Commercial buildings face demolition to enable transport hub development

Plans have been lodged to demolish commercial properties at 3-15 Osborne Street, in Grimsby, to clear the site ahead of the creation of a new transport hub.

Approval was given in September last year for the scheme to create a Transport Hub on a 1.6 acre site off Osborne Street, in the town centre.

The hub will be on the Garden Street car park site, accessed from Osborne Street once the buildings have been knocked down

The units due for demolition were built in the 1970s and most have been empty for years.

A council spokesman said: “The aim of the Transport Hub scheme is to create a multi-functional transport hub for buses, cycles, and other users, which connects with the adjacent railway station, encouraging public transport use and supporting the wider Grimsby Town Centre regeneration ambitions.

“Stage one of the transport hub will essentially be a large, flat area co-locating all the bus shelters together once again. Further money will be sought to create a hub building for stage two of the plans.”