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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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The Old Hall, Parnell Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2NB
Received Not publishedSouth Thoresby Quarry, Greenfield Lane, South Thoresby
Received Not publishedHaven Cottage, Kitwood Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 0PX
Received Not publishedWelton Gathering Centre, Sudbrooke
Received Not publishedGrantham The Isaac Newton Primary School, Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7DG
Received Not publishedBaston Church of England Primary School, 103A Main Street, Baston
Received Not publishedKettleby Quarry Plant Site, Kettleby Quarry, Kettleby, Lincolnshire, DN20 9HL
Received Not publishedWhisby Quarry, Eagle Road, Whisby, LN6 9BT
Received Not publishedNorth Hykeham Landfill Site, Whisby Road, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedWelton Gathering Centre, Barfield Lane, Reepham
Received Not publishedProctor's Farm, Holding No 225E, Star Lode Drove, West Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, PE11 3TD
Received Not publishedNorth Cotes Church of England Primary School, Sea Lane, North Cotes, Lincolnshire, DN36 5UZ
Received Not publishedAlford Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Station Road, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9HY
Received Not publishedFormer Earl of Dysart School, Dysart Road, Grantham
Received Not publishedHuttoft Boatshed, Sea Lane, Huttoft
Received Not publishedThe Old Ship Inn, Beck Bank, Gosberton Clough, Spalding
Received Not publishedMid UK Recycling Limited, Station Road, Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, NG32 3EW
Received Not publishedMID UK Recycling Ltd, Station Road, Caythorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3EW
Received Not publishedMick George Ltd, Nursery Road Industrial Estate, Nursery Road, Boston, PE21 7TN
Received Not publishedLand off the B1189/B1191, part of former RAF Metheringham base, near Martin Moor
Received Not publishedWilliam Farr C of E Secondary School, Lincoln Road, Welton
Received Not publishedG W Lords, Walkerith Road, Morton
Received Not publishedGlentworth Site J, Kexby Road, Glentworth
Received Not publishedLand north of Wilsford Heath Waste Management Facility, High Dike, Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3PY
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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