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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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
19,256 approved · 1,758 refused · 754 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 1998 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Ashlin House, 132 West Parade, Lincoln LN1 1LD
Received 19 May 2004Thorngate House, St. Swithin's Square, Lincoln.
Received 12 Mar 20041 Sudbrooke Drive Lincoln LN2 2DU
Received 11 Mar 200426 Birkdale, Lincoln, LN5 9UJ
Received 12 Mar 200434 Carholme Road Lincoln LN1 1ST
Received 23 Apr 2004Stairs House, Lindum Road, Lincoln, LN2 1NS
Received 6 Apr 2004Rear Of 89 - 91 Ripon Street, Lincoln, LN5 7NH
Received 6 Apr 2004Lincoln Marina, Brayford Wharf South, Lincoln, LN6 7TS.
Received 27 Feb 2004Stairs House Lindum Road Lincoln LN2 1NS
Received 11 Feb 200441, Newport, Lincoln, LN1 3DN
Received 4 Feb 2004Land To The North Of Starglaze Windows, Unit 5, Waterside South, Lincoln
Received 19 Jan 2004Land At Holmes Wharf, Holmes Road, Lincoln
Received 19 Jan 2004Land At The Junction Of The Avenue And Newland Street West, Lincoln.
Received 24 Dec 2003Swan Street Car Park Swan Street Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 7 Jan 2004Land Off Francis- Street To The Rear Of 41 Newport.
Received 23 Dec 2003Dial House, Riseholme Road, Lincoln
Received 22 Dec 2003108A Hewson Road, Lincoln.
Received 5 Jan 2004Swan Street Car Park Swan Street Lincoln Lincolnshire
Received 9 Dec 2003Former Marina Health Club, Lincoln Marina Brayford Pool, Lincoln.
Received 4 Dec 2003Former Builders Yard, Off Motherby Lane, Lincoln.
Received 28 Nov 20038 The Sidings Lincoln LN6 7TP
Received 31 Jul 2006150 Nettleham Road Lincoln LN2 1RY
Received 31 Jul 200664 Birchwood Avenue Lincoln LN6 0JD
Received 11 Aug 2004341 High Street Lincoln LN5 7DQ
Received 25 Feb 2004Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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.
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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