External kitchen extraction system at 6 High Street, Grantham

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by South Kesteven Planning Committee on 23 Oct 2025.

S25/1195Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

What was proposed

The application proposed installing an external kitchen extraction system at 6 High Street, Grantham.

“Proposal: Installation of an external kitchen extraction system. Location: 6 High Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6PN Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT planning permission, subject to conditions.”

Minutes

Consultation responses

The town council and highways and drainage service made no comments, while the conservation officer and Historic England commented.

“- No comments received from Grantham Town Council. - No comments received from LCC Highways and SuDs. - Comments received from SKDC Conservation Officer. - Comments received from Historic England.”

Minutes

Members’ view

After visiting the site, members found no negative effect on the building’s character or neighbouring residents’ amenity because of the equipment’s location.

“Following a site visit, Members were satisfied with the application and felt there was no negative impact on the character of the building or impact on the amenity of neighbouring residents due to the location of the siting of the equipment.”

Minutes

The decision

The committee authorised the Assistant Director to grant planning permission, subject to conditions.

“To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT planning permission, subject to conditions:”

Minutes

The planning conditions

The permission included a three-year commencement limit, approved plans, specified external materials and requirements before the system was used.

“3 Before any part of the development hereby permitted is brought into use, the external elevations shall have been completed using only the materials stated in the planning application forms, design and access statement (received 25/06/25) and approved drawings unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”

“4 Prior to use and occupation of the premises Before any part of the development hereby permitted is brought into use, the development shall be carried out and operated in accordance with the approved details and no use of the premises shall occur until the system has been fully installed in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained as such thereafter…”

Minutes

Councillors at the meeting

Apologies Harrish Bisnauthsing Lib Dem, Patsy Ellis Independent

Also attending Matthew Bailey Conservative, Phil Dilks Independent, Richard Dixon-Warren Conservative, Robert Leadenham Conservative, Paul Martin Conservative

Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from the council's list of councillors and Democracy Club.

Sources

  • South Kesteven Planning Committee minutes, 23 October 2025
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of South Kesteven's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Date
Thursday 23 October 2025
Committee decided
Approved
Councillors
11D IND 4Conservative 3SK IND 2Green 1Reform UK 1Show councillors
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)
Application
The application (council website)

This committee's year

21 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.

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