®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Britton Close, Luddington, DN17 4RL
Planning appeal 3375482 at Land West of Britton Close, Luddington, DN17 4RL (North Lincolnshire Council) was dismissed on 29 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.
Proposed self/custom build dwelling (outline permission, all matters reserved)
- Authority
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson L
- Postcode
- DN17 4RL
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 there are reasonably available sites appropriate for the proposed development in areas at lower risk of flooding and whether the sequential and exception tests have been met
What decided it
The proposal fails the flood risk exception test as it would not provide wider sustainability benefits to the community that outweigh the flood risk, and conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy directing housing to settlement limits.
The benefits of housing delivery and self-build contribution were outweighed by the conflict with development plan policies on location and the failure to demonstrate that flood risk would be outweighed by wider sustainability benefits; the flood risk protection policies provided a strong reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 11(d)(i).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RD2Policy DS16Policy CS2Policy CS3Policy CS8Policy CS19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 178Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in North Lincolnshire Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026
- Dismissed22 December 2025337274647 Swanbridge , Sandtoft Road, Belton, North Lincolnshire, DN9 1PH
- Dismissed19 June 20253360048Plot 5 Tavella Court, Westwoodside, North Lincolnshire, DN9 2PR
- Allowed23 October 20266011532Land Adjacent to Hawthorne Gardens, Accessed off Land to South of Howe Lane, Goxhill, DN19 7UN
- Dismissed23 October 20266008683Scunthorpe Compressor Station, Butterwick Road, Messingham, DN17 3PN
- Dismissed6 October 202660129222 Russell Walk, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3TU
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.