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City of Lincoln Council
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 dates18,290Searchable applications
227Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 15,607 approved or refused records
1,035Refused applications
14,572 approved · 1,035 refused · 560 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Aug 2005 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Local Plan PoliciesPre-application advice Planning ApplicationsConservation areas Conservation, Archaeology and PlanningArticle 4 directions Houses in Multiple Occupancy
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01522873474Council source
- Planning enquiriesdevelopmentteam@lincoln.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01522873760Council source
- Planning enquiries01522873478Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas11 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided2024/0435/OUT
Erection of 1 dwelling with details of access and scale, all other matters reserved (Outline Application).
10 Anzio Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3PT
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0436/RD
Submission of details to discharge conditions 9 (surface water drainage) and 10 (foul water drainage) of planning permission 2019/0327/FUL.
Land To Rear Of Wilco Motosave 246 Newark Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 8RP
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0437/RD
Submission of details to approve (in part) condition 6 (Highway Construction Management Plan & Method Statement) of planning permission 2019/0294/RG3 in so far as they relate to Phase 1B- Tritton Road bridge and junction.
Western Growth Corridor Phase 1B- Tritton Road Bridge And Junction Skellingthorpe Road Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0438/TPO
T1 Fraxinus Excelsior (Ash) - Prune canopy to clear adjacent property boundary.
Highway Verge To Rear Of 40 Newhaven Drive Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 9UF
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0439/RD
Submission of details to discharge condition 9 (Construction Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission 2019/0294/RG3.
Phase 1B Western Growth Corridor Skellingthorpe Road Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0440/TPO
T1 Scots Pine - reduce property side by 1.5m
14 Stenigot Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PF
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0441/LBC
Installation of a new suspended ceiling below existing ceiling. (Listed Building Consent).
Weighroom West Common Carholme Road Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0442/FUL
Change of use of first, second and third floors from Beauty Rooms (Use Class E) to 3no. 1bed flats (Use Class C3).
4 Guildhall Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1TT
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0443/TPO
T1 Genista Agenesis (Mt etna broom) - Target prune to clear building by 1m T2 Field Maple - reduce overhang to patio by approx. 1.5m , crown lift to 2.5m . T3 Lime - Crown lift whole crown to give a 5m T4 Cherry - FellT5 Purple maple - reduce height by 2.5m T6 Hornbeam - crown reduce height and radially by approx 10%
St Barnabas Hospice 36 Nettleham Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1RE
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0444/CCC
For repairs to flat roofs to single and two storey buildings (Ref PL/0063/24)
Museum Of Lincolnshire Life Burton Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3LY
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0446/TCO
T1 Cherry - Fell
1 Tealby Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8BS
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0448/RG3
Replacement of 4 timber windows and 2 timber doors with white UPVC to the rear elevation.
391 - 392 High Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7SS
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0449/CLP
Reinstallation of storage unit roof and door. (Application for Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed)
Storage To The Rear Of 2 Victoria Street Bracebridge Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8QL
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0451/CXN
Variation of condition 2 (Plans) and 3 (Noise Mitigation) of planning permission 2022/0722/FUL to amend design and specification of acoustic enclosure. (Revised plans received).
The Acorn Ebs Free School Calder Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 9TL
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0453/HOU
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extention.
52 Shearwater Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XA
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0454/RD
Submission of details to discharge conditions 3 (demolition management plan & method statement), 4 (schedule of works), 5 (demolition environmental management plan) and 6 (hoardings design details) of planning permission 2024/0084/FUL.
Site Bounded By Waterside South, Melville Street, Lincoln Central Car Park And Sincil Street
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0455/HOU
Installation of wooden decking to the rear, to include railing and stairs down to garden (Retrospective).
52 Hillside Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5PT
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0457/TCO
T1 Yew - Reduce on neighbours side by 2 metres - in line with path.T2 Prunus cerasifera - Reduce on neighbours side by 2 metres - in line with path.T3 Elm - Reduce on neighbours side by 2 metres - in line with path / reduce in height from 4 metres to attain a height of 2 metres.T4 Ash - Reduce in height from 21 metres to attain a height 13 metres / reduce the outward lateral limbs to match.T5 Ash - Reduce in height from 21 metres to attain a height 13 metres / reduce the outward lateral limbs to match.(UPDATED DESCRIPTION)
28 Wragby Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4PD
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0459/RD
Submission of details to discharge conditions 3 (joinery details), 4 (brick sample), 5 (lime plaster details), 6 (staircase details) and 7 (decorative plaster details) of planning permission 2022/1013/LBC.
11 St Marys Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7EH
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0461/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning application 2024/0163/HOU to change length of building by 1m and changes to windows.
216 Nettleham Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4DH
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0464/TCO
T1-Lime-Fell
Sessions House Car Park Lincoln College Monks Road Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0465/FUL
Erection of one single storey dwelling.
Land To Rear Of Mission Place Long Leys Road Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0466/OUT
Erection of three storey rear extension to create 12 flats (Outline Application).
121A High Street Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/0467/SCR
EIA screening opinion for the former EMEB Site at Spa Road, Lincoln for the purposes of a Proposed Concrete Batching Plant, Aggregate Wash Plant to produce Recycled Aggregates, Open Storage, Container Self-Storage and Employment use within Class E(g)iii
Former East Midlands Electricity Board Site Spa Road Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 17 Jul 2024
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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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