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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
24,562Searchable applications
216Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 20,955 approved or refused records
1,758Refused applications

19,197 approved · 1,758 refused · 754 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 1998 to 30 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Conservation areas11 mapped area records
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  1. Decided2016/0174/TCO

    To prune 4 Pear trees and 1 Forsythia at 13A Minster Yard for statutory highway clearance.To prune 1 Cherry at 24 Minster Yard for statutory highway clearance .To prune 1 Sycamore, 1 Laburnum and 1 Holly at 25 Minster Yard for statutory highway clearance.To prune 1 Laburnum at 27 Minster Yard for statutory highway clearance.

    24, 25, 27 & 13A Minster Yard Lincoln

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  2. Decided2016/0095/TPO

    To fell 1 Sycamore

    17 Roseum Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3DF

    Received 10 Feb 2016
  3. Decided2016/0094/TCO

    To crown lift 1 Sycamore to a height of 3.6 to 4 metres.

    10 Westwood Close Swanpool Lincoln LN6 0HG

    Received 8 Feb 2016
  4. Decided2016/0090/RD

    Submission of details to discharge conditions 5 (Remediation Verification) and 8 (Unexpected Contamination) of planning permission 2014/0925/F.

    The Priory City Of Lincoln Academy Skellingthorpe Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0EP

    Received 8 Feb 2016
  5. Decided2016/0075/TPO

    To fell 1 Fir F1 and 3 Silver Birch T7, T8 and T9.To reduce crown of Birch T1 to attain a height of 13.5 metres and crown spread of 10 metres.To reduce crown of Birch T2 to attain a height of 12.5 metres and crown spread of 7 metres.To reduce crown of Birch T3 to attain a height of 16 metres and crown spread of 3 metres.To reduce crown of Birch T4 to attain a height of 12.5 metres and crown spread of 2 metres.To reduce crown of Birch T5 to attain a height of 13.5 metres and crown spread of 4.5 metres.To reduce crown of Birch T6 to attain a height of 13 metres and crown spread of 3.5 metres.To reduce crown of Birch T7 to attain a height of 12.5 metres and crown spread of 3.5 metres.

    17 Finningley Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0UQ

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  6. Decided2016/0073/TPO

    T1: Birch (Front Garden) To reduce crown to attain a height of 5 metres and crown spread of 2.8 metres and crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level. T2: Birch (Rear Garden) To reduce crown to attain a height of 7.5 metres and crown spread of 3 metres.T3: Unknown Species (Rear Garden) To reduce crown to attain a height of 5 metres and crown spread of 3 metres.

    12 Stenigot Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PA

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  7. Decided2016/0069/TPO

    To fell 1 Oak

    28 Malham Drive Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XD

    Received 2 Feb 2016
  8. Decided2016/0051/TPO

    To reduce crown of 1 Lime (T1) by 2 metres To reduce crown of 1 Lime (T2) by 1.5 metresTo reduce of 1 Birch (T3) by 0.5 metres

    Tall Trees 22 Hamilton Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8ED

    Received 27 Jan 2016
  9. Decided2015/0980/TPO

    Retrospective application is acceptable and is to fell 1 storm damaged Scots Pine

    29 Grosvenor Avenue Lincoln LN6 0XT

    Received 25 Nov 2015
  10. Decided2015/0969/TCO

    Tidy damage to main stem and remove small branch from trunk. Reduce height of rear stem by 2 to 3 metres. Crown lift to 5.2 metres for highway clearance, remove deadwood and reshape crown.

    64 Newland Lincoln

    Received 20 Nov 2015
  11. Decided2015/0968/TCO

    Reduce height and spread of 1 Willow back to previous pruning points

    30 Ashlin Grove Lincoln

    Received 20 Nov 2015
  12. Decided2015/0951/TPO

    To remove lower branch of 1 London Plane T1.To fell 1 London Plane T2

    The Lincoln Hotel Eastgate Lincoln LN2 1PN

    Received 17 Nov 2015
  13. Decided2015/0829/TPO

    To reduce crown of 1 Maple T1 by 2 metres and raise lower branches to 4 metres above ground level.To fell 3 Conifers T2, T3 and T4.

    5 Adam Close Lincoln LN6 3PT

    Received 2 Oct 2015
  14. Decided2015/0759/TPO

    To fell 1 Silver Birch

    4 Shaftesbury Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0QN

    Received 1 Sept 2015
  15. Decided2016/0289/TCO

    To fell 1 Holly, 1 Conifer and 1 Apple Tree

    9 Greetwell Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4AQ

    Received 18 Apr 2016
  16. Decided2015/0732/TCO

    To fell 1 conifer

    18 Ashlin Grove Lincoln LN1 1LE

    Received 28 Aug 2015
  17. Decided2015/0731/TCO

    Ash tree - Lateral crown spread to be reduced by 1.5 metres, Crown to be thinned by approximately 15% and lifted to approximately 12 metres from ground levelHolly tree - Lateral crown spread to be reduced by 1 metre, crown to be lifted to approximatley 2.5 metres from ground level

    16 Ashlin Grove Lincoln LN1 1LE

    Received 27 Aug 2015
  18. Decided2015/0730/TPO

    1 Oak - Rear garden - Prune back branches overhanging the roof to clear building by 2 metres1 Rowan - Front garden - Crown lift to 2.5 metres and reduce crown by an extent not exceeding 0.75 metre1 Lime - Front garden - Prune for highway clearance (5.3 metres above ground level)- Prune for footpath clearance (2.3 metres above ground level)- Crown lift to 2.5 metres over garden area - Reduce crown by an extent not exceeding 1.25 metres

    22 Woodvale Avenue Lincoln LN6 3RD

    Received 28 Aug 2015
  19. Decided2015/0798/TCO

    To reduce crown to reshape 1 Mulberry T1. To fell 1 Birch T2. To crown clean and remove deadwood of 1 Birch T3. To crown lift to 2.5 metres and prune to reshape crown of 1 Prunus T4. To crown Lift to 2.5 metres 1 Group of Yews T5. To trim to shape 1 Lawson Cypress T6. To remove limb of 1 Laburnum T7. To fell 1 Horse Chestnut T8. To crown lift to 4 metres and crown clean 1 Group of beech, Sycamore and Horse Chesnut T9. To crown clean and deadwood 1 Yew T10.

    Lindum House 11 Sewell Road Lincoln LN2 5RY

    Received 18 Sept 2015
  20. Decided2015/0796/TRC

    1 Birch - To reduce height by 2 metres and crown spread by 1.5 metres

    54 Shearwater Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XA

    Received 24 Sept 2015
  21. Decided2015/0869/HPA

    Erection of a single storey rear extension extending 5 metres beyond the rear wall to a maximum height of 3.5 metres and eaves height of 2.5 metres.

    166 Rookery Lane Lincoln LN6 7PH

    Received 16 Oct 2015
  22. Decided2000/0357/CCC

    Change of use of premises from A2 to D1 (Use as an Information and Guidance Centre for Young People).

    55-57 High Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8AN

    Received 8 Jun 2000
  23. Decided2000/0348/ADV

    Display of 3 fascia signs (one on front elevation internally illuminated) and 1 free standing sign internally illuminated.

    Wrights Lincoln Ltd, Outer Circle Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4HW

    Received 6 Jun 2000
  24. Decided2000/0323/F

    Roof extension to existing building increasing height by 1.4m.

    Ilkeston Co-Op Motor Group, Tritton Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7QY

    Received 26 May 2000

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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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