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Planning and Environment

View of Alkborough Flats
Alkborough Flats scheme praised
1 April 2021

North Lincolnshire Council has received praise for its work with the Alkborough Flats partnership, helping address the risk of flooding…

Wooden fingerpost sign at Bottesford Beck
Access to Bottesford Beck linear park improved
23 March 2021

Visiting Bottesford Beck linear park is now easier following North Lincolnshire Council’s £60,000 investment in improved parking facilities. The existing…

Two saplings plantedon grass with encing behind and new housing
Tree planting scheme covers more areas
19 March 2021

Thousands more trees are being planted across the region as we forge ahead with our ambitious tree-planting scheme, backed by…

Rows of saplings planted on grassed area with trees to the side and houses in the distance
Tree planting scheme continues to grow
2 March 2021

Nearly 35,000 trees have been planted across North Lincolnshire as part of our scheme to plant one for every member…

Fresh fruit and vegetables
Fight climate change with Food Waste Action Week
25 February 2021

A new campaign to help people waste less food launches next week. Food Waste Action Week runs from Monday 1…

Recently planted saplings in snowy landscape of Sheffield Park, Scunthorpe
Hundreds more trees planted across North Lincolnshire
16 February 2021

Work has started around the region this month as part of our pledge to plant 172,000 trees – one for…

Young couple and young boy in front of newly planted trees
Residents and businesses take up our tree-planting challenge
10 February 2021

North Lincolnshire Council’s ambitious pledge to see 172,000 trees planted across the region – one for every member of the…

River Ancholme in Brigg with red flowers in planters
Council offers £25,000 for Spring In Bloom projects
14 January 2021

Town and parish councils and community groups across North Lincolnshire are being invited to apply for a share in £25,000…

A boy and a man standing in a rural area with spades
Winteringham trees among first on our Northern Forest tree...
10 December 2020

Trees planted by children from Winteringham are among the first to be registered on our newly launched tree register. The…

Threee young teenage boys holding spades in a field of newly planted trees
Baysgarth School hosts planting of 3,300 Northern Forest trees
4 December 2020

Local charities, business, schools, veterans and volunteers have come together to plant 3,300 trees at Baysgarth School, giving the North…

Photograph of Cllr Rob Waltham on a walking route
Have your say on new and improved walking and cycling routes in...
20 November 2020

Residents and visitors to North Lincolnshire are being invited to have their say on plans to improve and create walking…

Discarded tin cans in a bin bag
River clean-up volunteers find fencing, a motorbike helmet and a...
19 November 2020

A new community volunteer group set up in East Halton Skitter to protect local wildlife and keep the Humber litter-free…

Holly MUmby Croft MP, Cllr David Rose, Cllr Rob Waltham planting a tree on a grassed area in Scunthorpe
Ambitious plans revealed to create 25 acres of urban woodland in...
22 October 2020

Residents are being urged to help plant tens of thousands of trees across North Lincolnshire to help reach an ambitious…

Green Flag in KIngsway Gardens, Scunthjorpe. with councillors and park staff
North Lincolnshire parks recognised as among best in country
14 October 2020

Four North Lincolnshire parks have once again been recognised as among the finest green spaces in the UK by retaining…

a road with lights moving quickly down it, depicting ultrafast broadband
Play your part to increase broadband speeds in North Lincolnshire
24 September 2020

North Lincolnshire Council is working with telecoms providers to bring ultrafast broadband to the area and needs local people to…