Tetney Road Service Station Tetney Road Humberston North East Lincolnshire DN36 4JN Data via plota.co.uk

DM/0059/26/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Part change of use to existing car sales forecourt to include hand car wash and erection of palisade fence with gates to rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Mar 2026
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Consultation
16 Jun 2026
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Committee
2 Sept 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Committee · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by North East Lincs Planning Committee on 2 Sept 2026.

Approved

Against officer advice: officers had recommended refusal.

  • Officers advised refusal because the car wash would cause unacceptable noise, disturbance, fumes and water spray to a neighbour.
  • A neighbour objected over noise, fumes, water residue and disturbance, while other speakers supported the existing local business.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officer advice, public views, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of North East Lincs's committee minutes of 2 Sept 2026.

Documents 27

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Humberston and New Waltham built-up area; Priority habitat 41 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Full Application
Postcode
DN36 4JN
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Ward
Humberston And New Waltham
Parish
Humberston Village Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
By Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 174 days from validation, 118 days slower than North East Lincs's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 95% of commercial premises here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by North East Lincs in the last twelve months, from validation. North East Lincs decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
16 Jun 2026
Comments by
10 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
18 Mar 2026
Committee
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
8 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
North East Lincs
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#132 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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