Unit B Alexandra Retail Park Corporation Road Grimsby North East Lincolnshire DN31 1SG Data via plota.co.uk

DM/0051/23/CEA - Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of all the floor space at unit B, within Class E, as a Health and Fitness club including the installation of a mezzanine floor for the gym is lawful Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 25 Jan 2023
✓
Consultation
27 Jan 2023
✓
Approved
26 May 2023
✗
Appeal dismissed
20 Mar 2026

Approved on 26 May 2023 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Grimsby built-up area; Conservation area 98 m away: Victoria Mills; Heritage at risk 98 m away: Victoria Mills, Grimsby; National infrastructure project 1815 m away: Stallingborough Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) generating plant and Carbon Capture Plant (CCP), at pre-application.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area1,628 m² (17,524 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 119)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
Postcode
DN31 1SG
Received
around 25 Jan 2023
Validated
25 Jan 2023
Ward
West Marsh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 May 2023
Decision
Approved
Decision date
26 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 20 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6001748 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Savills

How this decision compares

Decided in 121 days from validation, 69 days slower than North East Lincs's median of 52 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 83% of lawful development certificates here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
43,265decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in North East Lincs to go on. North East Lincs decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-11865958
Planning Portal ref
PP-11865958
Consultation
27 Jan 2023
Comments by
20 Feb 2023
Statutory expiry
22 Mar 2023
Env. assessment
No
North East Lincs
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#132 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North East Lincs ranks #151 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North East Lincs decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #22 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #35 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #151 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #235 of 296
95%
Minor dwellings approved
43 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
22 decided
467
Total decisions
24 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.