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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19,266 approved · 1,758 refused · 754 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2013/0875/TCO
To fell 1 Willow tree.
1A Hereward Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3EW
Received 3 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0869/TPO
To fell 1 Sycamore tree.
Beech Court Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8QR
Received 1 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0868/TRC
To fell 2 Oak trees.
15 Rochester Drive Lincoln LN6 0XQ
Received 3 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/1009/TPO
To fell 1 dead Apple tree.
24 Tudor Road Lincoln LN6 3LL
Received 16 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/1007/TCO
To reduce Cypress hedge TG1 to wall height and trim face and to reduce height of Cypress hedge TG2 by 50% and trim sides.
Hafod Sewell Road Lincoln LN2 5QT
Received 19 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/1006/TCO
To fell 1 Leyland Cypress tree.
Sunnyside, 26 Sibthorpe Street, Lincoln, LN5 7SH
Received 20 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0990/TPO
To reduce crown of 1 Oak by 20% and thin and reduce growth on trunk.
1 Sheraton Close Lincoln LN6 3PS
Received 14 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0985/TCO
To fell 1 Leylandii
10 Rosebery Avenue Lincoln LN1 1ND
Received 8 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0983/TPO
To fell 1 Birch T1, remove deadwood and crown lift 3 Oaks T2, T3 and T4 and crown lift and remove deadwood to 1 oak T5.
3 Gothic Close Doddington Park Lincoln LN6 3LN
Received 12 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0981/TPO
To reduce crown of 1 Pine by 15%
8 Winthorpe Grove Doddington Park Lincoln LN6 3PL
Received 12 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0977/TCO
To carry out various works to trees as listed in the applicants Tree Safety Survey and Plan.
County Offices Newland Lincoln LN1 1YL
Received 2 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0974/TCO
To fell 1 Laurel T1, 1 Elder T2, 1 Yew hedge T3 and 1 Ash T4.To crown lift 1 Lime T5 and 1 Birch T6.
Unitarian Chapel 377 High Street LN5 7RY
Received 1 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0969/TPO
To Fell 1 Oak Tree
37 Sycamore Crescent Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0RR
Received 6 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0968/TRC
To reduce in height or fell 1 Silver Birch
72 Malham Drive Lincoln LN6 0XD
Received 6 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0958/TCO
Works as follows:T1- Lime - reduce height and spread by approx 1 - 2m, crown clean, remove deadwood, basal and epicormic growth.T2 T3 and T4 - Holly - Fell to ground levelTG1 - Damson - tidy and reshape, reduce height and spread up to 1m.T5 - Maple - reduce spread by approx 1-2m. Crown lift to 4m and remove deadwood, reduce height by approx 1- 2m.T6 - Holly - reduce spread over site by approx 0.5 -1m, trim round at same size to reshape.
Zero & 1 Greetwell Road Lincoln LN2 4AQ
Received 1 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0954/TPO
To reduce the height of 1 Birch by 1/3rd
19 Lindholme Road Lincoln LN6 3RQ
Received 1 Aug 2013 - Decided2013/0945/TPO
To fell 1 Silver Birch Tree.
78 Abingdon Avenue, Lincoln LN6 3LE
Received 26 Jul 2013 - Decided2013/0937/TPO
To reduce crown by 20% and removal of epicormic growth.
15 Wigsley Road Doddington Park Lincoln LN6 3LA
Received 26 Jul 2013 - Decided2016/0372/F
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
21 Longdales Place Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 2JZ
Received 12 May 2016 - Decided2016/0369/F
Erection of a single storey front extension.
3 Aisne Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3XG
Received 11 May 2016 - Decided2016/0368/F
Erection of five storey rear (north) extension to existing hotel, removal of entrance canopy, re-configuration of car parking, landscaping and ancillary works. (Amended Plans)
Holiday Inn Lincoln Brayford Wharf North Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1YW
Received 10 May 2016 - Decided2016/0357/F
Erection of new commercial units adjacent to Unit 9 (3 No.), demolition of existing units 13 to 16 to facilitate erection of 4 new replacement Units and extensions to Units 1 and 12 (Revised Plans).
Dowding Mews Industrial Park Lincoln LN3 4PN
Received 6 May 2016 - Decided2016/0355/C4
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 3 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
30 Arthur Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7UH
Received 6 May 2016 - Decided2016/0342/F
Demolition of existing rear offshoot and erection of a single storey rear extension incorporating a roof lantern and side screens and railings to first floor level to accommodate a balcony.
4 Belle Vue Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1HH
Received 4 May 2016
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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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