North East Lincolnshire Council

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, as amended

The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, as amended

Notice of Regulation 18 public consultation

Following on from the publication of the North East Lincolnshire Council Draft Local Plan with Options for public consideration in 2024. The Council has now published a Draft Local Plan – Preferred Options document, for public consideration in accordance with Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.

This is an additional consultation in the Local Plan review process as set out within the adopted Local Development Scheme.

During this additional stage in the Local Plan review process, the Council is seeking your views on its Draft Local Plan Preferred Options. This formal public consultation runs from 9:30am Monday 8 December 2025 to 11:59pm Sunday 1 February 2026.

The Preferred Options document is available to view on-line via the:

• online consultation portal
• Council’s website

Paper copies are available to view at the following locations during their normal opening hours:

• North East Lincolnshire Council Municipal office reception, Grimsby, DN31 1HU
• Lincs Inspire Libraries in Immingham, Cleethorpes, Waltham and the temporary library in Grimsby
• The Gingerbread House Library, The Cloisters, Humberston, DN36 4HT
• Scartho Community Hub, St Giles Avenue, Grimsby, DN33 2HB

Find out more

Officers will be available at drop-in sessions to explain what the Local Plan review is, why we are undertaking it and how you can get involved. Further information will be available on the Council’s website.

Making a comment

If you wish to make comments on the Preferred Options document, you are encouraged to use the Council’s online consultation portal.

Written responses will also be accepted by e-mail to [email protected] or by post to Local Plan, North East Lincolnshire Council, Municipal Offices, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 1HU.

Please submit your comments by 11:59pm on Sunday 1 February 2026.

Assistant Director of Regeneration On behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council

Date: 8 December 2025