Takeaway and café at 52 Littlefield Lane, Grimsby
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by North East Lincs Planning Committee on 22 Apr 2026.
What consultees said
Drainage, highways, heritage and the Environment Agency raised no objections, while Environmental Protection requested conditions on operating hours and extraction.
“REPRESENTATIONS RECEIVED Consultees Heritage - No heritage input required. Drainage - No objections. Highways - Approval no conditions. Environment Agency - No comments. Environmental Protection - Conditions requested for hours of construction / demolition and hours of operation and specific extraction information. Informatives recommended for extraction and soundproofing.”
Officer report
What people said
Four objections raised concerns about takeaway numbers, property values, competition, noise, odour and litter; seventeen responses supported reusing the vacant unit.
“Neighbour Representations Representations have been received in objection to the application from 48 Littlefield Lane, 1 St Anns Avenue, 6 St Anns Avenue and 4 Rosalind Avenue broadly on the grounds of: - Too many takeaways in the area - Devaluing of properties - Competition to other local takeaways - Noise and odour from another takeaway - Concerns over litter in gardens Representations have been received in support of the application from 131 Littlefield Lane, 11 St Hildas…”
Officer report
Who spoke
The agent and applicant supported the proposal, highlighting local investment, seating, healthier choices, local suppliers and improvements to the frontage.
What members discussed
Members welcomed the investment and café concept, while one member raised concerns about the neighbouring property and shutters.
“Councillor Hudson said that he welcomed the investment. He said that he liked the café concept proposed. Councillor Hudson proposed that the application be approved.”
“Councillor Parkinson said that it was nice to hear about healthier foods being sold but you did always feel a bit sorry for the next door neighbour. He said that he would like to see a condition added regarding the shutters as they destroyed the street scene.”
Minutes
The vote
The committee approved the application with conditions, by eight votes to none, with one abstention.
“RESOLVED - That the application be approved with conditions.”
“(Note - the committee voted 8 for with 1 abstention for the application to be approved.)”
Minutes
Sources
- North East Lincs Planning Committee minutes, 22 April 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of North East Lincs's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Date
- Wednesday 22 April 2026
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- Officers recommended approval
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- Approved
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This committee's year
41 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 2 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.