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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Navenby Church of England Primary School, East Road, Navenby, Lincolnshire, LN5 0EP
Received Not publishedSt Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Woad Farm Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 0EF
Received Not publishedLincolnshire Life Museum, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedEresby School, Eresby Avenue, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5HU
Received Not publishedJudges Lodgings, Castle Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedTheddlethorpe Gas Terminal, Theddlethorpe St Helen, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, LN12 1NQ
Received Not publishedRainbow Day Nursery, 84 Little London, Long Sutton
Received Not publishedLindum Waste Recovery, Saxilby Enterprise Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Saxilby
Received Not publishedStamford The Malcolm Sargent Primary School, Empingham Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2SR
Received Not publishedCar Park, Off Sea Road, Anderby Creek, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 5XW
Received Not publishedMayflower House, Mayflower Renewable Fuels, Marsh Lane, Boston
Received Not publishedAgricultural field adjacent to Wistaria House, Wisteria Farm, Northgate, Spalding, Pinchbeck
Received Not publishedThe Priory Witham Academy, De Wint Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7DT
Received Not publishedFormer Lincoln Myle Cross Primary School, Macaulay Drive, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4EL
Received Not publishedPaul Riddel Skip Hire Ltd, Hemingby Lane, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5PN
Received Not publishedLincolnshire Secure Unit, Rookery Avenue, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7TY
Received Not publishedLouth Waste Transfer Station, Bolingbroke Road, Louth
Received Not publishedCanwick Sewage Treatment Works, Washingborough Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedGreat Ponton Quarry, Dallygate Lane, Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, NG33 5BQ
Received Not publishedLincoln Bishop King C of E Community Primary School, Kingsway, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8EU
Received Not publishedM E Cotton and Son, Anson's Farm, Eagle Road, Swinderby, Lincolnshire, LN6 9HS
Received Not publishedCold Hanworth Oil Production Well Site, Wetmoor Lane, Cold Hanworth, Welton, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedGainsborough Skip Hire, Laughton Lane, Morton
Received Not publishedLincoln Hartsholme Primary School, Carrington Drive, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0DE
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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