Conservation area concerns prompt planning inspector to dismiss appeal for 26-homes scheme

                                                    

The illustration by S+SA Architects shows a pleasingly leafy developments with a wide road but the planning inspector thinks it would be out of character with the Humberston conservation area 

HUMBERSTON is not proving a happy hunting ground for Leeds-based property developer Cromsdale Estates.

Back in 2022, when it was known as NYC Estates, it sought planning consent to build 93 homes on agricultural land to the south of Church Lane in the village.

But its application was refused - first by North East Lincolnshire Council, then by an independent planning inspector.

Since April 2023, under its new name, the company has submitted a scaled-down proposal to build no more than 26 dwellings on the same land - but with the same outcome.

NELC again refused to grant consent - a decision which has again been upheld by an independent inspector.

At a meeting on Wednesday January 7, councillors will be presented with the report of the inspector, Paul Thompson, which outlines his reasons for dismissing the appeal.

It states: "The proposal would  result in highway safety and living condition harm, resulting from additional traffic associated with the proposed dwellings." 

The inspector states his further belief that such a development would be harmful to the wider conservation area which includes the Grade II Listed St Peter's Church.

                                                           

The tower at St Peter's Church is believed to date back more than 700 years