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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land south of North Kelsey Road, Caistor
Received Not publishedCentral Technology & Sports College, Rushcliffe Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8ED
Received Not publishedThe Priory Ruskin Academy, The Priory Ruskin Academy, Queensway, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9RA
Received Not publishedHeckington Church of England Primary School, Howell Road, Heckington, Lincolnshire, NG34 9RX
Received Not publishedSkillington Quarry, land to the east and west of Skillington Road, Colsterworth
Received Not publishedRailway Station Heritage Centre, Chapel Street, Market Rasen
Received Not publishedSeathorne Primary School, Count Alan Road, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 1HB
Received Not publishedHighfield Quarry, Bluestone Heath Road, A1028, Welton le Marsh, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLand which runs parallel to Vernatt's Drain and is bound by the B1356 Spalding Road to the east, Spalding (Section 5)
Received Not publishedWest Deeping Quarry, Tallington, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedGainsborough Social Services District Office, 156, Trinity Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1JP
Received Not publishedWashingborough Foundation Primary School, School Lane, Washingborough, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 1BW
Received Not publishedFriskney All Saints C of E Primary School, Church Road, Friskney, Lincolnshire, PE22 8RD
Received Not publishedBoston St Thomas County Primary School, Wyberton Low Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7RZ
Received Not publishedWestville Farm Yard, Northlands Road, Westville
Received Not publishedLand to west of South Witham Village, South Witham, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedChapel Six Marshes Car Park, Anderby Road, Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire, PE24
Received Not publishedThurlby Depot, Station Road, Thurlby, Lincolnshire, PE10 0JA
Received Not publishedSkegness Academy, Burgh Road, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 2QH
Received Not publishedBluecoat County Primary School, Bluecote Annexe, Green Lane, Stamford
Received Not publishedThe Town Hall, Market Place, North Street, Bourne PE10 9EA
Received Not publishedPMK Recycling Ltd, Baston Outgang Road, Baston Fen, Baston, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 9PT
Received Not publishedNew Earth Solutions (West) Ltd, Land Off, Honey Pot Lane, Grantham, North Witham
Received Not publishedMid Uk Recycling Ltd, Caythorpe MRF, Heath Lane, Caythorpe, Grantham, NG32 3EW
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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