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Allowed16 September 20253365054

Buzz Bingo, Brigg Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 6TZ

Planning appeal 3365054 at Buzz Bingo, Brigg Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 6TZ (North Lincolnshire Council) was allowed on 16 September 2025 by Inspector Skelly C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would result in the unacceptable loss of a community facility, having regard to the relevant provisions of the development plan.

change of use from a bingo hall (Sui Generis) to self-storage (Use Class B8)

Authority
North Lincolnshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Skelly C
Postcode
DN15 6TZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would result in the unacceptable loss of a community facility, having regard to the relevant provisions of the development plan

What decided it

The submitted evidence demonstrating that the continued use of the building as a bingo hall is no longer commercially viable and that there has been no demand for any alternative community uses satisfied the exception in Policy CS22.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS22
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 97Paragraph 96

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