Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative MP for Gainsborough, has expressed his opposition to developers’ plans to build thirty-three new homes in Scothern.

Writing to West Lindsey District Council, the MP of over thirty years’ service in the House of Commons, noted that the infrastructure and amenities in Scothern are insufficient to suitably bear this kind of rapid expansion.

“We are blessed with highly liveable towns and villages here in Lincolnshire,” Sir Edward said, “but we must be careful to ensure all further development is in line with both local desires and infrastructure capabilities.”

“This proposal in Scothern is too much, too quickly, and will only put further strain on our health resources, as well as our roads and buses.”