Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Kate Marnoch and Daniel McNally.

It was noted that, in accordance with Regulation 13 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, notice had been given that Councillor Carleen Dickinson had been appointed to the Committee in place of Councillor Ru Yarsley for this Meeting only.

At this point in the Meeting, Members were invited to disclose any relevant interests.  The following interests were disclosed:

·       Councillor Dick Edginton and Councillor Richard Cunnington asked it be noted that with regards to Item 7, they had attended meetings on the subject as Members of Skegness Town Council but would remain in the meeting with an open mind.

·       Councillor Terry Taylor asked it be noted that with regards to Items 5 and 6 he was a Member of Spilsby Town Council but would remain in the Meeting with an open mind.

·       Councillors Dick Edginton, Stephen Eyre and Neil Jones asked it be noted that they were Members of the Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board.

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 5 June 2025.

The Minutes of the Meeting held on 5 June 2025 were confirmed and signed as a correct record.

Councillor Terry Aldridge, Vice-Chairman of Planning Policy Committee, advised Members that at the previous Meeting held on 26 June 2025 Members received a presentation on the Belchford & Fulletby Neighbourhood Development Plan, which would now proceed to the Executive Board.  The small parish council was commended on the effort that had gone in to preparing the plan. 

02123/25/FUL: View the Plans and documents online, please click on the Application Number.  (Please note: If viewing as a pdf document, this hyperlink is not available).

Applicant:                          East Lindsey District Council

Location:                           Spilsby Theatre, Church Street, Spilsby 

Recommendation:             Approval with Conditions

Officer:                             Graeme Hyde

Application Type:            Full Planning Permission

Proposal:                         Planning Permission - Part change of use and alterations to existing theatre and bar, which was a listed building, to provide community spaces, cafe, meeting room, offices, heritage display and outdoor seating area and construction of a vehicular access.

Location:                        Spilsby Theatre, Church Street, Spilsby,

Lincolnshire

Applicant:                        East Lindsey District Council

Members received an application for Full Planning Permission – Part

change of use and alterations to existing theatre and bar, which was a

listed building, to provide community spaces, cafe, meeting room,

offices, heritage display and outdoor seating area and construction of a

vehicular access at Spilsby Theatre, Church Street, Spilsby, Lincolnshire.

Although the site was owned by the Spilsby Sessions House Charity (SSH)

the application was submitted by East Lindsey District Council.  As such,

determination required committee consideration in the interest of

transparency of decision making.

The main planning issues were considered to be:

·       Recent History

·       Principle/Heritage assets

·       Trees

·       Ecology

·       Traffic

·       Noise/Impact on third parties

Members were referred to the additional information contained on pages 1 to 4 of the Supplementary Agenda.

Andrew Booth, Development Management Lead Officer, detailed site and surroundings information to Members at Paragraph 2, together with the description of the proposal at Paragraph 3, pages 7 to 10 of the report refer.

There were no speakers on this application.

Following which, the application was opened for debate. 

-        Members praised the comprehensive nature of the proposal and the importance of preserving the historic building.

Following which, the application was Proposed and Seconded for approval in line with officer recommendation

Upon being put to the vote, the proposal for approval in line with officer recommendation was carried.

Vote:         10 In favour            0 Against              0 Abstention

RESOLVED:

That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

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Applicant:                          East Lindsey District Council

Location:                           Spilsby Theatre, Church Street, Spilsby 

Recommendation:             Approval with Conditions

Officer:                             Graeme Hyde

Application Type:            Listed Building Consent

Proposal:                         Listed Building Consent - Part change of use and alterations to existing theatre and bar to provide community spaces, cafe, meeting room, offices, heritage display and outdoor seating area.

Location:                         Spilsby Theatre, Church Street, Spilsby,

Lincolnshire

Applicant:                        East Lindsey District Council

Members received an application for Listed Building Consent - Part change of use and alterations to existing theatre and bar to provide community spaces, cafe, meeting room, offices, heritage display and outdoor seating area at Spilsby Theatre, Church Street, Spilsby, Lincolnshire.

