Demolition recommended for disused multi-storey car park

A 55-year-old multi-storey car park in Grimsby which closed down in May could be demolished.

The Abbey Walk multi-storey was built in 1969 but was shut earlier this year after structural defects were found. Water has seeped into key structural supports, making the car park potentially unsafe to use.

A report to be considered by councillors recommends knocking down the building and replacing it with a 120-space surface car park.

The same report also outlines the next steps towards creation of a Transport Hub on a 1.6 acre site off Osborne Street in Grimsby town centre.

The proposed hub would be sited behind current vacant units on Osborne Street which North East Lincolnshire Council owns and are due to be demolished.

If this hub gains consent it would serve buses, cyclists and other users – connecting people with the railway station. It would bring all the existing town centre bus stops together.

The report states: “The residents of North East Lincolnshire deserve a fit for purpose transportation hub that allows quick easy access to public transport services in a central location near to rail, retail and town centre amenities.”

Finances to fund phase one of this hub would be supported by £1.7m from the Bus Service Improvement Plan.

It is anticipated a further £1.9m would be provided through the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority, (GLCCA), subject to approval.