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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19,198 approved · 1,760 refused · 754 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2014/0411/TPO
To fell 2 Silver Birch (T1 & T2), prune to allow pedestrian clearance of 2.4 metres and reduce crown by an amount not exceeding 1.3 metres of 1 Norway Maple (T3), prune to allow pedestrian clearance of 2.4 metres and reduce crown by an amount not exceeding 0.8 metres of 1 Field Maple (T4) and pollard 1 Field Maple (T5).
7 Winthorpe Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PG
Received 10 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0407/O
Erection of 4 detached bungalows (OUTLINE).
Land To The Rear Of 73A To 77 Rookery Lane, Lincoln LN6 7PP
Received 9 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0403/HPA
Erection of a conservatory extending 4 metres beyond the rear wall to a maximum height of 3.03 metres and eaves height of 2.06 metres
37 Geneva Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4EB
Received 4 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0404/TPO
To remove 1 branch of 1 Birch.
96 Shearwater Road Lincoln LN6 0XA
Received 6 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0400/TPO
To fell 1 Cypress
16 Goxhill Close Lincoln LN6 3PN
Received 2 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0399/TPO
To prune lower branches to allow unobstructed access and remove epicormic growth of 1 Horse Chestnut.
73 Doddington Road Lincoln LN6 7EY
Received 4 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0396/TPO
To prune 4 Silver Birch
14 Coalport Close Lincoln LN6 3NA
Received 19 May 2014 - Decided2014/0363/TCO
To fell 1 Horse Chestnut and prune back 1 Ash to clear property.
Land Adjacent To Car Park At Rear Of Castle Hotel, Westgate
Received 16 May 2014 - Decided2014/0349/TCO
To crown lift 1 Ash and 2 Sycamores to allow statutory highway clearance.
25 Lindum Road Lincoln LN2 1NT
Received 15 May 2014 - Decided2014/0347/TPO
To fell 1 Thuja, 1 Juniper and 7 Cypress trees.
11 Higgins Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0RL
Received 14 May 2014 - Decided2014/0340/HPA
Erection of a conservatory extending 3.20 metres beyond the rear wall to a maximum height of 3.30 metres and eaves height of 2.50 metres.
281 Wragby Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4PZ
Received 6 May 2014 - Decided2014/0339/HPA
Erection of a single storey rear conservatory 7 metres depth, 3.55 metres to eaves and 3.90 metres total height.
5 Albion Crescent Lincoln LN1 1EB
Received 7 May 2014 - Decided2014/0335/TCO
To fell 1 Lime and 4 Cypress and to pollard 1 Willow.
32 Saxon Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3HQ
Received 6 May 2014 - Decided2014/0331/HPA
Erection of a single storey rear extension extending 4.3 metres depth, total height 3.75 metres and 2.25 metres eaves height.
63 Western Crescent Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 7TA
Received 7 May 2014 - Decided2015/0527/TPO
To fell one Pine
31 Wigsley Road Lincoln LN6 3LA
Received 17 Jun 2015 - Decided2014/0467/TPO
To fell 1 Cypress
11 Grosvenor Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0XT
Received 30 Jun 2014 - Decided2014/0307/TPO
To prune 1 Sycamore for highway clearance.
Corner Of Minster Yard & Eastgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1PX
Received 24 Apr 2014 - Decided2014/0304/TCO
To prune 1 Lime, 1 Holly for highway clearance.
Corner Of Minster Yard & Eastgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1PX
Received 24 Apr 2014 - Decided2014/0303/TPO
To remove deadwood from 1 Oak.
7 Chalgrove Way Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0QH
Received 24 Apr 2014 - Decided2014/0296/TPO
To remove deadwood, reduce crown by 15% to reshape and rebalance and to carry out crown thinning not exceeding 10% of 1 Oak.
29 Finningley Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 0UQ
Received 16 Apr 2014 - Decided2014/0292/HPA
Erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 4.95 metres in depth, 2.2 metres to the eaves and 3.62 metres in total height.
6 Woodvale Close Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RL
Received 23 Apr 2014 - Decided2014/0281/TPO
To fell 2 Birch (SB11 & O2).To thin the crown of 1 Birch (SB1) by 30% and thin the crown of 1 Oak (O1) by 30%.To reduce the crowns of 10 Birches (SB2 - SB10 and SB12 by 18 feet.
18 Stenigot Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3PF
Received 10 Apr 2014 - Decided2014/0277/TCO
To pollard two Lime trees and reduce height of crown of 1 Holly to 6 feet.
122 West Parade Lincoln LN1 1LD
Received 16 Apr 2014 - Decided2014/0275/TPO
To reduce crown by an amount not exceeding 15% of 1 Beech tree
25 Marriner Crescent Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1BB
Received 17 Apr 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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