Planning Committee – Tuesday 17 March 2026 at 6:30pm

 

 Agenda and Minutes

Present: Councillors Mark Binns, Stephen Blogg, David Dobbie, Paul Hooton, Doug Owles, Glenn Puxty, Richard Thompson, Michael Devine (sub)

In Attendance:
Natasha Gardener                  Assistant Clerk

Venue: Meeting Room, Richmond House, Richmond Park, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2RJ.

PL26/216  Apologies for Absence
To note apologies for absence.

Minutes:
Apologies were received from Councillors Key and Woolley

PL26/217  Declarations of Interest
To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011.

Minutes:
Councillor Hooton declared a personal interest in item PL28/238 due to being an allotment holder on the site.

PL26/218  Dispensation Requests
To consider any dispensation requests received by the Town Clerk in relation to personal and/or disclosable pecuniary interests, not previously recorded.

Minutes:
No dispensation requests were received.

PL26/219  Items for Exclusion of Public and Press
To determine which items on the agenda, if any, require the exclusion of public and press under the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 1 (2) and resolve to exclude public and press for these items.

Minutes:
No items for exclusion of public and press.

 PL26/220  Minutes of the Previous Meeting (Paper A pages 6 to 11)
To receive and resolve to sign as a true and accurate record the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday 17 February 2026.

Minutes:
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday 17 February 2026 be approved as a true and accurate record and signed by the Chair.

NOTE: Councillors Binns, Blogg, Devine, Dobbie and Hooton abstained on voting on the above resolution.

PL26/221  Planning Application
To consider planning application received.
Application Ref No: WL/2026/00156 (received 16/02/26) any observations to make on the application, please make them by 23/03/2026
Proposal: Advertisement consent to display 2no. fascia signs and 1no. projecting sign.
Location: Unit 2B, Marshalls Yard, Beaumont Street, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To support the application.

PL26/222  Planning Application
To consider planning application received.
Application Ref No: WL/2026/00161 (received 17/02/26) any observations to make on the application, please make them by 23/03/202
Proposal: Planning application for conversion of existing building into 4no. apartments.
Location: 1 Heaton Street, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To support the application.

PL26/223  Planning Application
To consider planning application received.
Application Ref No: WL/2026/00167 (received 18/02/26) any observations to make on the application, please make them by 23/03/2026
Proposal: Planning application for construction of new storage/business units.
Location: Racetorations, Caldicott Drive, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To support the application.

PL26/224  Planning Application
To consider planning application received.
Application Ref No: WL/2024/00029 (received 27/02/26) any observations to make on the application, please make them by 20/03/2026
Proposal: Application for approval of reserved matters for 539no. dwellings, considering appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outline planning permission 138921 granted 29 August 2019.
Location: Land at Foxby Lane, Gainsborough
CHANGES TO SCALE, APPEARANCE, LAYOUT AND LANDSCAPING

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To support the application and to positively note the incorporation of the green wedge in the plans.

PL26/225  Planning Application
To consider planning application received.
Application Ref No: WL/2026/00218 (received 09/03/26) any observations to make on the application, please make them by 13/04/2026
Proposal: Advertisement consent to display 1no. illuminated 6m totem.
Location: Evans Halshaw Ford Centre, Lea Road, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To support the application.

PL26/226  Planning Application
To consider planning application received.
Application Ref No: WL/2026/00222 (received 10/03/26) any observations to make on the application, please make them by 13/04/2026
Proposal: Planning application for the erection of Care Home with a new access, car parking and landscaping
Location: Former Peacock Hotel Site, Corringham Road, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To support the application.

PL26/227  Decision Notice (Paper B pages 12 to 14)
To note decision notice received.
Application Ref No: WL/ WL/2026/00061 GRANTED (Delegated)
Proposal: Notice to carry out tree works: T1 London Plane – Re-pollard to existing knuckles. Leave a few lateral branches as risers. T2 Copper Beech – Reduce extruding branches towards main building by 2m. Within the Gainsborough Brittania Conservation area.
Location: Hexadex Ltd, The Old Court House, 24 Market Street, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To NOTE the decision notice.

PL26/228  Decision Notice (Paper C pages 15 to 26)
To note decision notice received.
Application Ref No: WL/2026/00033 GRANTED (Delegated)
Proposal: Advertisement consent to display 1no. freestanding sign.
Location: Land Adjacent Old Filling Station, Heapham Road, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To NOTE the decision notice.

PL26/229  Decision Notice (Paper D pages 27 to 32)
To note decision notice received.
Application Ref No: WL/ 2026/00026 GRANTED (Committee)
Proposal: Listed building consent for stabilisation and repair works to a curtilage listed boundary wall.
Location: Trinity Arts Centre, Trinity Street, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To NOTE the decision notice.

