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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 dates20,647Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 17,597 approved or refused records
1,389Refused applications
16,208 approved · 1,389 refused · 630 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Mar 2003 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Decided2026/0386/FUL
Installation of solar panels to sports hall, gymnasium, and swimming pool roofs.
Lincoln Christs Hospital School Wragby Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4PN
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0387/HOU
Erection of first floor extension to rear elevation and single storey rear extension, installation of window to existing side elevation.
79 Hykeham Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 8AD
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0388/TPO
T1 - Oak: reduce crown facing properties as per submitted image (up to 2m from tips)
21 Lindholme Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0390/LBC
Installation of solar panels to sports hall, gymnasium, and swimming pool roofs (Listed Building Consent)
Lincoln Christs Hospital School Wragby Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4PN
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0391/TCO
T1 - Lime: Re-pollard to 5m above ground level
96 West Parade Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0392/TCO
T1 - crown reduction of up to 3m from tips on crown segments touching or near to buildings T2 - crown reduction of up to 3m from tips on crown segments touching or near to buildingsT3 - crown reduction of up to 3m from tips on crown segments touching or near to buildingsT4 - Conifer: reduce height by up to 3m
20 St Michaels Terrace Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3BZ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0393/HOU
Erection of a single storey extension, part two storey part single storey side extension including a balcony. Erection of detached double garage and garden room. Erection of a 1.8m high front timber fence. (Revised Description)
84 Nettleham Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1RR
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0394/FUL
External alterations to add 4no. new roof openings including 3no. automatic smoke ventilation roof windows and 1no. louvred smoke vent at existing roof levels above existing internal stair/lift enclosures.
Flats 1-38 And 39-70 Doughty's Court Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0397/RD
Submission of details to discharge condition 4 (Written Scheme of Investigation) of planning permission 2026/0142/HOU.
17 East Bight Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1QH
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0398/TPO
T1 - Rowan: Reduce height from 6 to 5m, reduce crown radius to 2.5mT2 - Sycamore: Reduce height from 6 to 5m, reduce crown radius to 2.5mT3 - Magnolia: Reduce height from 4.5 to 3.5m, reduce crown radius to 2.9m
33 Sycamore Crescent Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0RR
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0399/TCO
T1 - Oak: Pollard to 6.1mT2 - Silver Birch: Pollard to 6.1mT3 - Cherry: Pollard to 4.6m
105 West Parade Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1QR
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0400/TCO
TA - Lime: Crown raise to 2.5m above ground level TB - Beech: Crown raise to 2.5m above ground level TE - Ornamental Cherry: Crown raise to 2.5m above ground level TF - Yew: Crown raise to 2.5m above ground level
2 Cross O'Cliff Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8PN
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0401/CXN
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission 2025/0329/FUL - to amend approved plans.
Eastgate Boarding House 18 Wragby Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5SL
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0402/RD
Submission of details to discharge condition 5 (Verification Report) of planning permission 2025/0407/FUL
Community Diagnostics Centre Land At Lincoln Science And Innovation Park Beevor Street Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0403/ADV
Display of 2no. internally illuminated totem signs and individually applied non-illuminated lettering with university logo.
Bishop Grosseteste University Longdales Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3DY
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0404/TPO
T1 - Scots Pine - Fell.T2 - Scots Pine - Fell.
28 Wigsley Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LA
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0405/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension.
112 Larne Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 9TP
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0406/TPO
T1 (Silver Birch) - Remove lower limbs up to 0.5m from ground level, reduce remaining limbs up to 0.5m from tips
22 Staffordshire Crescent Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LR
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0407/TPO
T1 - Willow: FellT2 - Silver Birch: Fell
2 Stenigot Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PF
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0408/CCC
For the temporary installation of a freestanding sculpture.
Lincoln Castle Castle Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3AA
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0409/LBC
Replacement of existing slate roofing. (Listed Building Consent)
The Stable Block Winnowsty Lane Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5RZ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0410/TPO
T1 - Rowan: FellT3 - Silver Birch: reduce lowest limb/lesser stem growing towards house by up to 5m from tips
15 Wigsley Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LD
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0411/TCO
G1 - holly x 3: reduce height by up to 4 metres, radial canopy reduction of up to 1m from tips
Ashleigh House 9 Cross O'Cliff Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8PN
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0412/RM
Submission of reserved matters including layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping for the erection of 120no. dwellings as required by hybrid (outline) planning permission 2019/0294/RG3. (REVISED PLANS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS RECEIVED).
Phase 1A (Parcel A2) Charterholme Western Growth Corridor Skellingthorpe Road Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 7 Jul 2026
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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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