7, Louisberg Road, Hemswell Cliff , Gainsborough, DN21 5XU Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2025/01162 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning application to convert existing three-bedroom two-storey private dwellinghouse, into 2no. single bedroom flats. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Nov 2025
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Validated
26 Nov 2025
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by West Lindsey Planning Committee on 27 May 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the conversion would not significantly increase parking demand or harm the area.
  • The parish council objected over parking, while highways officers and local residents raised no objection or representation.
  • The committee voted to grant permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of West Lindsey's committee minutes of 27 May 2026.

Site constraints 5

Potentially contaminated land
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
National infrastructure project 946 m away: Tillbridge Solar Project
The site is 946 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hemswell Cliff built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 9 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £62,000 in February 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

25 February 2025£62,000
23 September 2009£85,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area77 m² (829 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DN21 5XU
Received
18 Nov 2025
Validated
26 Nov 2025
Ward
HEMSWELL
Parish
Hemswell Cliff CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jan 2026
Decision
Grant with conditions
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Benson Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 184 days from validation, 114 days slower than West Lindsey's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
12%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2025/01193
Consultation
27 Nov 2025
Comments by
25 May 2026
Committee
27 May 2026
Statutory expiry
29 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lindsey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #70 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #123 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #110 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #187 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
80 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
33 decided
562
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.