Plans for £900,000 visitor centre at nature reserve approved

Plans for a £900,000 visitor centre at a nature reserve at the mouth of the Humber estuary have been given the go-ahead.

The Spurn Point Visitor Centre is to be built on land to the south of village of Kilnsea, in East Yorkshire, BBC News reported.

The original plans from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust were turned down in July, with East Riding of Yorkshire Council citing concerns over flooding and the visual impact.

The Council has now has voted to go ahead with revised plans.

The planned centre is to be sited at the top of the 3.5 mile (6km) long peninsula, which is located at the mouth of the estuary.

Spurn is only 50m wide at some points and is home to seabirds and other wildlife.

In December 2013 a tidal surge in the North Sea swamped the land, damaging parts of the road which connects the tip of the point with the mainland.

The peninsula faces Cleethorpes and Grimsby across the estuary and is almost 30 miles (45k) from Hull on the East Yorkshire bank of the Humber.

The proposals had attracted hundreds of objections and protests from local residents complaining about the impact of the development on the village of Kilnsea and the surrounding area.