162-164 Ashby High Street, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2JS Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2025/262 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Planning permission to change the use of the ground floor of both buildings from a barber's and hair salon (Class E (a)) to small house in multiple occupation (Class C4), including single-storey extensions and raising of the roofline to the rear, and associated external alterations to the buildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 2 Apr 2025
✓
Approved
2 Jul 2025

Approved on 2 Jul 2025 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 740 m away: H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire, at pre-application; Inside the Scunthorpe built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 planning permission
Postcode
DN16 2JS
Received
around 2 Apr 2025
Validated
2 Apr 2025
Ward
Ashby Central
Parish
Scunthorpe
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
2 Jul 2025

How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 38 days slower than North Lincs's median of 53 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
244decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 May 2025
North Lincs
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#169 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Lincs ranks #123 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Lincs decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #195 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #177 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #123 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #182 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
79%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
37 decided
705
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026