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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
24,555Searchable 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19,280 approved · 1,754 refused · 753 withdrawn.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: 25 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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.

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  1. Decided2003/0490/TCO

    Tree works as follows:1) 1 no. Lime Tree - crown lift, remove deadwood and epercormic growth and tidy2) Holly Trees - cut back 3) 2 no. Pine trees - remove deadwood4) 1 no. Holly - fell to ground level and grind out stump5) 1 no. Yew Tree - fell to ground level and grind out stump6) 5 no. Conifer Trees - fell to ground level and grind out stumps7) 1 no. Cedar Tree - remove deadwood, cut back long branches, reshape and crown lift8) 1 no. Poplar - fell to ground level and grind out stump9) 1 no. Conifer - fell to ground level and grind out stump10) Row of Conifers - cut back and cut out of telephone wires11) 3 no. Conifers - reduce in height12) Laurel, Budlia and Macaluta - prune and general tidying13) 1 no. Poplar stump - remove regrowth and treat14) Conifer, Holly etc - cut back and general tidying15) 1 no. Elm Tree - Remove deadwood, crown lift and cut back branches

    78 South Park, Lincoln

    Received 9 Jun 2003
  2. Decided2003/0489/TCO

    To fell two Elm trees.

    5 Princess Royal Close, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 5RX

    Received 11 Jun 2003
  3. Decided2003/0488/TCO

    To fell one Sycamore tree.

    20 Belle Vue Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 1HH

    Received 3 Jun 2003
  4. Decided2003/0175/TPO

    To fell a Birch tree.

    10 Abingdon Close, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3UH

    Received 26 Feb 2003
  5. Decided2003/0166/TCO

    To carry out a crown reduction of 40% to one Horse Chestnut located in the playground.

    Westgate Junior School, Westgate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3BQ

    Received 24 Feb 2003
  6. Decided2003/0154/TCO

    Thinning out crown of a sycamore tree located in the rear garden.

    10 Westwood Close, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0HG

    Received 21 Feb 2003
  7. Decided2003/0771/TCO

    To remove branches within 1.5 metres of roof from 1 Sycamore, remove low branches over wall from 1 Sumach, to fell 1 Elder, to remove suckers from base from 1 Plumb, to fell one Purple Leaved Plum, and to prune back 1 Buddleia.

    8 The Avenue Lincoln LN1 1PB

    Received 2 Dec 2003
  8. Decided2003/0770/TPO

    To fell 1 Birch tree located at the rear of the property.

    49 Wigsley Road Lincoln LN6 3LA

    Received 25 Sept 2003
  9. Decided2003/0769/TCO

    To reduce the crown of 1 Horse Chestnut located at the rear of the property by 25%.

    5 East Bight Lincoln LN2 1QH

    Received 25 Sept 2003
  10. Decided2003/0768/TPO

    To prune 1 Birch, 1 Rowan, 1 Plum, 1 Cherry and to fell 1 Holly.

    52 Abingdon Avenue Lincoln LN6 3LE

    Received 23 Sept 2003
  11. Decided2003/0233/TCO

    To carry out the following works:1) Cypress - Fell2) Robinia x 6 - Prune back smaller branches and brace the larger branches3) Beech - Clean out4) Sycamore - Brace5) Group of 7 Birch - Trim back from builing to give 1.5 metre clearance6) Sycamore - remove grafted branch7) Sycamore - Fell8) Lime x3 - Formative prune

    23 Nettleham Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1RQ

    Received 14 Jan 2003
  12. Decided2003/0230/TRC

    To fell 16 Silver Birch and 2 Beech trees located in the front and rear gardens.

    41 Malham Drive, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0XD

    Received 8 Apr 2003
  13. Decided2003/0228/TCO

    Removal of low lateral growth, poor weak growth and remove any deadwood from crown of 5 trees.

    Wickham Gardens, Westgate, Lincoln

    Received 18 Mar 2003
  14. Decided2003/0227/TPO

    Removal of branch stumps and for crossing and weak branches to be removed from 1 Beech tree located in the garden on the west facing embankment.

    26 Upper Long Leys Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3NJ

    Received 20 Mar 2003
  15. Decided2003/0213/TPO

    To fell 1 Scots pine located adjacent to the rear boundary.

    28 Shaftesbury Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0QN

    Received 14 Mar 2003
  16. Decided2003/0212/TPO

    To carry out pruning works to 1 Maple located at the rear of the property.

    32 Nettleham Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1RE

    Received 17 Mar 2003
  17. Decided2003/0134/TCO

    Felling of 1 no. Fig tree.

    17 The Old Deanery, Minster Yard, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1PX

    Received 14 Feb 2003
  18. Decided2003/0133/TPO

    Felling of 2 no. Silver Birch trees located in the rear garden.

    7 Worcester Close, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3LW

    Received 14 Feb 2003
  19. Decided2003/0132/TPO

    Work to prune 1 Oak tree.

    72 Abingdon Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3LE

    Received 13 Feb 2003
  20. Decided2003/0129/TCO

    Work to fell 1 Dutch Elm located at the front of the property adjacent to the highway.

    37 Cross O'Cliff Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8PR

    Received 13 Feb 2003
  21. Decided2003/0127/TPO

    Felling of 3 no. Silver Birch trees located in the front and rear gardens.

    6 Finningley Close, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3RN

    Received 11 Feb 2003
  22. Decided2003/0105/TPO

    To fell two Silver Birch trees.

    2 Finningley Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0UP

    Received 5 Feb 2003
  23. Decided2003/0099/TPO

    Crown reduction to Beech Tree in the front garden.

    33 Stonefield Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1QL

    Received 4 Feb 2003
  24. Decided2003/0098/TCO

    This application is for the following works: 3 Limes - re-pollard; 1 Norway Maple - fell; 1 Twin Stemmed Holly - Remove low branches over footpath to 2.5 metre clearance and clear branches from road to 5.2m clearance, insert a cable brace in crown, 6 Yews - Remove branches over footpath and highway, lift crown of trees to 2.5m height to prevent injury to people using the area, removal of the sixth tree in south east corner.

    St Peter In Eastgate Church Eastgate Lincoln LN2 4AA

    Received 4 Feb 2003

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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.

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