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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 dates24,558Searchable applications
220Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 21,024 approved or refused records
1,758Refused applications
19,266 approved · 1,758 refused · 754 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 1998 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2013/1223/TPO
To reduce crown of 1 Maple back to previous pruning points.To reduce height and spread of 1 Oak by 2 metres, reduce crown spread over road by an amount not exceeding 3 metres, crown lift to 5.2 metres, crown clean and remove deadwood.
27 Abingdon Avenue Lincoln LN6 3LB
Received 5 Nov 2013 - Decided2013/1220/TRC
To crown lift 2 oaks to 4 metres above ground level and reduce the crowns of both by 15%.
61 Malham Drive Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XD
Received 4 Nov 2013 - Decided2013/1213/TCO
To fell 5 Cypress.
16 The Avenue Lincoln LN1 1PD
Received 31 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1212/TPO
To crown clean and reduce the crowns of 2 Beech trees by an amount not exceeding 15% to reshape.
29 Church Lane Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1QR
Received 21 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1192/TRC
To reduce upper limb by 3 metres.
24 Dellfield Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0EQ
Received 23 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1190/TPO
To raise crown of 1 Cedar by 5 metres and remove truncated limbs.
7 Eastcliff Road Eastcliff Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5RU
Received 24 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1189/TCO
To fell 1 Ash.
9 Lindum Terrace Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5RS
Received 24 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1179/TPO
To reduce the crown of 1 Beech by 15%.
13 Redcote Drive Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 7HQ
Received 22 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1178/TPO
To reduce the crowns by an amount not exceeding 15% of 4 Silver Birch.
24 Wedgewood Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LT
Received 21 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1164/TPO
To fell 1 Beech tree T1. Crown lift of 5 metres above ground level, crown reduction not exceeding 15% and the removal of deadwood of 1 Beech T2Crown lift not exceeding 4 metres, selective pruning to rebalance not exceeding 15% and the removal of deadwood of 1 Purple Beech T3.
4 Burton Cliffe Lincoln LN1 3WT
Received 21 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1155/TPO
To reduce 2 large limbs by an amount not exceeding 2.5 metres and remove deadwood.
30 Tudor Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LL
Received 9 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1154/TPO
To fell 2 Birch.
31 Shaftesbury Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0QN
Received 15 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1153/TPO
To fell 1 Pine.
2 Chancery Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 8SD
Received 15 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1152/TPO
To remove deadwood, crown lift by a height not exceeding 3 metres and reduce crown by 20% of 1 Oak.
21 Lindholme Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RQ
Received 14 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1151/TPO
Crown lift not exceeding 3.5 metres and a crown reduction of the north facing side crown branches to allow 2 metre clearance to front elevation of dwelling.
22 Sycamore Crescent Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0RR
Received 14 Oct 2013 - Decided2013/1038/TCO
To reduce 1 Birch to 5 metres, fell 1 Ash tree, reduce 1 Holly by 2 metres in height and 1 metre in spread and crown raise 1 Holly.
5-7 Hereward Street Lincoln LN1 3EW
Received 5 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/1033/TPO
To fell 1 Birch.
7 Finningley Road Lincoln LN6 0UQ
Received 4 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/1031/TPO
To remove deadwood and crown reduction not exceeding 20%, including pruning to crown lift to allow clearance of 3 Yew trees T26, T27 and T28.To Fell dead and diseased trees and carry out selective thinning within woodland area (number and species unknown and to be agreed)
5 Goldcrest Close Shearwater Road Lincoln LN6 0UX
Received 4 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/1030/TPO
To fell 1 Birch.
2 Betula Grove Lincoln LN6 0RF
Received 4 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/1029/TPO
To Fell 7 Birch trees.To reduce height and spread of 1 Oak by 3 metres and crown lift by 3 metres.To reduce the height by 2 metres and spread by 3 metres of 1 Cherry and crown lift by 3 metres.To remove basal growth and reduce height of 1 Rowan by 2 metres.
13 Abingdon Close Lincoln LN6 3UH
Received 4 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/1008/TPO
To fell 2 Silver Birch and to removal of deadwood and reduce crown by 15% of 1 Oak.
18 Grosvenor Avenue Lincoln LN6 Oxt
Received 19 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/1005/TPO
To carry out the following works - T1 Oak - To remove deadwood and a crown reduction not exceeding 10%.T2 & T3 Oak - To remove deadwood, a crown reduction not exceeding 10% and the removal of epicormic growths on main stem.T4 Oak -To remove deadwood and a crown reduction not exceeding 15%.
14 Finningley Road Lincoln LN6 0UP
Received 23 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0949/TPO
Reduce the crown of 4 Birch trees by 30% and fell 1 Birch (T5)
54 Tudor Road Doddington Park Lincoln LN6 3LL
Received 9 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0934/TCO
To fell 1 Lime.
19 Cross O'Cliff Hill Lincoln LN5 8PN
Received 25 Jul 2013
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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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