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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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St Nicholas County Primary School, Marriots Gate, Lutton
Received Not publishedCold Hanworth Well Site, Wetmoor Lane, Welton
Received Not publishedNew Earth Solutions (West) Ltd, Wilsford Heath Materials Recovery Facility, High Dike, Ancaster
Received Not publishedLand at, Grainsby Lane, Grainsby, Lincolnshire, DN36 5JP
Received Not publishedMid Uk Recycling Ltd, Caythorpe MRF, Heath Lane, Caythorpe, Grantham, NG32 3EW
Received Not publishedMid UK Recycling Ltd, Caythorpe Heath Lane, Caythorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3EW
Received Not publishedBaston No. 2 Quarry, Langtoft Outgang Road, Langtoft, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedNewfoundland Farm, Saddleback Road, Howdales, South Cockerington, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedBunkers Hill Farm, 54, Bourne Road, Morton, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 0RH
Received Not publishedSt Pauls Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding
Received Not publishedWelton Gathering Centre, Barfield Lane, Sudbrooke, Lincolnshire, LN2 2QU
Received Not publishedLand to the west of Hemswell Biogas Ltd, Hemswell Cliff Industrial Estate, Hemswell Cliff
Received Not publishedRichmond Drive Business Park, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 3TG
Received Not publishedSutton Bridge Children's Centre, Westmere CP School, Anne Road, Sutton Bridge, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 9TB
Received Not publishedHolly Tree Farm, Croft Bank, Croft, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 4RE
Received Not publishedUniversity Academy Holbeach, Park Road, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, PE12 7PU
Received Not publishedLong Sutton The Peele School, 84, Little London, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, PE12 9LF
Received Not publishedBarr Farm, Main Road, Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, PE11 3BW
Received Not publishedSt. Mary's Primary School, School Drive, Welton, Lincolnshire, LN2 3LA
Received Not publishedWhisby Landfill Site, Thorpe Road, Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLand off Woodbank Yard, Woodbank Farm, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, LN6 5UD
Received Not publishedHighfield Farm, Bluestone Heath Road, Welton le Marsh, Lincolnshire, PE23 5SX
Received Not publishedHolbeach St Marks Primary School, St Marks Road, Holbeach St Marks, Spalding, PE12 8DZ
Received Not publishedLouth St Bernard's School, Wood Lane, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 8RS
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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