Five derelict former police houses on Stonebridge Road are about to be demolished as the first phase in a project to open the site up for much-needed new housing.
But although the council said work was to begin next week, it is understood that it has been put back.
According to posts on facebook, an appeal has been put forward as the unoccupied are home to wild animals. Among them are bats – a protected species.
Built in 1960, they have been not been lived in for more than 30 years, when they were used as storage by police. The police moved out in 2007 and the properties taken over by Grantham College.
The property and land is owned by South Kesteven District Council after being purchased from Grantham College in 2019. The buildings were briefly used as offices by Grantham College but have not been fully inhabited for at least 10 years, falling into disrepair.
SKDC will propose future development ideas for the site. No specific outcome has been decided but the council is currently involved in design and feasibility work for development options.
The first work to clear greenery to allow safe access via a new driveway onto the site is now under way. None of the work will affect the Grade II listed Stonebridge House.
The demolition process was to have begun on March, starting with securing the site and setting up perimeter fencing.
Planning permission for demolition was approved on 17 December.
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