®Planning appeal decision
The Haymaker, 75 Main Street, Bonby, Brigg, DN20 0PY
demolition of an existing vacant restaurant and attached owner/occupier flat, and erection of 6 semi-detached family homes
- Authority
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed change of use would result in the unjustified loss of a local community facility
What decided it
The appellant demonstrated through robust marketing and the Asset of Community Value process that the building is no longer viable as a public house or any other community use, satisfying the requirements of Policy CS22 and Policy C2 to permit the loss of the facility.
The substantial benefits of delivering housing to address the acknowledged shortfall in supply, with associated economic benefits from construction, outweighed the limited harm from loss of the public house, which had not functioned as a community facility for 11 years and was not viable to restore.
Framework references: 11, 93
Plan policies cited: Policy CS22, Policy C2, Policy CS7, draft Policy CSC10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.