Planning appeal decision
Budleigh House Bed & Breakfast, Messingham Ings Road, Messingham, DN17 3AS
Planning appeal 3351629 at Budleigh House Bed & Breakfast, Messingham Ings Road, Messingham, DN17 3AS (North Lincolnshire Council) was allowed on 5 February 2025 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be in an appropriate location with regard to the Council's spatial strategy for development.
change of use of an existing building from use as a Guest House (Use Class C1) to a Children's Home (Use Class C2) comprising 6 suite rooms to provide short break and respite accommodation for children and young people aged 0 -25 years
- Authority
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- DN17 3AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be in an appropriate location with regard to the Council's spatial strategy for development
- Whether the development would be in an appropriate location with regard to flood risk
What decided it
The similarity in travel patterns and sustainability implications between the existing guest house use and the proposed children's home use, combined with the absence of increased flood risk when bedrooms are located on the first floor, provided sufficient material considerations to outweigh the development plan conflicts.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS3Policy CS19Policy DS16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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