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ROWEN HOUSE SUMMER HILL GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1HQ

Awaiting decision West Lindsey 151221 Cert. Lawful Develop. Proposed

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Proposal

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)

As published by the council, reference 151221

Application record

Reference
151221
Type
Cert. Lawful Develop. Proposed
Status
Live
Received
15 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 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.

  • 151046 Refused

    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 3no. Children (C2 Use)

    Decided 29 Jul 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. 15 Aug 2026

    Received by West Lindsey

  2. 26 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Lindsey took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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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Collective Dimensions Applicant, registered in Gainsborough

Active · incorporated 2024 · Gainsborough

2 applications on PlanIndex

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Lindsey for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Lindsey decided lawful development applications in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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

    151046 Submitted 30 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    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)

    Refused 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