ABP Port Offices Cleethorpe Road Grimsby North East Lincolnshire DN31 3LL Data via plota.co.uk

DM/0191/23/SCO - EIA - Scoping Pending

Proposal

Scoping Opinion for 4 wind turbines at 150m maximum height Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 1 Mar 2023
✓
Consultation
8 Mar 2023
Decision
Target date was 5 Apr 2023

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Apr 2023; it is now day 1337.

The consultation period closed on 1 Apr 2023.

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Dock Offices
List entry 1379873 · 8 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Mablethorpe to Humber Bridge across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 272 m away: Humber Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 272 m away: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI; Inside the Grimsby built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Application type
EIA - Scoping
Postcode
DN31 3LL
Received
around 1 Mar 2023
Validated
1 Mar 2023
Ward
West Marsh
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Apr 2023
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 1337, past the statutory target. 95% of eia screening and scoping opinions in North East Lincs are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Oct 2026.

Day 13371281 days past the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
1,984decided in the last year

Plota live figures for eia screening and scoping opinions decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent eia screening and scoping opinions in North East Lincs to go on. North East Lincs decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Mar 2023
Comments by
1 Apr 2023
Statutory expiry
5 Apr 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