Nine homes from barns at Church Farm, Great Coates

The site and its surroundings

The unused site is behind Church Farm, accessed from Old Road, within a conservation area, with locally listed barns and residential neighbours around it.

“SITE The site is located to the rear of Church Farm on Station Road in Great Coates, and accessed from Old Road. The site is currently unused and many of the buildings on site have fallen into a state of disrepair. The barn buildings that front onto Old Main Road are Locally Listed and the full site also falls within the Great Coates Conservation Area. The majority of the site is hard surfaced with parcels of grassland and landscaped scattered throughout.”

Officer report

What objectors said

The village council and neighbours raised concerns about traffic, parking, flooding, wildlife, privacy, boundaries, local services, environmental effects and overdevelopment.

“Great Coates Village Council - Objects to the development on the grounds the development would increase traffic and have highways impacts, represent an overdevelopment, would create a strain on local services, create flood risk and wildlife issues and there are environmental concerns.”

“Additional Representations Grimsby and Cleethorpes Civic Society - Objects to the development with concerns regarding increased traffic and access issues. The Limes, Meer Booth Road, Antons Gowt, Boston - Confirms that swifts should be considered and to utilise mitigation measures.”

Officer report

Who spoke

The agent supported the scheme, describing its heritage approach, highway arrangements, flood management, ecological measures and brownfield benefits.

What members discussed

Members discussed brownfield redevelopment, heritage details, possible boundary encroachment, neighbour contact and whether refuse vehicles could access the site.

“Councillor Hudson said that the proposed development was on a brownfield site within the development boundary, and the public were constantly asking why we do not build on brownfield sites. Therefore, he thought it would look silly if the Planning Committee refused the application. He said that the best way to preserve old deteriorating buildings was to convert them.”

“Councillor Shutt asked if it had been looked at as to whether bins trucks could access the site.”

Minutes

The committee vote

The committee voted unanimously to approve the application with conditions.

“RESOLVED – That the application be approved with conditions.”

“(Note - the committee voted unanimously for the application to be approved with conditions.)”

Minutes