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Lincoln planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of City of Lincoln Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Lincoln website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
24,555Searchable applications
227Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 21,034 approved or refused records
1,754Refused applications

19,280 approved · 1,754 refused · 753 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 1998 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2013/0422/TCO

    To reduce the crown of 1 Cherry tree for Highway clearance.

    Eastgate Hotel Eastgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1PN

    Received 5 Mar 2013
  2. Decided2012/1424/TRC

    To fell 1 Purple Plum Tree

    95 Malham Drive Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XD

    Received 27 Nov 2012
  3. Decided2012/1423/TPO

    To fell 2 Birch trees and 2 Oak tree trees, to crown lift and crown reduce 1 Oak tree

    25 Lindholme Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RQ

    Received 27 Nov 2012
  4. Decided2012/1422/TPO

    T1, Birch - fell, T2, Oak - fell, T3, T4,Oak - prune

    25 Shaftesbury Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0QN

    Received 27 Nov 2012
  5. Decided2012/1412/TPO

    To fell 1 Birch tree

    18 Grosvenor Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XT

    Received 22 Nov 2012
  6. Decided2012/1411/TCO

    T1, Mulberry - crown reduction and reshape not exceeding 40%, maintenance and balance tree from emergency work carried out in Aug to split, failed limb

    4 Pottergate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1PH

    Received 12 Nov 2012
  7. Decided2012/1410/TCO

    T3, Horse Chestnut - Crown lift for highway clearance and crown clean

    The Lincoln Hotel Eastgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1PN

    Received 12 Nov 2012
  8. Decided2012/1409/TPO

    T1, Sycamore - crown lift for highway clearance and crown cleanT2, Horse Chestnut - crown lift for highway clearance, crown clean, take back lateral limbs overhanging car park not exceeding 2 metres

    The Lincoln Hotel Eastgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1PN

    Received 12 Nov 2012
  9. Decided2012/1408/TPO

    To fell 1 Horse Chestnut tree

    St Clements Langworthgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4AD

    Received 12 Nov 2012
  10. Decided2012/1407/TPO

    To fell 5 Ash trees located within the grass verge adjacent to the former Boultham Dairy side for the instalation of a new right turning lane.

    Grass Verge Adjacent To Former Boultham Dairy Boultham Park Road Lincoln Lincolnshire

    Received 12 Oct 2012
  11. Decided2012/1406/TPO

    To fell 1 Birch tree

    3 Lime Tree Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0RT

    Received 5 Nov 2012
  12. Decided2012/1404/TCO

    To fell 1 Rowan and 1 Cypress tree, and to re-pollard 1 Maple and 1 Sorbus tree

    98 - 100 West Parade Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1JZ

    Received 5 Nov 2012
  13. Decided2012/1403/TRC

    To reduce the height of 1 Beech tree and 1 Lime tree by 25%

    3 Marriner Court Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1AX

    Received 13 Aug 2012
  14. Decided2012/1379/TCO

    T10, Sweet Chestnut - no works req. T13, Lime - crown lift by approx 5.2 metres, remove epicormic growth. T17, Lime - crown lift on cathedral side by 3.5 metres from ground level, and 5.5 metres on highway side. T22, Lime - crown lift by 3.5 metres. T23, Lime - crown lift by 3.5 metres. Group 1, Holly - reduction in height to clear building to below guttering and reshape, Cherry and Holly cut back branches not exceeding 1 metre taking away from boundary wall. T28, Beech - crown lift by approx 3 metres. T29, Lime - crown lift, reshape crown on roadside back to the pavement line. T31, Hawthorn - fell. T32, Holly - crown lift. T33, Sycamore - crown clean. T34, Sycamore - crown clean. T35, Elder - fell. T36, Hawthorn - fell. T37, Hawthorn - 50% reduction and reshape to prolong tree life.

    Areas Located Around Lincoln Cathedral, Minster Yard And Pottergate

    Received 27 Sept 2012
  15. Decided2012/1377/TPO

    T1, Sycamore - crown clean, crown lift to give clearance over higheay by approx 3.5 metres from ground level. T2, Sycamore - crown clean, lamp column clearanceT3, Sycamore - crown clean, crown lift to give clearance over higheay by approx 5 metres. T4, Sycamore - reduction of crown due to severe die back and reshape tree as necessary. T5, Sycamore - crown clean. T6, Sycamore - crown clean, climbing inspection of cavity. T7, Sycamore - crown clean, crown lift over the adjoining properties to clear the wall and buildings, not exceeding 6 metres. T8, Sycamore - crown clean, crown lift over the adjoining properties to clear the wall and buildings, not exceeding 6 metres. T9, Sycamore - crown clean, lowest lateral branch shorten back away from the building not exceeding 2 metres. T11, Sycamore - crown clean, crown lift for statutory highway clearance. T12, Sycamore - crown clean, crown lift for statutory highway clearance. T14, Lime - crown lift over the highway giving statutory clearance, crown lift on the cathedral side not exceeding 3.5 metres from ground level, removal of epicormic growth. T15, Lime - crown lift over the highway giving statutory clearance, crown lift on the cathedral side not exceeding 3.5 metres from ground level, removal of epicormic growth. T16, Lime - crown lift over the highway giving statutory clearance, crown lift on the Cathedral Side not exceeding 3.5 metres from ground level, removal of epicormic growth. T18, Lime - crown lift over the highway giving statutory clearance, crown lift on the cathedral side not exceeding 3.5 metres from ground level, removal of epicormic growth. T19, Sycamore - crown clean, reshape upper crown not exceeding 2m removing excess weight, T20, Sycamore- crown clean, take back branches away from archway not exceeding 2.5 metres. T21, Hawthorn - fell(REST OF DESCRIPTION IN NOTES)

    Areas Located Around Lincoln Cathedral Minster Yard, And Pottergate, Lincoln

    Received 27 Sept 2012
  16. Decided2012/1250/TCO

    To carry out the following works:Row of Alders on southern boundary - crown lift to 4metres to clear car park, and reduce lateral spread by up to 2 metres

    Grantham Street Car Park Grantham Street Lincoln Lincolnshire

    Received 26 Oct 2012
  17. Decided2012/1246/TCO

    To fell 3 Cypress trees

    3 Cross O'Cliff Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8PN

    Received 26 Oct 2012
  18. Decided2012/1238/TPO

    To fell 1 Oak tree

    1 Finningley Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RN

    Received 23 Oct 2012
  19. Decided2012/1236/TCO

    To prune 2 Sycamore trees for lamp column clearance

    Pottergate Lodge Lindum Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1NS

    Received 22 Oct 2012
  20. Decided2012/1235/TPO

    To fell 1 Birch tree

    2 Monks Manor Drive Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4AT

    Received 8 Oct 2012
  21. Decided2012/0805/TPO

    To pollard a group of Sycamore trees and 1 Pine tree

    9 Limelands Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4AR

    Received 7 Sept 2012
  22. Decided2012/0788/TCO

    To fell 1 Cypress tree

    2 Almond Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0HA

    Received 21 Aug 2012
  23. Decided2012/0787/TCO

    To reduce the crown of 1 Holly tree by 15% and to clear crown for phone cables.

    13 St Catherines Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8DY

    Received 29 Aug 2012
  24. Decided2012/0785/TPO

    To fell 1 Birch tree

    75A Doddington Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 7EY

    Received 28 Aug 2012

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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.

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