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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Thurlby Farm, Long Drove, Thurlby, Bourne, PE10 0EJ
Received Not publishedLincolnshire Secure Unit, Rookery Avenue, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7TY
Received Not publishedLand at Kings Street, Greatford
Received Not publishedWainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School, Magdalen Road, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, PE24 4DD
Received Not publishedGreat Ponton Quarry, Station Yard, Dallygate Lane, Great Ponton, Grantham
Received Not publishedWarehouse Complex, Wilsford, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG
Received Not publishedSouth Hykeham County Primary School, Wath Lane, South Hykeham
Received Not publishedBirkbeck School and Community Arts College, Keeling Street, North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, LN11 7PN
Received Not publishedLincoln Carlton Academy, Carlton Boulevard, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedSkegness Seathorne Primary School, Count Alan Road, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 1HB
Received Not publishedCarres Grammar School, Northgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7DD
Received Not publishedUnit 3, Bowmans Business Park, Mill Lane, Addlethorpe, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedPotterhanworth Church of England Primary School, Main Road, Potterhanworth, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 2DT
Received Not publishedLincoln St Faith & St Martin C of E Junior School, Hampton Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 1LW
Received Not publishedNorth Kelsey Road Quarry, North Kelsey Road, Caistor
Received Not publishedHolywell Quarry, Holywell Road, Careby
Received Not publishedWilliam Farr (Church of England) Comprehensive School, Lincoln Road, Welton, Lincolnshire, LN2 3JB
Received Not publishedCastle Quarry, Sleaford Road, Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3QW
Received Not publishedLand to the east of Smithfield Road, North Kelsey Moor, Market Rasen
Received Not publishedBythams Primary School, Creeton Road, Little Bytham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4PX
Received Not publishedHolbeach Waste Water Treatment Works, Cherry Tree Lane, Holbeach, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedNorton Bottoms Quarry, Stapleford, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedWest Deeping Quarry, King Street, West Deeping
Received Not publishedBoston Hawthorn Tree School, Toot Lane, Fishtoft, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 0PT
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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