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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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Willoughton Primary School, Northfield Lane, Willoughton, Lincolnshire, DN21 5RT
Received Not publishedCamas Building Materials, Bradstone Works, The Fen, Baston Outgang Road, Baston, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 9PT
Received Not publishedMablethorpe Primary Academy, High Street, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, LN12 1EW
Received Not publishedFriskney All Saints C of E Primary School, Church Road, Friskney, Lincolnshire, PE22 8RD
Received Not publishedPark Farm, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedSt Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Woad Farm Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 0EF
Received Not publishedSpalding Road, Deeping St James, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 8NJ
Received Not publishedHorbling Brown's Church of England (Aided) School, Sandygate Lane, Horbling, Lincolnshire, NG34 0PL
Received Not publishedBurgh le Marsh Church of England Primary School, Wainfleet Road, Burgh le Marsh PE24 5ED
Received Not publishedRailway Station Heritage Centre, Chapel Street, Market Rasen
Received Not publishedLincoln The Priory LSST School, Cross O'Cliff Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8PW
Received Not publishedAutby House, Autby Drive, North Thoresby, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN36 5SB
Received Not publishedBrauncewell Quarry, Long Lane, Brauncewell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedStickney Church of England Primary School, Main Road, Stickney, Lincolnshire, PE22 8AX
Received Not publishedSt Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Woad Farm Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 0EF
Received Not publishedAncaster C Of E Primary School, Mercia Drive, Ancaster
Received Not publishedLincoln North Fire Station, 234, Nettleham Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4DH
Received Not publishedSaltfleetby 'B' site, Howdales, South Cockerington
Received Not publishedHolly Tree Farm, Croft Bank, Croft, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 4RE
Received Not publishedSaxilby Church of England Primary School, Highfield Road, Saxilby, Lincolnshire, LN1 2QJ
Received Not publishedDonington Cowley Endowed Primary School, Towndam Lane, Donington, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 4TR
Received Not publishedKettleby Quarry, Brigg Road, Kettleby
Received Not publishedStickney Church of England Primary School, Main Road, Stickney, Lincolnshire, PE22 8AX
Received Not publishedLouth St Michael's Church of England School, Monks Dyke Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9AR
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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