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Split Decision7 March 20253352579

Summerfields,, Louth Road,, Grimsby, DN36 4RY

Planning appeal 3352579 at Summerfields,, Louth Road,, Grimsby, DN36 4RY (North East Lincolnshire Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 7 March 2025 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on occupiers of nearby residential and business properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance.

Change of use to create a mixed use site consisting of residential, dog grooming, dog breeding, dog day care, dog boarding and a dog park within an existing paddock

Authority
North East Lincolnshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Bartlett R
Postcode
DN36 4RY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on occupiers of nearby residential and business properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The cumulative effect of dog day care and boarding operations, which would intensify the use to a level causing unacceptable noise and disturbance to nearby residential properties, outweighed the benefits of the service provision.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187Paragraph 198

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