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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Denton Church of England Primary School, Church Street, Denton
Received Not publishedHome Farm, Rectory Lane, Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, LN9 6JB
Received Not publishedLaburnum House, Main Road, Langrick, Lincolnshire, PE22 7AN
Received Not publishedLincoln St Faith & St Martin C of E Junior School, Hampton Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 1LW
Received Not publishedRauceby C of E (Gm) Primary School, Tom Lane, North Rauceby, NG34 8QW
Received Not publishedPort of Boston, Boston, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedBSH Hire Recycling Centre, Cherry Holt Road, Bourne
Received Not publishedKeddington Wellsite, Stewton Newkin Lane, South Cockerington, Lincolnshire, LN11 7EX
Received Not publishedWashingborough Foundation Primary School, School Lane, Washingborough, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 1BW
Received Not publishedSt Marys Primary School, School Drive, Welton
Received Not publishedErmine Allotment Site, Riseholme Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedFormer South View Community Primary School, Reform Street, Crowland, Lincolnshire, PE6 0AN
Received Not publishedPublic Open Space, Kitwood Close, Boston, PE21 0PU
Received Not publishedWhisby Landfill Site, Thorpe Road, Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedCaythorpe Primary School, High Street, Caythorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3DR
Received Not publishedCopper Hill Quarry, B6403, High Dike, Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3PY
Received Not publishedKettleby Quarry Plant Site, Kettleby Quarry, Kettleby, Lincolnshire, DN20 9HL
Received Not publishedProposed Sewage Pumping Station, Woodcote Lane, Burton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedOsgodby County Primary School, Main Street, Osgodby, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 3TA
Received Not publishedTetford The Edward Richardson Primary School, East Road, Tetford, Lincolnshire, LN9 6QQ
Received Not publishedGlentworth Site J, Kexby Road, Glentworth, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLincoln HQ Fire Station, South Park Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8EL
Received Not publishedCrosskeys Swing Bridge, Bridge Road, Sutton Bridge
Received Not publishedLand East of Tattershall Road, Tattershall Road, Kirkby on Bain, 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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