Residential development at Manor Cottage, Thorne Road, Sandtoft
Summary of planning committee decision
Deferred by North Lincs Planning Committee on 27 Aug 2025.
The site and its history
The site is paddock land outside Sandtoft’s settlement boundary, in open countryside and flood zone 2/3a, with no relevant planning history.
“RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY None. SITE CONSTRAINTS The site is outside any defined settlement boundary for Sandtoft, within the open countryside and is within flood zone 2/3a. ASSESSMENT Site and proposal The application site consists of an area of paddock land to the rear of the host property which is used for keeping horses. It is bounded on all sides by a post-and-rail fence and is predominantly linear in form.”
Officer report
What officers recommended
Officers recommended refusal because the site was considered unsustainable, failed flood-risk tests and lacked information about HGV noise impacts.
“For the same reasons, the development would not be supported by the provisions of paragraphs 82 and 83 of the Framework, which seek to promote sustainable development in rural areas In addition, in flood risk terms the proposal for the single market house fails the sequential test as it is considered there are sites (single plots) available at lower risk of flooding, it has not been demonstrated whether the development provides wider sustainability benefits which outweigh…”
“RECOMMENDATION Refuse permission for the following reasons: The proposed residential development is classified as 'more vulnerable' in terms of flood risk and the site is within flood zones 2/3a as defined in the North Lincolnshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment. The Planning Practice Guidance states that development should only be allowed where it passes the sequential and exceptions tests.”
Officer report
What the applicant said
The applicant said a local family wanted to build a home, and that flood, noise and other concerns had been addressed with the local authority.
The committee’s decision
Members moved and carried a motion to defer the application to a future meeting so they could visit the site.
“It was then moved by Cllr C Ross and seconded by Cllr M Grant –”
“That the application be deferred and considered at a future meeting to allow members to visit the site.”
Minutes
Sources
- North Lincs Planning Committee minutes, 27 August 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of North Lincs's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- North Lincs Planning Committee
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- North Lincs
- Date
- Wednesday 27 August 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended refusal
- Committee decided
- Deferred
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
18 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 3 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.