PL26/230  Decision Notice (Paper E pages 33 to 50)
To note decision notice received.
Application Ref No: WL/2026/00025 GRANTED (Committee)
Proposal: Planning application for stabilisation and repair works to northern boundary wall.
Location: Trinity Arts Centre, Trinity Street, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To NOTE the decision notice.

PL26/231  Decision Notice (Paper F pages 51 to 60)
To note decision notice received.
Application Ref No: WL/2025/01252 GRANTED (Delegated)
Proposal: T1 Oak – Reduce height to ~18.0m and crown radius to ~6.0m leaving balanced crown. T2 Oak – Reduce height to ~18.0m and crown radius to ~6.0m leaving balanced crown. T3 Oak – Reduce height to ~16.0m and crown radius to ~7.0m leaving balanced crown. TPO T19, T18 and T17 respectively, of Tree Preservation Order Gainsborough 1955.
Location: 6 Mayflower Close, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To NOTE the decision notice.

PL26/232  Decision Notice (Paper G pages 61 to 79)
To note decision notice received.
Application Ref No: WL/ 2025/01199 GRANTED (Delegated)
Proposal: Listed Building Consent for retention, restoration, and repair of the existing pitched roof building garden store, demolition of the existing flat roof garden store and making good disturbed areas of garden wall structure
Location: Richmond House, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To NOTE the decision notice.

PL26/233  Decision Notice (Paper H pages 80 to 94)
To note decision notice received.
Application Ref No: WL/2025/01198 GRANTED (Delegated)
Proposal: Planning Application for retention, restoration, and repair of the existing pitched roof building garden store, demolition of the existing flat roof garden store and making good disturbed areas of garden wall structure
Location: Richmond House, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To NOTE the decision notice.

PL26/234  Decision Notice (Paper I pages 95 to 100)
To note decision notice received.
Application Ref No: WL/2025/01087 GRANTED (Delegated)
Proposal: Listed building consent for the change of use of former bank to create 2no. ground-floor retail units, 2no. upper-floor apartments and 1no. ancillary short stay guest room, installation of roof-mounted solar PV panels, 2no. air-source heat pumps, hot-water cylinder, battery storage, green roof and modular living wall system to inner courtyard elevations, 3no. replacement external doors new refuse and cycle storage within the rear yard, internal fire-safety upgrades including emergency lighting, and detection system and accessible ground-floor WC.
Location: Former Halifax Bank, 32 Lord Street, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To NOTE the decision notice.

PL26/235  Decision Notice (Paper J pages 101 to 133)
To note decision notice received.
Application Ref No: WL/2025/01086 GRANTED (Committee)
Proposal: Planning application for the change of use of former bank to create 2no. ground-floor retail units, 2no. upper-floor apartments and 1no. ancillary short stay guest room, installation of roof-mounted solar PV panels, 2no. air-source heat pumps, hot-water cylinder, battery storage, green roof and modular living wall system to inner courtyard elevations, 3no. replacement external doors new refuse and cycle storage within the rear yard, internal fire-safety upgrades including emergency lighting, and detection system and accessible ground-floor WC.
Location: Former Halifax Bank, 32 Lord Street, Gainsborough

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To NOTE the decision notice.

PL26/236  Street Naming Requests
To consider street naming requests received (if any).

Minutes:
No street naming requests were received.

PL26/237  Tree Preservation Orders
To consider tree preservation orders received (if there are any).

Minutes:
No tree preservation orders were received.

PL26/238  Recommendation from Committee
To consider the following recommendation from Property and Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday 10 March 2026 (PS26/081 Foxby Hill Entrance Gates:
RESOLVED: To RECOMMEND to the PLANNING COMMITTEE to use £5,594.00 of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funds be used to appoint Moulds Fencing to remove the existing gates and supply and install new gates and fencing at Foxby Hill Allotments.
If the above recommendation is supported this the subsequently need to be recommended to Full Council.

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To support as it improves safety and RECOMMEND to FULL COUNCIL to use £5,594.00 of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funds to appoint Moulds Fencing to remove the existing gates and supply and install new gates and fencing at Foxby Hill Allotments, but to raise concerns about the amount of CIL funds that have been spent on the allotments.

NOTE: Councillors Dobbie and Hooton abstained on voting on the above resolution.

 PL26/239  Items for Notification
To receive any items for notification to be included on a future agenda (for information only).

Minutes:
RESOLVED: to NOTE the items for notification to be included on a future agendas:
i. DMMO Application for footpath from Mayfield to Margaret Close
ii. Asset Transfer Response – Queensfield Playing Field

PL26/240  Time and Date of Next Meeting
To note the date and time of the next Planning Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 21 April 2026 at 6:30pm.

Minutes:
RESOLVED: To NOTE the next Planning Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 21 April 2026 at 6:30pm.

The meeting closed at 7:19pm.