Land at Mushroom Lane, Brigsley (outline, nine dwellings)

6009363·North East Lincolnshire·1 Oct 2026dismissed·DM/0749/25/OUT

Tier label used

Level 2 Local Service Centre

The tier sentence ¶15

“Waltham, to the north, is a Level 2 Local Service Centre”

The route sentence ¶15

“Whilst proximity to Waltham is a benefit, its services nearly all lie beyond the 1000m isochrone and well beyond a reasonable walking distance.”

Summary

Outline permission for nine houses on a 1.3 ha field next to Brigsley's development boundary was dismissed. With no five-year supply, the site met S5(1)(j) as physically well-related to the settlement, and nine homes had substantial weight. But at 6.8 dwellings per hectare the scheme did not make effective use of land, and L3(4) says such proposals should be refused. That engaged S5(2). With a poorly connected location and landscape harm each given considerable weight, the benefits were substantially outweighed.

The location finding

TR3(1)(a): fail. letter says "TR3(1a)"; no services within 500 m; Brigsley's limited services 500 to 1,000 m away along a narrow unlit footpath; Waltham's services beyond 1,000 m; no bus frequency evidence; Connectivity Tool results consistent with poor connectivity (DL 13-17, 23)

Why this is cited

Local Service Centre next door acknowledged as a benefit, but its services are beyond a reasonable walk along a narrow, unlit footpath; TR3 failed; dismissed. In the register this counts as a case where the tier was acknowledged but the route evidence went against the site and decided the location.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6009363.txt

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