Planning appeal decision
Land West of Scotter Road, Messingham, DN17 3QE
Planning appeal 3346249 at Land West of Scotter Road, Messingham, DN17 3QE (North Lincolnshire Council) was allowed on 30 July 2025 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is necessary information to enable the planning application to be validated and determined, and whether the outline planning permission has lapsed.
Residential development comprising up to 25 dwellings (reserved matters: access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale)
- Authority
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- DN17 3QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is necessary information to enable the planning application to be validated and determined, and whether the outline planning permission has lapsed
- Foul and surface water drainage, and flood risk
- Access and highway safety
What decided it
The approval of the adjacent site's reserved matters provided the necessary information regarding access to Scotter Road, enabling the Inspector to determine the reserved matters despite the initial absence of confirmed access details.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS16 of the North Lincolnshire Local Plan 2003Policy CS18 of the Core Strategy 2011Policy CS19 of the Core Strategy 2011
- Judgments
- Inverclyde District Council v Secretary of State for Scotland 1982 SLT 2000
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.
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