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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 dates24,569Searchable applications
206Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 20,958 approved or refused records
1,760Refused applications
19,198 approved · 1,760 refused · 754 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 1998 to 3 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 8 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2014/0583/TPO
To fell 6 Birch trees and thin crowns and crown lift 3 Oaks.
43 Shearwater Road Lincoln LN6 0UZ
Received 29 Jul 2014 - Decided2014/0581/TPO
To fell 1 Oak
3 Sheraton Close Lincoln LN6 3PS
Received 4 Aug 2014 - Decided2014/0579/TPO
To fell 1 Scots Pine.
17 Swanholme Close Lincoln LN6 3DE
Received 1 Aug 2014 - Decided2014/0578/F
Conversion of rear offshoot into 1 two storey dwelling with associated external alterations.
35 Beaumont Fee Lincoln LN1 1EZ
Received 12 Aug 2014 - Decided2014/0547/CXN
Amendments to the approved design to raise bridge deck to 7.2m and associated alterations to steps to include mid-landing with steps projecting into the highway. (Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2013/1227/F)
Land At 179 High Street And Land North Of Railway Crossing Adjacent To 180 High Street Lincoln LN5 7AF
Received 1 Aug 2014 - Decided2014/0523/TCO
To fell 1 Ash tree
60 Bailgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3AR
Received 25 Jul 2014 - Decided2014/0522/TCO
To fell 1 Apple tree and prune to reshape 4 Hollies
Flat 6 North Place 30 Nettleham Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1RE
Received 17 Jul 2014 - Decided2014/0521/TPO
To fell 1 Birch tree (T3)
57 Wigsley Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3LA
Received 14 Jul 2014 - Decided2014/0517/TPO
To fell 3 Birch trees and 1 Oak
25 Grosvenor Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XT
Received 7 Jul 2014 - Decided2014/0505/ADV
Display of 1 non-illuminated free standing totem sign and 3 non-illuminated fascia signs.
Unit 15 Crofton Road Allenby Industrial Estate Lincoln LN3 4NL
Received 23 Jul 2014 - Pending Consideration2014/0499/RD
Submission of details to approve conditions 3 (Geo-Environmental), 5 (Construction Management), 6 (Piling Risk), 8 (Surface Water Drainage), 9 (Travel Plan) and 10 (Landscaping) of planning permission 2013/1268/F.
Land At Abbottsford Way Lincoln
Received 22 Jul 2014 - Decided2014/0492/F
Change of use from Office (B1a) to three dwellings (C3), with associated external alterations, including the installation of 4 ground floor windows to the west elevation.
Poolgate House 68 Park Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1UR
Received 16 Jul 2014 - Decided2014/0465/TPO
To fell 1 Silver Birch
37 Winthorpe Grove Doddington Park Lincoln LN6 3PJ
Received 4 Jul 2014 - Decided2014/0448/RD
Submission of details to approve Condition 2 (revised plans), 4 (contaminated land), 5 (archaeology), 6 (windows) and 7 (materials) of planning permission 2014/0188/F.
Land Adjacent To 23 Roman Wharf Lincoln LN1 1SN
Received 26 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0447/TPO
To reduce crown by an amount not exceeding 20% of 1 Beech tree.
25 Marriner Crescent Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1BB
Received 24 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0446/TPO
To fell 2 Silver Birch and remove 3 No. branches of 1 Oak.
4 Jacobean Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RB
Received 23 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0432/TPO
To fell 1 Scots Pine and 2 Silver Birch.
16 Stenigot Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PF
Received 12 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0431/TPO
To fell 1 Birch.
2 Euston Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XG
Received 12 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0430/TPO
To fell 2 Pines.
5 Limelands Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4AR
Received 12 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0429/TPO
To fell 3 Silver Birch. (T1a, T1b & T1c)To crown clean 2 Oaks (T2 & T3).To reduce and reshape crown of 1 Cherry (T4) not exceeding 20%.
30 Grosvenor Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XT
Received 13 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0427/TCO
To fell 1 Cherry.Reduce height of 1 Cypress not exceeding 4 metres and reshape.Reshape and reduce Cotoneaster not exceeding 1 metre.
Danby House Northgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1QT
Received 16 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0425/HPA
Erection of a single storey rear extension, extending 4.30 metres beyond the rear wall to a maximum height of 3.80 metres and eaves height of 2.40 metres.
10 Rufford Green Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 7UU
Received 17 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0414/TPO
To reduce height and crown spread by an amount not exceeding 1.4 metres of 1 Birch
55 Fulmar Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0LA
Received 3 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0413/TPO
To fell 1 Scots Pine.
14 Stenigot Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PF
Received 11 Jun 2014
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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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