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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Lindsey District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,018 approved · 90 refused · 64 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Dec 2020 to 18 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Railway Farm, Hobhole Bank, Old Leake, Boston, PE22 9RT
Received 8 Jul 2026Land At Spalding Road, Sutterton, Boston
Received 8 Jul 2026Air Training Corps, Nelson Way, Boston, PE21 8TS
Received 2 Jul 2026The Bear House, 9-11, West Street, Boston, PE21 8QE
Received 7 Jul 20264, Wybert Crescent, Wyberton, Boston, PE21 7BJ
Received 22 Jun 2026Papa John's Pizza, Scott Drive, Wyberton, Boston, PE21 7NH
Received 24 Jun 20269, Witham Place, Boston, PE21 6LG
Received 23 Jun 2026Land To The Rear Of Nos. 1A - 15 Watery Lane, Butterwick, Boston, PE22 0HS
Received 19 Jun 2026New Castle Inn, 36 Fydell Street, Boston, PE21 8LF
Received 22 Jun 2026Boston High School For Girls, Spilsby Road, Boston, PE21 9PF
Received 9 Jun 2026Land At Station Road/Spalding Road, Sutterton, Boston, PE20 2EU
Received 18 May 2026Land To The South Of Wainfleet Road, Fishtoft, Boston
Received 19 Jun 2026Plant And Bean, New Hammond Beck Road, Wyberton, Boston, PE21 7JD
Received 18 Jun 2026The Bungalow, Station Road, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3PS
Received 10 Jun 2026Allen, Briggs And Turner Veterinary Surgeon, 36 Boston Road, Kirton, Boston, PE20 1DS
Received 17 Jun 2026The Rectory, Rectory Close, Fishtoft, Boston, PE21 0RZ
Received 8 Jun 2026Land Adj Round House, Park Avenue, Sutterton, Boston, PE20 2JL
Received 12 Jun 2026Land Opposite Shamrock House, Boston Road, Boston, PE20 1DS
Received 12 Jun 2026Land To The West Of Manor Road, Kirton
Received 12 Jun 202626, Peck Avenue, Boston, PE21 8DG
Received 5 Jun 2026Needles Farm, Ferry Lane, Brothertoft, Boston, PE20 3SR
Received 11 Jun 2026Land Adjacent To London Road/Drainside South, Kirton, Boston, PE20 1JH
Received 10 Jun 202634, Glen Drive, Boston, PE21 7QB
Received 4 Jun 2026Field View Stables, Cut End Road, Fishtoft, Boston, PE21 0SN
Received 1 Jun 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for East Lindsey District 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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