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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
24,566Searchable applications
219Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 20,953 approved or refused records
1,759Refused applications

19,194 approved · 1,759 refused · 754 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 1998 to 2 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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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  1. Decided2015/0827/TPO

    Selective pruning of the lower north branches overhanging the property access driveway area to rebalance the crown of the tree following recent pruning for highway clearance to 1 Birch.

    9 Jacobean Road Lincoln LN6 3RB

    Received 5 Oct 2015
  2. Decided2015/0872/HPA

    Erection of a single storey rear extension extending 4.68 metres beyond the rear wall to a maximum height of 3.6 metres and eaves height of 2.32 metres.

    114 Hykeham Road Lincoln LN6 8AB

    Received 20 Oct 2015
  3. Decided2016/0377/F

    External alterations to existing retail unit to include additional automatic entrance door and 4 poster frames to front elevation and a new security door and double leaf door to rear elevation to replace existing.

    Unit 5 Tritton Retail Park Tritton Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7AN

    Received 13 May 2016
  4. Decided2016/0371/F

    Change of use of first floor from Retail (Class A1) to Tapas Bar (Class A3) (Retrospective)

    3 Castle Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3AA

    Received 5 May 2016
  5. Decided2016/0348/F

    Change of use from 3 Units (Class A1/A3) to 4 Apartments (Class C3).

    The Slipper Baths 22 Waterside North Lincoln Lincolnshire

    Received 4 May 2016
  6. Decided2016/0325/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2016/0074/F including external alterations to cladding, roller shutter doors and removal of 1no. window on north elevation.

    Dowsett House 185 Sadler Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RS

    Received 27 Apr 2016
  7. Decided2016/0262/RG3

    Change of use of vacant land at Beevor Street to establish a Pay and Display car park (Revised Description).

    Land At Beevor Street / Poplar Avenue Lincoln

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  8. Decided2016/0255/C4

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 4 bed HMO (Use Class C4)

    14 Arboretum View Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5JQ

    Received 4 Apr 2016
  9. Decided2016/0240/C4

    Change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (Use C4)

    101 Cross Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7XQ

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  10. Decided2016/0238/LBC

    Installation of satellite dish (76cm x 56cm) positioned on southern facing wall (Listed Building Consent).

    1 Vere Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3EF

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  11. Decided2016/0237/RG3

    Use of land for temporary bus station to allow the redevelopment of the current bus station site and its replacement with a new bus station, siting of associated temporary buildings, covered stands, resurfacing and boundary fencing and railings.

    Land At Tentercroft Street Car Park

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  12. Withdrawn2016/0233/C4

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 5 bed HMO (Use Class C4).

    40 Newark Road Lincoln Lincolnshire

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  13. Decided2016/0226/F

    Erection of a 2 storey dwelling, a detached double garage, new enclosure to existing swimming pool and demolition of an existing outbuilding.

    Rear Of 6 Lindum Terrace Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5RP

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  14. Decided2016/0223/LBC

    Partial demolition of the railway wall with attached footbridge and formation of new vehicular access. Demolition of existing station footbridge connecting the platform, and the erection of a new footbridge (Listed Building Consent) (Resubmission).

    Land Bounded By Sincil Street, Waterside South, Melville Street, Tentercroft Street And High Street, Lincoln

    Received 21 Mar 2016
  15. Decided2016/0222/F

    Demolition of existing bus station buildings, existing pedestrian footbridge between St Mary's Street and the Tentercroft Street car park and the existing station footbridge connecting the platforms within Lincoln Central railway station. Erection of a new bus station, multi-storey public car park, new pedestrian footbridge over the railway connecting the areas north and south of the railway station as well as the platforms; change of use of number 18-20 Sincil Street and a four storey extension to provide ground floor retail space totalling 265sqm with 9 residential apartments over (Block A); landscaping of the public realm; revised layout of roads and accesses including stopping up parts of Norman Street, Oxford Street and Melville Street (Resubmission).

    Land Bounded By Sincil Street, Waterside South, Melville Street, Tentercroft Street And High Street, Lincoln

    Received 24 Mar 2016
  16. Decided2016/0203/F

    Erection of 3 to 9 storey main block (A) to accommodate 38 residential units (totalling 250 bedrooms) with 75 sq metres Gym (D2) and 735 sq metres of Retail (A1) / Restaurant/Cafe (A3) / Office (B1) at ground floor fronting High Street and Wigford Yard and erection of a 6 storey annex block (B) to accommodate 6 residential units (51 bedrooms).

    179 High Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7AF

    Received 14 Mar 2016
  17. Decided2016/0202/F

    Conversion of existing building (Block A) to 7 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation; partial demolition of existing building fronting Park Street and erection of five storey building (Block B) to accommodate 10 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 4 no. two bedroom apartments; erection of five storey building (Block C) to accommodate 227 sq metres commercial on ground floor (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A4) and 33 room aparthotel above.

    The Hub Beaumont Fee Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1UW

    Received 14 Mar 2016
  18. Decided2016/0192/CXN

    Variation of Condition 4 (use and sub-division of planning permission 2009/0615/F) to change the use from store room to hair salon.

    8 Dixon Way Lincoln Lincolnshire

    Received 8 Mar 2016
  19. Decided2016/0168/F

    Change of Use from Class A1 (Retail) to Class A5 (Fish and Chip Takeaway)

    283 High Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1AL

    Received 4 Mar 2016
  20. Decided2016/0163/CCC

    Installation of temporary poppy sculpture

    Lincoln Castle Castle Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3AA

    Received 29 Feb 2016
  21. Decided2016/0139/RD

    Submission of details to discharge conditions 5 (Construction Management Plan), 6 (Secure Cycle Parking), 7 (Materials), 8 (Archaeology) and 9 (Surface Water Management) of planning permission 2015/0530/F

    72 Rasen Lane Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3HD

    Received 24 Feb 2016
  22. Decided2016/0106/F

    Change of use from Residential (C3) to House in Multiple Occupation, 8 bedrooms (Sui Generis) (Retrospective)

    28 Yarborough Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1HS

    Received 9 Feb 2016
  23. Decided2016/0104/F

    Change of use from Business (B1) to House in Multiple Occupation, 10 bedrooms (Sui Generis) (Retrospective)

    12 Newland Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1XD

    Received 9 Feb 2016
  24. Decided2016/0091/F

    Erection of 2 two storey semi-detached dwellings with associated access.

    Land To The Rear Of 2-6 Sewells Walk Lincoln Lincolnshire

    Received 9 Feb 2016

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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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