®Planning appeal decision
Land at Tuttle Farm, Lock Road, North Cotes, Grimsby, DN36 5UP
Planning appeal 6009106 at Land at Tuttle Farm, Lock Road, North Cotes, Grimsby, DN36 5UP (East Lindsey) was dismissed on 30 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, including its position within the Coastal Area and Flood Zone 3.
develop land at Tuttle Farm for nine houses
- Authority
- East Lindsey
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- DN36 5UP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, including its position within the Coastal Area and Flood Zone 3
What decided it
The site's location outside the settlement, within Flood Zone 3 and the Coastal Area, combined with inadequate evidence of sequential test compliance and conflict with Policies SP17 and SP18, rendered it unsuitable for residential development in principle.
The modest housing supply contribution and economic benefits were afforded moderate weight, but the conflicts with Policies SP17 and SP18, the absence of suitable flood risk evidence, and the objective of directing development away from areas at greatest risk of flooding attracted substantial weight; the adverse consequences outweighed the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP17Policy SP18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy F4Policy F5
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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