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Dismissed7 May 20266002869

Land off Station Road, New Waltham, DN36 4RZ

Planning appeal 6002869 at Land off Station Road, New Waltham, DN36 4RZ (North East Lincolnshire Council) was dismissed on 7 May 2026 by Inspector Sabu R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would accord with the Council's development plan strategy for the location of housing with particular regard to the character and appearance of the area and the strategic green infrastructure corridor between Waltham and New Waltham.

Outline Planning Application for up to 120 dwellings with associated landscaping and infrastructure with means of access to be considered only, with all other matters reserved

Authority
North East Lincolnshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Sabu R
Postcode
DN36 4RZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would accord with the Council's development plan strategy for the location of housing with particular regard to the character and appearance of the area and the strategic green infrastructure corridor between Waltham and New Waltham
  • the effect of the proposal on heritage assets with particular regard to archaeology
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The very significant harm to the strategic green infrastructure gap and landscape character between Waltham and New Waltham, combined with moderate heritage harm, was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme.

the very significant weight attributed to harm to the settlement gap and character/appearance, together with moderate weight to heritage harm, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the significant weight attributed to housing, affordable housing, economic, social and environmental benefits

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 5Policy 22Policy 39Policy 40Policy 42
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 207Paragraph 11

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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