St Hugh's Special School, Bushfield Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Planning permission to remove existing low-level metal fencing and palisade fencing to the school’s frontage and identified rear areas and replace with new 2m high anti-climb weld mesh fencing, pedestrian and vehicular gates with new access control systems Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 31 Oct 2026; it is now day 53.
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- North Lincs
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- DN16 1NB
- Received
- 8 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Frodingham
- Parish
- Scunthorpe
- Case officer
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Decision outlook
Day 53, past North Lincs's usual 49 days for extensions. 95% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 8 Dec 2026.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by North Lincs in the last twelve months, from validation. North Lincs decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 29 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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St Hugh's Special School, Bushfield Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
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The consultation period closed on 29 Sept 2026.