An application seeking planning permission for residential development on the site of a Brigg & Wolds Ward pub & restaurant has been refused by North Lincolnshire Council.
The authority's Planning Committee rejected the scheme to erect six semi-detached dwellings (with associated works) at The Haymaker, 75 Main Street, Bonby, DN20 0PY.
The commercial premises have been closed for several years, and a council officer's report prepared ahead of the Planning Committee meeting said the proposal was to demolish the existing public house/restaurant to erect four-bedroom properties.
Setting out its reasons for refusing this application, North Lincolnshire Council informed the applicant's agent: "The proposal would result in the loss of a valued facility/service within the rural settlement of Bonby. The council does not consider it has been adequately evidenced that there is no longer a need for the building in any form of community use. In addition, there is no alternative means of meeting such a need, as there is no accessible replacement facility in Bonby."
Anyone refused planning permission by a local authority may opt to lodge an appeal against the decision.