consultation from residents. A Green Future…

Residents are being urged to support a new initiative to help maintain the beauty of Twigmoor Woods and protect it…

Proposals to transform a patch of unused land into urban orchards and community allotments have been backed by residents. In…

Hidden cameras are being installed at fly-tipping hot spots to monitor illegal dumping as part of our war on litter.…