®Planning appeal decision
47 Low St (Land Behind), Haxey, N Lincs, DN9 2LE
Planning appeal 3373556 at 47 Low St (Land Behind), Haxey, N Lincs, DN9 2LE (North Lincolnshire Council) was dismissed on 28 January 2026 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be suitably located having regard to relevant development plan policies concerning the location of housing.
the erection of 13 elderly persons residential dwellings, areas of communal open space and landscaping, and associated access and car parking
- Authority
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson L
- Postcode
- DN9 2LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be suitably located having regard to relevant development plan policies concerning the location of housing
- Whether the proposal would contribute towards meeting an identified need for older people's housing
- The effect of the proposal on the Area of Special Historic Landscape Interest (ASHLI)
- The effect of the proposal on the Area of Amenity Importance (AAI)
What decided it
The proposal's unsustainable location outside the settlement boundary, combined with the lack of demonstrated local need for older persons housing and the harmful effects on the designated historic landscape and amenity areas, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.
The adverse impacts of unsustainable location, lack of identified local need for older persons housing, and limited but harmful effects on the ASHLI and AAI significantly and demonstrably outweighed the economic, social and environmental benefits of the proposal when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS2Policy CS3Policy CS5Policy CS6Policy CS8Policy LC7Policy LC11Policy LC14Policy DS1Policy RD2Policy H5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 62Paragraph 63Paragraph 232
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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