Charterholme

Charterholme, previously known as Western Growth Corridor^[1] is a major urban expansion in the city of Lincoln, in Lincolnshire, England. As of January 2025^[update] it is being built at the junction of Birchwood Avenue and Skellingthorpe Road, close to the A46 road, Birchwood and Skellingthorpe, and work is ongoing to build Charterholme in phases.

Charterholme
District
Charterholme prior to construction, looking from the church of Latter-Day Saints.
Charterholme Location within Lincolnshire
District	Lincoln
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lincoln
Postcode district	LN6
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Lincoln
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.222436°N 0.591535°W / 53.222436; -0.591535

History

Skyline of Lincoln from where the development is being built

The development was approved in January 2022 upon consent given by the City of Lincoln Council.^[2] Work on the project began in August 2023 with temporary traffic lights being installed around Birchwood Avenue and Skellingthorpe Road while equipment and groundworks as well as road alignments and traffic light installations were taking place. This caused issues for locals living nearby due to the bottlenecked traffic during rush hour and the amount of disruption by the works going on.^[3][4][5] The temporary traffic lights were removed in March 2024.^[6] The development was given the name "Charterholme" ^[when?]by Lincoln City Council.^{[citation needed]}

Proposals for the development

The new development is planned to include up to 3,200 new houses on greenbelt land within the City of Lincoln Boundary. It will also include a new primary school, shopping centre and a new stadium for Lincoln City F.C. There are also new road links planned to the city centre between Skellingthorpe Road/Birchwood Avenue and Tritton Road.^[7]

See also

• England portal