®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Church Lane, Humberston, DN36 4JY
Planning appeal 3304337 at Land South of Church Lane, Humberston, DN36 4JY (North East Lincolnshire Council) was dismissed on 13 February 2023 by Inspector Sargent J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would conflict with the Council's spatial strategy.
an outline application to erect 93 dwellings, with means of access to be considered (to include construction access off South Sea Lane)
- Authority
- North East Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Sargent J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would conflict with the Council's spatial strategy
- its effect on highway safety
- whether it would cause harm to the significance of designated heritage assets
- its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether its impact on infrastructure would be addressed
- and, if any harm would arise from any of the above, whether that would be outweighed by public benefits, or a decision contrary to the development plan justified by other material considerations
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed church, conservation area and scheduled monument, together with the unacceptable harm to highway safety, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
the public benefits of housing delivery, economic gain, environmental improvements and recreation provision did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to heritage assets or the harm to highway safety and countryside character, so the balance tipped against the proposal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3Policy 4Policy 5Policy 39
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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