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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Kirkby La Thorpe Primary School, Church Lane, Kirkby-la-Thorpe, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedCowley Academy, School Lane, Donington
Received Not publishedMid Uk Recycling Ltd, Caythorpe MRF, Heath Lane, Caythorpe, Grantham, NG32 3EW
Received Not publishedSpalding Primary School, Woolram Wygate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 1PB
Received Not publishedCherry Willingham Primary School, Lime Grove, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 4BD
Received Not publishedStation Farm, Station Road, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, PE22 0SE
Received Not publishedLincoln Castle, Castle Hill, Lincoln, LN1 3AA
Received Not publishedLand west of Tollemache Road Grantham
Received Not publishedWestville Farm, Westville, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 7HR
Received Not publishedHollytree Farm, Croft Bank, Croft
Received Not publishedMonks' Dyke Tennyson College, Seaholme Road, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, LN12 2DF
Received Not publishedLand off High Street, Biscathorpe, Louth
Received Not publishedWilsford Heath Materials Recycling Facility, High Dike, Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3PY
Received Not publishedStation Road, Caythorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3EW
Received Not publishedBracebridge Heath St John's Primary School, Grantham Road, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 2LD
Received Not publishedSutterton Fourfields Church of England School, Park Avenue, Sutterton, Lincolnshire, PE20 2JN
Received Not publishedRoe House, Boundary Lane, South Hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedOS 0026, 0041 and Pt 8300, Baston, Lincolnshire, Baston Outgang Road, Baston, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedRopsley Quarry, Long Hollow Lane, Ropsley
Received Not publishedLand to the north of Carr Lane, Wildsworth, Gainsborough
Received Not publishedPublic Open Space, Kitwood Close ,Boston, PE21 0PU
Received Not publishedUffington School, School Lane, Uffington
Received Not publishedHolbeach Primary School, Boston Road, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, PE12 7LZ
Received Not publishedLand at Riverside Industrial Estate, Marsh Lane, Boston, 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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