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ROWEN HOUSE SUMMER HILL GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1HQ

Refused West Lindsey 151046 Cert. Lawful Develop. Proposed

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for change of use of existing dwellinghouse (C3 Use) to Children's Care Home for 3no. Children (C2 Use)

As published by the council, reference 151046

Application record

Reference
151046
Type
Cert. Lawful Develop. Proposed
Status
Determined
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Decided
29 Jul 2026
Ward
GAINSBOROUGH EAST
Parish
Gainsborough CP
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DN21 1HQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Lindsey register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 151221 Awaiting decision

    ROWEN HOUSE SUMMER HILL GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1HQ

    Application for a lawful development certificate for change of use of existing dwellinghouse (C3 Use) to Children's Care Home for 2no. Children (C2 Use)

    Submitted 15 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 150046 Refused

    ROWEN HOUSE SUMMER HILL GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1HQ

    Planning application for change of use to use from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (Children’s home)

    Decided 29 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Received by West Lindsey

  2. 7 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

HMS Town Planning & Urban Design Agent, a planning consultancy

25 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 90% granted

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What this refusal means

West Lindsey refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • ROWEN HOUSE SUMMER HILL GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1HQ

    151221 Submitted 15 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct

    Application for a lawful development certificate for change of use of existing dwellinghouse (C3 Use) to Children's Care Home for 2no. Children (C2 Use)

    Awaiting decision Lawful development
    Domestic

  • ROWEN HOUSE SUMMER HILL GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1HQ

    150046 Submitted 4 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Planning application for change of use to use from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (Children’s home)

    Refused Full applications 6 docs
    Domestic

  • MILLHOLME SPITAL HILL GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1EG

    151216 Submitted 14 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Application for a lawful development certificate for change of use of existing dwellinghouse (C3) to children's care home (C2) for 1no. child.

    Granted Lawful development
    Domestic

  • Land off Spital Hill Gainsborough DN21 1EG

    142981 Submitted 30 Apr 2021 100 yards away

    Application for approval of reserved matters to erect 1no. bungalow, considering appearance, layout, scale and landscaping following outline planning permission 136429 granted 25 September 2017.

    Granted Reserved matters 29 docs

  • FORMER PEACOCK HOTEL SITE CORRINGHAM ROAD GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1EJ

    150516 Submitted 28 Jan 2026 100 yards away

    82% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jun

    Planning application for the erection of Care Home with a new access, car parking and landscaping

    Awaiting decision Full applications
    Major scheme

  • PROSPECT HOUSE SUMMER HILL GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1HQ

    149055 Submitted 5 Dec 2024 150 yards away

    Request for confirmation of compliance with condition 4 (internal door) of listed building consent WL/2024/00765 granted 5 November 2024.

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

In West Lindsey

  • 151216 Granted

    MILLHOLME SPITAL HILL GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1EG

    Application for a lawful development certificate for change of use of existing dwellinghouse (C3) to children's care home (C2) for 1no. child.

    Received 14 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 151173 Granted

    MAGNOLIA VIEW MAIN STREET HEAPHAM GAINSBOROUGH DN21 5PT

    Lawful development certificate for use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.

    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 150812 Refused

    6 WHARTON PLACE WHARTON CLOSE GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1FQ

    Lawful development certificate for change of use from use class B8 to use class E(a).

    Received 17 Apr, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 151147 Granted

    5 QUEEN STREET MARKET RASEN LN8 3EH

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for confirmation that shutters to the front of the building have been in place in excess of 4 years.

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 151261 Granted

    THE BUNGALOW OCCUPATION LANE BROADHOLME LINCOLN LN1 2NB

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm the continued lawful use of the existing building and its curtilage as a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).

    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 6 Sep 2026 Lawful development