Rowen House, Summer Hill, Gainsborough, DN21 1HQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a lawful development certificate for change of use of existing dwellinghouse (C3 Use) to Children's Care Home for 2no. Children (C2 Use) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- West Lindsey
- Application type
- Cert. Lawful Develop. Proposed
- Postcode
- DN21 1HQ
- Received
- 15 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- GAINSBOROUGH EAST
- Parish
- Gainsborough CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Grant time limit plus conditions
- Decision date
- 15 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- HMS Town Planning & Urban Design
How this decision compares
Decided in 59 days from validation, 4 days slower than West Lindsey's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 69% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Lindsey in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lindsey decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP/2026/00782
- Comments by
- 16 Sept 2026
- Committee
- 17 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
West Lindsey ranks #110 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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