Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lincolnshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Harmston Quarry, Tower Lane, Harmston, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedCemex West Deeping Quarry, King Street, West Deeping
Received Not publishedWest Moor Farm, North Kelsey Road, Caistor, Market Rasen, LN7 6SF
Received Not publishedSpilsby Primary School, Woodlands Avenue, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5EP
Received Not publishedMartin Mrs Mary Kings Church of England Primary School, Linwood Road, Martin, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3RA
Received Not publishedFox's Land, Manor Pit Quarry, Baston Outgang Road, Baston, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedThe Thomas Cowley High School, School Lane, Donington, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 4TF
Received Not publishedNew Earth Solutions (West) Ltd, Copper Hill Industrial Estate, Ermine Street, Barkston Heath
Received Not publishedBoiling Wells Farm, South Rauceby, Lincolnshire, NG34 8QX
Received Not publishedLand attached to, Middle Farm, Swinethorpe, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedHighfield Quarry, A1028, Bluestone Heath Road, Welton le Marsh, Spilsby, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedKettleby Quarry Plant Site, Kettleby Quarry, Kettleby, Lincolnshire, DN20 9HL
Received Not publishedSpalding High School for Girls, Stonegate, Spalding
Received Not publishedBurgh Le Marsh Windmill, High Street, Burgh Le Marsh
Received Not publishedSt Georges Academy - Ruskington Site, Leicester Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7PS
Received Not publishedSt Peter in Eastgate Infants School, Greetwell Gate, Lincoln
Received Not publishedHarmston Quarry, Tower Lane, Harmston, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedBoston John Fielding School, 34, Ashlawn Drive, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9PX
Received Not publishedBourne Abbey Primary Academy, Abbey Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9EP
Received Not publishedDecoy Farm, Spalding Road, Crowland, Peterborough, PE6 0LX
Received Not publishedLand northwest of Highfield Quarry, Bluestone Heath Road, Welton le Marsh
Received Not publishedAlford County Primary School, Hanby Lane, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9BJ
Received Not publishedLincoln Castle, Castle Hill, Lincoln, LN1 3AA
Received Not publishedLand off, New England Road, Humby, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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 Lincolnshire County 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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