Over a three month period beginning in October 1998, prior to the commencement of groundworks, the City of Lincoln Archaeological Unit carried out a site survey on behalf of the developer.

There is no firm evidence of inhabitation until the appearance on early 20th century maps of Fen Cottages and another group of buildings.

[5] Owing to the weight of opposition to the scheme, the application was called in by Environment Secretary, John Gummer for a public inquiry.

[6] Detailed plans for the 126-acre (51 ha) site were set out in a public consultation in October 1998 and included a 146 berth marina twice the size of Brayford Pool in Lincoln, 210 homes, a hotel and conference centre, shops, a clubhouse, leisure centre, two fishing lakes and another lake for water sports such as jet skiing, sailing and wind surfing.

[10] Geotechnical investigations from the 1998–99 archaelogical survey revealed a solid geology of Lower Lias clay dipping towards the Fossdyke; this is overlain by river terrace sands and gravels inturn overlain by red and gray clays, sand and soil.

[11] The "Woodcocks", a Marston's public house and hotel is named after a prominent local resident and was built on the site of Lane End cottages.

[14] A Lincoln-based cycle hire scheme established in 2013 was extended to Burton Waters a year later but is now closed.