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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 dates24,555Searchable 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19,280 approved · 1,754 refused · 753 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Decided2012/0234/TPO
To fell 3 Birch trees.
14 Sycamore Crescent Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0RR
Received 25 Apr 2012 - Decided2012/0232/TPO
To reduce the crown of 1 Oak tree (T1) and to crown lift 1 Oak tree (T2).
8 Adam Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PT
Received 4 Apr 2012 - Decided2012/0230/TCO
To fell 3 Alder trees (RETROSPECTIVE)
Highway Adjacent To The Former Harbor Master Office, Brayford Wharf North, Lincoln
Received 2 Apr 2012 - Decided2012/0183/TPO
To reduce the height of 2 Birch trees by one third.
25 Shearwater Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0UZ
Received 16 Mar 2012 - Decided2012/0182/TCO
To fell 1 Aspen, 1 Yew tree and 1 Thuja
22 Beaumont Fee Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1EZ
Received 12 Mar 2012 - Decided2012/0181/TPO
To reduce the crowns of 3 Oak trees by 3 metres and to crown thin by 25%
4 Wigsley Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LD
Received 12 Mar 2012 - Decided2012/0180/TPO
To fell 1 Birch tree.
17 Grosvenor Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XT
Received 7 Mar 2012 - Decided2012/1001/TRC
To fell 1 Oak tree at the front of the property
19 Dellfield Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0EQ
Received 12 Sept 2012 - Decided2012/1000/TPO
To prune back 3 Birch trees back to the boundary line
2 Stenigot Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PF
Received 11 Sept 2012 - Decided2012/0997/TPO
To crown lift 2 London Plane trees by 3 metres, crown reduction of 25%, and for the removal of dead, dying and crossing limbs
2 Marriner Court Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1AX
Received 10 Sept 2012 - Decided2012/0995/TCO
To fell 1 Holly tree and to reduce 1 Holly tree to a height of approx 4 metres.
23 Drury Lane Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3BN
Received 7 Sept 2012 - Decided2012/0175/TPO
To fell 1 Birch tree, and to reduce the crowns of 2 Oak trees by 20%.
15 Grosvenor Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XT
Received 7 Mar 2012 - Decided2012/0174/TPO
To reduce the crown of 1 Oak tree by 20%
181 Boultham Park Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 7SQ
Received 2 Mar 2012 - Decided2012/0173/TCO
To fell 1 Fig tree, 1 Cypress tree, and 1 Contorted Willow
Vicars Court Garden (North Side) Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 28 Feb 2012 - Decided2012/0171/TPO
To fell 1 Birch tree, to reduce the outer lateral spread of 1 Oak tree by up to 1-5 metres, and to reduce the main stem of 1 Birch tree by 2 metres.
10 Wigsley Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LA
Received 28 Feb 2012 - Decided2012/0170/TCO
To carry out the following works:T1, Sycamore - fellT2, Sycamore - crown lift to 4 metres, remove deadwoodT3, Lime - fellT4, Beech - remove large left hand limb back to trunkT5, Hornbeam - remove 5 limbs that are overhanging highway
Land To The Rear Of 19, 19A, 19B, And 19C Drury Lane, Lincoln
Received 2 Mar 2012 - Decided2012/0169/TPO
To fell 1 Birch tree
15 Stenigot Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PF
Received 22 Feb 2012 - Decided2012/0088/TPO
To fell 1 Willow tree, and 2 Cypress trees.
15 Wigsley Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LD
Received 14 Feb 2012 - Decided2012/0087/TCO
To fell 3 Leylandii trees and 1 Ash tree and to prune 1 pear tree to reduce the size.
16 The Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1PD
Received 8 Feb 2012 - Decided2012/0086/TPO
To reduce the crowns of 6 Birch trees (T1-T3 and T6-T8) by 2 metres, and to fell 2 Pine trees (T4-T5).
7 Wedgewood Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LT
Received 3 Feb 2011 - Decided2012/0085/TPO
To fell 1 Birch tree
25 Jacobean Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RB
Received 1 Feb 2012 - Decided2012/0084/TPO
To reduce the crowns of 2 Birch trees and 1 Oak tree by 25%
9 Swanholme Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3DE
Received 26 Jan 2012 - Decided2012/0083/TPO
To prune 3 Oak trees (T1-T3) by 20-30% and to remove 1 large bow from T3.
49 Fulmar Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0LA
Received 25 Jan 2012 - Decided2012/0082/TCO
To fell 1 Norway Spruce.
9 Cherry Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0HE
Received 30 Jan 2012
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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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