At a recent planning appeal hearing, SPRU was able to secure agreement from North Lincolnshire Council that they did not have a demonstrable or deliverable five year supply of housing land and therefore paragraph 49 of the National Planning Policy Framework was engaged. The only reason for refusal, on what was accepted by both sides as an otherwise sustainable employment allocation, was the ability to demonstrate a five year land supply.

An application was made for costs against the Local Planning and the Inspector’s decision is awaited.