Although the site was owned by the Spilsby Sessions House Charity (SSH)

the application was made by East Lindsey District Council.  As such,

determination required committee consideration in the interest of

transparency of decision making.

The main planning issues were considered to be:

·       Recent History

·       Principle/Heritage assets

Members were referred to the additional information contained on pages 4 to 7 of the Supplementary Agenda.

Andrew Booth, Development Management Lead Officer, detailed site and surroundings information to Members at Paragraph 2, together with the description of the proposal at Paragraph 3, pages 29 to 32 of the report refer.

There were no speakers on this application.

Following which, the application was opened for debate. 

-        Members praised the comprehensive nature of the proposal and the importance of preserving the historic building.

Following which, the application was Proposed and Seconded for approval in line with officer recommendation.

Upon being put to the vote, the proposal for approval in line with officer recommendation was carried.

Vote:         10 In favour            0 Against              0 Abstention

RESOLVED:

That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

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Applicant:                          East Lindsey District Council

Location:                           Princes Parade Car Park, Skegness 

Recommendation:             Approval with Conditions

Officer:                             Jane Baker

Application Type:            Full Planning Permission

Proposal:                         Planning Permission - Siting of 4no. emergency accommodation pods and erection of a fence at 1.8m in height.

Location:                         Princes Parade Car Park, Princes Parade, Skegness

Applicant:                        East Lindsey District Council

Members received an application for Full Planning Permission – Siting of

4no. emergency accommodation pods and erection of a fence at 1.8m in

Height at Princes Parade Car Park, Princes Parade, Skegness.

The application was referred to Planning Committee in the interest of

transparency in decision making because the applicant was East Lindsey

District Council.

The main planning issues were considered to be: 

• Principle of development;
• Visual impact;
• Flood risk;
• Loss of parking;
• Site Licence requirements;
• Other matters

Members were referred to the additional information contained on pages 7 to 12 of the Supplementary Agenda and the five new Conditions proposed which were circulated at the Meeting. 

Jane Baker, Senior Planning Officer, detailed site and surroundings information to Members at Paragraph 2, together with the description of the proposal at Paragraph 3, pages 43 to 44 of the report refer.

Mr Ricky Newton (Agent) and Ms Carol Rippin (Team Leader, Rough Sleeping Prevention) spoke in support of the application.

Members were invited to put their questions to the speakers.

-        A Member questioned the classification of the pods and whether they were being defined as housing or caravans.  In response, Mr Newton advised that there was some crossover as to what they were defined as and site licensing had classified them as being caravans, however they were not caravans per se.

-        Following a concern regarding site supervision and maintenance of the pods, Ms Rippin informed Members that daily checks and deep cleaning between occupants would be undertaken.  Ms Rippin also explained the process for notifying the 24x7 on-call Duty Officer.

-        A Member queried whether the pods could be reused following a flood.  Mr Newton advised that the pods were made from a practical material so could be cleaned and reused after flooding.

-        A Member further queried whether the lighting in the car park where the pods were to be situated was adequate. Ms Rippin explained that there had been a request to keep the lighting on all night to help with the safety aspect.  Members were also advised that the occupants were not permitted to smoke in the pods and this would be monitored.

Following which, the application was opened for debate.

To provide some clarification, the Development Management Lead Officer advised Members that the pods fell into the caravan category, however the application was seeking permission for a bespoke type of accommodation for a particular pressing need, Paragraphs 7.4 and 7.5, page 46 of the report refers. 

-        A Member commented that there would be a lot of public interest

from homeowners and caravan sites, therefore it was important to ensure that the policies relating to ground floor living accommodation and flood risk were robust and would outweigh the policy for using the pods as housing.

The Senior  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.

The Appeals Decided were noted.

The Delegated Decisions were noted.

The date of the next meeting was noted as Thursday 7 August 2025.