373 homes on track to be built over beloved railway bridge
Part of bridge to be reused in development
Under the bridge 234. | Photo: Geograph / Richard Croft
Plans for 373 homes to be built in Bourne are recommended for approval next week, which will include the demolition of a beloved bridge on the land south of Harvey Close and west of Wincanton Way.
The southern part of the site contains Bridge 234 which previously carried an unsurfaced track over the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Bourne-Saxby line. It is proposed this be demolished by developers due to it not being “structurally safe”.
Two petitions have been received, one with 907 signatures which seeks to preserve Bridge 234 and the second with 828 signatories who want to preserve the whole site as an unspoilt space.