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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19,266 approved · 1,758 refused · 754 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2013/0933/TPO
To reduce crown of 1 Oak (T1), to fell 2 Silver Birch (T2 & T3).
11 Leeming Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RW
Received 25 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0932/TPO
To reduce crown of 1 Sycamore (T1) by 2 to 3 metres.
4 Lindum Terrace Lincoln LN2 5RP
Received 24 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0931/TPO
To fell 1 Horse Chestnut (T1), 1 Silver Birch (T2), 1 Cedar (T3) and 1 Norway Maple (T4).
3 Fern Close Lincoln LN6 7GR
Received 24 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0930/TCO
To reduce the crown back to previous pollard points of 2 Horse Chestnut (T2 & T4), 1 Lime (T3), 1 Sycamore (T5) and to fell 1 Horse Chestnut (T6).
4 & 5 Lindum Terrace Lincoln LN2 5RP
Received 24 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0929/TPO
To fell 1 Silver Birch and 1 Oak.
24 Chippendale Road Lincoln LN6 3PP
Received 22 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/1080/TRC
To remove deadwood and reduce crown of 1 Silver Birch by 20%.
48 Malham Drive Lincoln LN6 0XD
Received 17 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/1079/TPO
To crown lift to allow pedestrian access and crown reduction by 20% of Field Maple T1 and Rowan T2.
41 Sycamore Crescent Lincoln LN6 0RR
Received 18 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/1078/TCO
To fell 1 Pine
7 Sewell Road Lincoln LN2 5RY
Received 23 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/1077/TPO
To fell 1 Birch and 1 Oak and 1 Willow.
10 Sycamore Crescent Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0RR
Received 11 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/1075/TCO
To fell 1 Elder, 1 Sycamore, the removal of deadwood and reduce south facing crown not exceeding 15% of 2 Ash, 2 Sycamores, 1 Walnut, 2 Yew.
Eastgate House 18 Wragby Road Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 17 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/1074/TCO
To remove side branches of 1 Rowan T11.To reduce crown of 1 Beech T12.To fell 1 Norway Maple T14.To Fell 3 Birch trees T15, T16 & T17.To fell 2 Hollies T19 & T21 & 1 Sycamore T20.To crown lift and reduce the crown of 1 Flowering Cherry T22.
5 Princess Royal Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5RX
Received 17 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/1073/TPO
To reduce crown of 2 Pines by 15%
33 Jacobean Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RB
Received 23 Sept 2013 - Decided2013/0909/TPO
To fell 1 Whitebeam
40 Tudor Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LL
Received 16 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0899/TPO
To remove 1 diseased branch from a Walnut tree.
8 Eleanor Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8PG
Received 15 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0892/TPO
To fell 1 Birch
13 Lime Tree Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0RT
Received 3 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0891/TPO
To carry out the following works - T1, Conifer - reduce height by approximately 2 to 3 metres and reduce spread by approximately 1 to 2 metres.T2, Oak - reduce height and spread back to previous points.T3, Conifer - reduce height by approximately 1 to 2 metres.T4, Green Conifer - reduce height approximately 2 to 3 metres.T5, Dead Eucalyptus - to fell.T6, Apple Tree - reduce height and spread by approximately to 1 to 2 metres.T8, Silver Birch Tree - reduce height and spread approximately 1 to 2 metres to reshape crown.T9, Cedar - reduce height and spread by approximately to 1 to 2 metres.
3 Leeming Close Lincoln LN6 3RW
Received 5 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0884/TPO
To fell 1 Oak tree
10 Finningley Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0UP
Received 5 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0866/TPO
To fell 1 Scots Pine tree.
14 Stenigot Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PF
Received 28 Jun 2013 - Decided2013/0852/TPO
To fell 1 Oak tree.
72 Abingdon Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LE
Received 24 Jun 2013 - Decided2013/0843/TPO
To crown lift 1 Silver Birch.
Beech Lodge 24 Queensway Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4AH
Received 21 Jun 2013 - Decided2013/0834/TCO
To reduce crown of 1 Lime tree by 30%.
7 North Parade Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1LB
Received 20 Jun 2013 - Decided2013/0825/TCO
To reduce crown of 1 Rowan (T1) by 15%, to remove 4 Dwarf Cypress (T2 - T5), to reduce limbs of Cherry tree (T6), to trim privet hedge (T7), to carry out 20% crown reduction to 1 Horse Chestnut (T8).
The Chestnuts Stonefield Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1QL
Received 13 Jun 2013 - Decided2013/0801/TCO
To fell Leylandii hedge.
7 Eastcliff Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5RU
Received 10 Jun 2013 - Decided2013/0799/TPO
To crown lift 2 Sycamores T2 and T4 and 3 Oaks T5, T14 and T13. To fell 1 Oak T12. To fell 3 Sycamore T1, T3 and T15. To remove deadwood and reduce crown of 1 Sycamore T7 by 10%.
373 Skellingthorpe Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0PA
Received 10 Jun 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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