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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Unit 29, Corringham Road, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21
Received Not publishedKenwick Landfill Site, Kenwick Quarry, A16, London Road, Tathwell, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedGainsborough The William Harrison School, Middlefield Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1PU
Received Not publishedSleaford Waste Transfer Station, Pride Parkway, Enterprise Park, Sleaford
Received Not publishedBaston Church of England Primary School, 103a, Main Street, Baston, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 9PB
Received Not publishedHighways Depot, Hemingby Lane, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5PN
Received Not publishedGleed Girls School, Neville Avenue, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2EH
Received Not publishedScampton Church of England Primary School, High Street, Scampton, Lincolnshire, LN1 2SD
Received Not publishedRuskington Community Library, Station Road, Ruskington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, NG34 9DD
Received Not publishedUffington School, 10 School Lane, Uffington
Received Not publishedFormer North Kyme County Primary School, Main Street, North Kyme, Lincolnshire, LN4 4DG
Received Not publishedNew Park Farm, Woodhall Spa Road, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire, LN4 4JT
Received Not publishedHoldingham Biogas, Holdingham, Sleaford
Received Not publishedBrant Broughton Pre School, Mill Lane, Brant Broughton
Received Not publishedMID UK Recycling Ltd, Station Road, Caythorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3EW
Received Not publishedWaste Recycling Facility, Station Road, Caythorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3EW
Received Not publishedMick George Limited, South Witham Quarry, Mill Lane, South Witham, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedWhisby Landfill, Thorpe Road, Whisby
Received Not publishedHolly Tree Farm, Croft Bank, Croft, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 4RE
Received Not publishedNormanby-by-Spital Primary School, Main Street, Normanby-by-Spital, Lincolnshire, LN8 2HE
Received Not publishedGainsborough HWRC, Summergangs Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1AF
Received Not publishedUffington School, 10 School Lane, Uffington
Received Not publishedSummergangs Lane Travellers Site, Summergangs Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedWilliam Farr (Church of England) Comprehensive School, Lincoln Road, Welton, Lincolnshire, LN2 3JB
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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