Detached dwelling at Land off The Hill, Worlaby, Brigg

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by North Lincs Planning Committee on 19 Nov 2025.

PA/2025/974Approved

What was proposed

Permission was sought for a detached three-bedroom dwelling with an integral garage, parking area and vehicular access.

“ASSESSMENT Site and proposal Planning permission is sought to erect a detached dwelling with integral garage and associated parking area. The proposal comprises three bedrooms with an open-plan kitchen, lounge and home office, amongst other ancillary areas, on the ground floor. The application site is an infill plot comprising grassland on The Hill in Worlaby.”

Officer report

Consultation responses

Highways, drainage, water, archaeology and conservation consultees raised no objections, while environmental protection required contamination screening or a condition.

“North Lincolnshire Core Strategy: CS1 Spatial strategy for North Lincolnshire CS2 Delivering more sustainable development CS3 Development limits CS5 Delivering quality design in North Lincolnshire CS7 Overall housing provision CS8 Spatial distribution of housing sites CS17 Biodiversity CS19 Flood risk Housing and Employment Land Allocations DPD: PS1 Presumption in favour of sustainable development Settlement Inset Map 46 – Worlaby Worlaby…”

“Anglian Water: The receiving water recycling centre for this development is Winteringham WRC, which is within the acceptance parameters and can accommodate the flows from the proposed growth. Archaeology: No objections, but provide informative comments. Conservation: No objection.”

Officer report

Who spoke

The agent described the proposal as a self-build designed for the applicant, while the applicant called it high quality with no adverse visual impact.

The committee vote

A motion to grant permission in accordance with the officer recommendation was proposed, seconded and carried.

“It was then moved by Cllr C Ross and seconded by Cllr C Patterson –”

“That planning permission be granted in accordance with the recommendations contained within the officer’s report.”

Minutes

Conditions attached

The permission included conditions covering commencement, approved plans, access, drainage, contamination, trees, landscaping and self-build occupation.

“The development hereby permitted shall not be first occupied/brought into use until the access, parking and manoeuvring facilities serving it have been completed in accordance with the approved plans/details. Once completed, the access, parking and manoeuvring facilities shall be retained for that purpose, in accordance with the approved details, for the lifetime of the development.”

“No building hereby permitted shall be first occupied until the drainage facilities serving it have been completed in accordance with a surface water drainage scheme for the site which has first been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. This scheme shall be based upon the principles outlined within the submitted Site Plan 775.04 Rev K and supporting documents Tanks Size Calculator and Use of rainwater.”

Officer report

Sources

  • North Lincs Planning Committee minutes, 19 November 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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At the meeting

Date
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Recommendation
Officers recommended approval
Committee decided
Approved
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)
Application
The application (council website)

This committee's year

43 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 5 against officer advice.

Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.

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