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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

24,560Searchable applications

222Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 21,018 approved or refused records

1,758Refused applications

19,260 approved · 1,758 refused · 754 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 1998 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning Local plan Local Plan Policies Pre-application advice Planning Applications Conservation areas Conservation, Archaeology and Planning Article 4 directions Houses in Multiple Occupancy

Council contacts

Planning enquiries01522873474 Council source
Planning enquiriesdevelopmentteam@lincoln.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries01522873760 Council source
Planning enquiries01522873478 Council 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

Decided2009/0177/RD
Submission of details to discharge conditions 4,5 & 6 of 2008/0479/F.
Smiling Monarch 78 Canwick Road Lincoln LN5 8EX
Received 23 Feb 2009
Decided2009/0168/F
Change of use from B1 (legal practice) to A1 (retail).
6A Silver Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1DY
Received 12 Mar 2009
Decided2009/0167/ADV
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated projecting sign. (In accordance with revised plan PROV/N/NL/0342/01 (Rev D)) Received by email on 1st April 2009.
5 Silver Street Lincoln Lincs LN2 1DY
Received 13 Mar 2009
Decided2009/0126/LBC
Addition of anti-vandal screens to be attached to exterior of windows; removal of modern steel access staircase (PART RETROSPECTIVE)
Signalbox (East Holmes) Brayford Wharf East Lincoln LN5 7BH
Received 19 Feb 2009
Withdrawn2009/0116/F
Change of use from A2 (Betting Office) to A5 (Hot Food Take-Away).
412 High Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8HX
Received 16 Feb 2009
Decided2009/0110/LBC
Anti vandal screens to be attached to exterior of windows and removal of part of exterior walkway.
Signal Box High Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7DN
Received 11 Feb 2009
Decided2009/0094/F
Erection of a single storey rear extension and associated external alterations to facilitate change of use from public house to managed residential accommodation comprising 12 bedrooms.
4 Gresham Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1QA
Received 7 Feb 2009
Decided2009/0087/RD
Submission of details to discharge condition 8 of planning permission 2006/0105/F.
South East Quadrant, Brayford Campus, Lincoln, Lincs.
Received 9 Feb 2009
Decided2009/0083/RD
Submission of details to discharge condition 4 of planning permission 2006/1004/F.
Sparkhouse Studios Phase II, Southeast Quadrant, University Of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS.
Received 9 Feb 2009
Withdrawn2009/0082/CAC
Demolition of existing buildings.
Vere Street/Mildmay Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3EF
Received 4 Feb 2009
Decided2009/0060/F
Alterations to doors and windows at ground level on North, West and South elevation, including replacement of existing garage door with timber framed glazed screen and doors.
21 Cross O'Cliff Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8PN
Received 5 Feb 2009
Decided2009/0058/F
Erection of 3 two storey dwellings.
Vere Street/Mildmay Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3EF
Received 2 Feb 2009
Decided2009/0031/ADV
1 x internally illuminated individually applied lettering to tower and adjoining monogram2 x internally illuminated free-standing signs to front elevation1 x internally illuminated fascia sign to front elevation1 x internally illuminated fascia sign to rear elevation1 x internally illuminated directional sign to front elevation2 x internally illuminated wall mounted lights to wall columns to front elevation
Holiday Inn Brayford Wharf North Lincoln LN1 1YW
Received 21 Jan 2009
Decided2009/0007/CCC
Carry out repairs to stone mullions, repoint mullions and brickwork, replace cracked, missing or broken panes of glass, clean down and recoat cast iron window frames. Erect scaffolding internally and externally.
Lincoln Castle Castle Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3AA
Received 12 Jan 2009
Decided2009/0004/CCC
Carry out repairs to stone mullions, repoint mullions and brickwork, replace cracked, missing or broken panes of glass, clean down and recoat cast iron window frames. Erect scaffolding internally and externally. Investigate and install specialist cathodic protection system to halt corrosion of embedded ironwork; coat stonework internally with limewash.
Lincoln Castle Castle Hill Lincoln LN1 3AA
Received 9 Jan 2009
Decided2008/1258/CCC
Construction of an 'Energy from Waste Facility' for the treatment of waste with related access, servicing and car parking.
OUT OF AREA Dummy Street Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 22 Dec 2008
Decided2008/1244/F
Change of use and conversion of bakery, shop, storage areas and living accommodation, to three self-contained flat units with associated alterations including railings to west elevation.
Abbey Bakery 259 Monks Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5JY
Received 17 Dec 2008
Decided2008/1198/ADV
Display of 2 externally illuminated fascia signs and 1 externally illuminated projecting hanging sign.
H Samuel Ltd 298 High Street Lincoln LN2 1AF
Received 24 Nov 2008
Decided2008/1191/LBC
Installation of a new hardwood framed shopfront and internal alteration to shop floor to create one level. (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
H Samuel Ltd 298 High Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1AF
Received 24 Nov 2008
Decided2008/1190/F
Installation of a replacement shopfront.
H Samuel Ltd 298 High Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1AF
Received 24 Nov 2008
Decided2008/1180/F
Demolition of existing garage and outbuildings and erection of a 2 storey dwelling
Land To Rear Of 153 Newport Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3DZ
Received 14 Nov 2008
Withdrawn2008/1114/F
Conversion of existing dwelling and erection of a single storey rear extension to accommodate 5 flats and erection of a single storey detached building to rear with front and rear dormers to accommodate 3 flats with associated car parking.
140 Doddington Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 7HB
Received 21 Oct 2008
Decided2008/0966/RD
Submission of details of boundary treatment to satisfy condition 3 from planning application 2007/0767/F.
Land Off Friars Lane To Rear Of 19-25 Rosemary Lane.
Received 26 Sept 2008
Withdrawn2008/0905/CAC
Proposed demolition of No's 18 - 20, 31, 47, 48 Sincil Street, shop units on Waterside South (between Melville Street and Sincil Street), Co-op supermarket, bus station, multi-storey car park, former Oxford Hall Hotel and partial demolition and facade retention at 21, 22, 23, 30A, 32 and 33 Sincil Street (CONSERVATION AREA CONSENT)
Land Bounded By Waterside South, Melville Street, Oxford Street, St.Marys Street And Sincil Street, Lincoln
Received 11 Sept 2008

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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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