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Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for City of Lincoln Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
13,279Searchable applications
225Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 11,228 approved or refused records
592Refused applications

10,636 approved · 592 refused · 352 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jun 2011 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas11 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

  1. Decided2020/0524/TPO

    T1 Silver Birch- Fell.

    23 Grosvenor Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XT

    Received 14 Aug 2020
  2. Decided2020/0525/TPO

    T1- Oak, Remove tree.

    7 Finningley Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0UQ

    Received 14 Aug 2020
  3. Decided2020/0526/FUL

    Installation of external staircase, blocking up of ground floor entrance and conversion of window to door at first floor.

    28 Eastgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4AA

    Received 14 Aug 2020
  4. Decided2020/0527/TPO

    T1 Willow - reduce tree to previous points.

    15 Stenigot Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PA

    Received 14 Aug 2020
  5. Decided2020/0528/TRC

    T1 Birch- Reduce upper canopy in height, removing no more than 1m in canopy length and height, pruning to follow British standards 3998:2010.T2 Birch (in neighbouring garden) Reduce upper canopy in height reduction of canopy height by 1m in order to provide viable canopy shape and aesthetic, leave lateral canopy growth in order to provide cohesive canopy shape. Work to follow Bs:3998:2010 and reduction points to be suitable growth points.

    12 Goxhill Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PH

    Received 14 Aug 2020
  6. Decided2020/0529/TCO

    T1 (Walnut) - Reduce the canopy by up to 3 metresTo fell T2 (Sycamore) To fell T3 (Cherry)To fell T4 (Spruce)

    28 Church Lane Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1QR

    Received 17 Aug 2020
  7. Decided2020/0530/PAD

    Determination as to whether or not Prior Approval is required for the demolition of single storey office building.

    Peter Hodgkinson Centre Lincoln County Hospital Greetwell Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5UA

    Received 17 Aug 2020
  8. Decided2020/0531/RD

    Submission of details to discharge Conditions 4 (Lighting Impact Assessment), 5 (Materials), and 6 (Surface Water Management Strategy) of Planning Permission 2017/0366/FUL.

    Land East Of Blenheim Mews Blenheim Road Lincoln Lincolnshire

    Received 17 Aug 2020
  9. Decided2020/0532/ADV

    Display of 3no. sets of internally illuminated individually applied lettering and replacement of 1no. internally illuminated projecting sign

    20-22 St Mark Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7BA

    Received 18 Aug 2020
  10. Decided2020/0533/FUL

    Alteration and replacement of 21no. windows and 1 external door.

    Dixon Ward Lincoln County Hospital Greetwell Road Lincoln Lincolnshire

    Received 17 Aug 2020
  11. Decided2020/0534/TPO

    T1 (Oak) - Remove broken branch back to the branch bark collarReduce the height of the tree by 1.5 metres to attain a height of 11.5 metresReduce the canopy spread to attain a canopy radius of 5.5 metresReduce height and canopy spread by 1.5 metres

    3 Swaythling Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3DD

    Received 18 Aug 2020
  12. Withdrawn2020/0535/LBC

    Replacement of 2no. existing rear windows.

    96 Nettleham Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1RR

    Received 19 Aug 2020
  13. Decided2020/0536/TPO

    To fell T1 (Birch).

    9 Sycamore Crescent Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0RR

    Received 20 Aug 2020
  14. Decided2020/0538/HOU

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    25 St Margarets Gardens Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 8BG

    Received 19 Aug 2020
  15. Decided2020/0539/TPO

    Remove all hazardous deadwood. Target prune the canopy to maintain balance (work to comply with proposals identified in submitted photographs). T1 (English Oak)

    Sainsburys Tritton Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 7QN

    Received 20 Aug 2020
  16. Decided2020/0540/TPO

    To Fell S1 (Silver birch) and fell S2 (Silver birch).

    26 Landmere Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0PD

    Received 20 Aug 2020
  17. Decided2020/0541/ADV

    Display of 1no. set of internally illuminated, individually applied letters; 1no. externally illuminated hanging sign; 2no. acrylic surrounds with vinyl lettering; 1no. ATM header; and colour, frosted and opening hour window vinyls.

    8-10 Guildhall Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1QX

    Received 21 Aug 2020
  18. Decided2020/0542/HOU

    Installation of freestanding gates and an air source heat pump

    7 James Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1QE

    Received 21 Aug 2020
  19. Decided2020/0543/TPO

    Reduction of overhanging canopy of various broadleaf tree species back towards boundary.

    31 Romney Drive Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 7DF

    Received 23 Aug 2020
  20. Decided2020/0544/HOU

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    86 Wolsey Way Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4SJ

    Received 24 Aug 2020
  21. Decided2020/0545/TPO

    To fell T1 (Cherry).

    22 Chippendale Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PP

    Received 24 Aug 2020
  22. Decided2020/0546/TPO

    T1 Oak - Undertake a north easterly crown reduction to attain a 2m clearance of the roof and external walls of number 25. Undertake a 2m height reduction to attain a completed height of 12 metres and undertake a 2m canopy reduction to attain a radial canopy spread of 6.5 metres.T2 Sycamore - Undertake a 1.5m height reduction to attain a completed height of 11.5m, undertake a 1.5m radial canopy reduction and remove deadwood.

    27 Woodvale Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RL

    Received 24 Aug 2020
  23. Decided2020/0547/TPO

    T1 Oak - Removal of lowest limb growing towards the north back to main stemT2 Oak - Removal of lowest two limb growing towards the north back to main stem. Reduction of lowest southern limb over road by 2m to relieve bio-mechanical stress

    26 Shaftesbury Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0QN

    Received 25 Aug 2020
  24. Decided2020/0548/HOU

    Part conversion of existing double garage to form home office.

    108 Carlton Boulevard Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4WJ

    Received 26 Aug 2020

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for City of Lincoln Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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