South Yorkshire Hotel , Wharf Road, Ealand, Scunthorpe, DN17 4JW

Planning appeal 3367209 at South Yorkshire Hotel , Wharf Road, Ealand, Scunthorpe, DN17 4JW (North Lincolnshire Council) was dismissed on 26 September 2025 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be appropriate to its countryside location, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan.

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Authority: North Lincolnshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector: Storey P
Postcode: DN17 4JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be appropriate to its countryside location, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
whether the proposed development would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area
whether the proposed development would accord with local and national planning policy relating to flood risk
whether the proposed development would make appropriate provision for biodiversity

What decided it

The proposal's fundamental conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, which strictly controls countryside development to uses essential to its functioning, could not be overcome by the acknowledged economic and social benefits of supporting a growing specialist business.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy RD2Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS3Policy CS5Policy LC7Policy CS19Policy CS17
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 173Paragraph 174Paragraph 175Paragraph 176

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