Plans for electricity substation near Louth given go ahead by council
Plans for an electricity substation in the Louth area have been given the green light.
Applicant Chris Fairburn applied to East Lindsey District Council for the facility to be built on Louth Road, Holton-Le-Clay.
The development will be located on the site of a former scrapyard in the southern part of the village.
The site is located approximately five miles from Grimsby and 11 miles from Louth, within East Lindsey.
Under the plans, an existing home at the front of the site on Louth Road will be demolished to make way for the substation.
Previous planning permission has been granted for three larger commercial units to be put on the north of the site and up to 10 homes to be built on the south of the site.
The proposed electricity substation will be built from brick and tiles and will measure approximately four metres by four metres.
In a report, the district council said: “The proposal is necessary infrastructure for the wider development.
“It’s a modest structure at the entrance to the site and is acceptable in design and relationship to neighbour uses.
“It complies with key policies of the Local Plan and Neighbourhood Plan.”
The district council acknowledged there were concerns from some residents but said that these have been mitigated by the applicant.
It added: “The proposed electricity substation has potential to cause noise disturbance to the neighbouring dwelling.
“However the applicant has proposed technical data and evidence from expertise which offers reassurance that this is not the case and will not occur here.
“Of note is that all transformer equipment will be housed in a brick built, roofed structure.
“On this basis, there is confidence that the proposal will not generate noise that adversely affects third party property.”
The application has been approved, subject to conditions.