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Dismissed1 March 20243329352

Land East of Midfield Road, Humberston, N E Lincolnshire, DN36 4TH

Planning appeal 3329352 at Land East of Midfield Road, Humberston, N E Lincolnshire, DN36 4TH (North East Lincolnshire Council) was dismissed on 1 March 2024 by Inspector Crosby L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposal on biodiversity.

225 dwellings on land east of Midfield Road , Humberston with secondary access off Andrew Road

Authority
North East Lincolnshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Crosby L
Postcode
DN36 4TH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect of the proposal on biodiversity.

What decided it

The lack of adequate mitigation for the loss of functionally linked land supporting SPA/SSSI bird populations, particularly curlew.

the benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery did not outweigh the harm to biodiversity from a lack of suitable mitigation for the SPA and SSSI

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 13LP policy 5LP policy 13LP policy 40LP policy 41LP policy 43

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