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Woodys Top Youth Hostel, Ruckland Lane, Ruckland, Louth, LN11 8RQ

N/111/01387/17Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 28 September 2017

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Planning Permission - Change of use, conversion of, extension and alterations to former youth hostel to form a holiday let.

Received
3 August 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Legbourne Ward
Agent
Origin Design Studio Ltd,
  1. Received3 Aug
  2. Validated3 Aug
  3. Consult.6 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at WOODYS TOP YOUTH HOSTEL, RUCKLAND LANE, RUCKLAND, LOUTH, LN11 8RQ. East Lindsey has handled 3,967 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than East Lindsey's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Legbourne Ward. We hold 1,235 applications in total for the LN11 postcode area.

95% of full applications at East Lindsey District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LN11 8RQ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Maidenwell

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 August 2017
Consultation expiry
6 September 2017
Consultation start
9 August 2017
Consultation end
6 September 2017
Last date for comments
28 September 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
Origin Design Studio Ltd,
Architect profile
ORIGIN DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED
Agent address
Holly House,, Meadow Lane,, South Hykeham,, LINCOLN, LN6 9PF

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
6 September 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06242423
Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Lincolnshire Wolds
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2017
    3 Nov

    Environmental Impact Assessment (E.E.C. Directive 85/337/E.E.C

    ApprovedEIA - Screening OptionN/111/02051/17

Source: East Lindsey

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