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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary School, Fennell Road, Pinchbeck, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3RP
Received Not publishedLittle Ponton Quarry, Whalebone Lane, Little Ponton, NG31 7TU
Received Not publishedColsterworth Triangle, Crabtree Road, Colsterworth
Received Not publishedWhisby Quarry, Eagle Road, Whisby
Received Not publishedLincoln The Priory LSST Academy, Cross O'Cliff Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8PW
Received Not publishedMushroom Farm, Boundary Lane, South Hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9NQ
Received Not publishedGreentech Waste Management, Horncastle Lane, Grange de Lings, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 3QF
Received Not publishedLong Sutton The Peele School, 84, Little London, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, PE12 9LF
Received Not publishedSt Lawrence School, Bowl Alley Lane, Horncastle
Received Not publishedCanwick Sewage Treatment Works, Washingborough Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedSt Lawrence School, Bowl Alley Lane, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5EJ
Received Not publishedBaker's Bridge, Baker's Lane, Freiston/Fishtoft, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedBaston Asphalt, Cross Road, Baston, Lincolnshire, PE6 9QA
Received Not publishedKing Edward VI School, Edward Street, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9LA
Received Not publishedWelton Quarry, Bluestone Heath Road, Welton le Marsh
Received Not publishedLand off Gatehouse Road, Holton Le Moor
Received Not published2, Deacon Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4JB
Received Not publishedWest Deeping Quarry, King Street, West Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 9JB
Received Not publishedAlford Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Station Road, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9HY
Received Not publishedBowmans Business Park, Mill Road, Addlethorpe, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 4TB
Received Not publishedAEL Biogas, East Kirkby, Spilsby
Received Not publishedBurgh Le Marsh Windmill, High Street, Burgh Le Marsh
Received Not publishedSpalding Priory School, Neville Avenue, Spalding
Received Not publishedTroywood Farm, Tumby, Lincolnshire
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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