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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 · 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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Paul Riddel Skip Hire Ltd, Hemingby Lane, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5PN
Received Not publishedLand and Ponds at Whisby Quarry, Eagle Road, Whisby
Received Not publishedDowdyke Grange, Grange Lane, Sutterton, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 2LZ
Received Not publishedLEN KIRK PLANT HIRE LTD, Paving Way, Whisby Road, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, LN6 3QW
Received Not publishedST GEORGE'S ACADEMY (FORMER COTELANDS SCHOOL), Sleaford Road, NG34 9BY
Received Not publishedLouth Kidgate Primary School, Kidgate, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9BX
Received Not publishedSpilsby County Primary Academy, Spilsby Playgroup, Woodlands Avenue, Spilsby
Received Not publishedTealby County Primary School, Front Street, Tealby
Received Not publishedWitham St Hughs Primary School, Muntjac Way, Witham St Hughs, Lincolnshire, LN6 9WF
Received Not publishedNG 7046, 6435, 4936, Little Bytham, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedNorth Hykeham Landfill Site, Whisby Road, North Hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3QZ
Received Not publishedSutton Bridge Childrens Centre, Anne Road, Sutton Bridge
Received Not publishedGainsborough Landfill Site, Lea Road, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedWhisby Landfill Site, Thorpe Road, Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedThe Mill, 6 Hale Road, Heckington
Received Not publishedPlot off, Spratt Close, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 6SB
Received Not publishedSwinderby Quarry, Camp Road, Witham St Hughs
Received Not publishedGreat Ponton (Station Quarry), Dallygate Lane, Great Ponton
Received Not publishedSpalding The Garth School, Pinchbeck Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 1QF
Received Not publishedLittle Ponton Quarry, Whalebone Lane, Little Ponton
Received Not publishedLand north of Wilsford Heath Waste Management Facility, High Dike, Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3PY
Received Not publishedWaddington Redwood Primary School, Redwood Drive, Brant Road, Waddington, Lincolnshire, LN5 9BN
Received Not publishedAncaster Church of England Primary School, Mercia Drive, Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3QQ
Received Not publishedLincolnshire Fire and Rescue Headquarters, South Park Avenue, Lincoln LN5 8EL
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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