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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Harpswell Grange, Harpswell Lane, Harpswell, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedCounty Offices, Newland, Lincoln
Received Not publishedRainbow Day Nursery, 84 Little London, Long Sutton
Received Not publishedCorringham Oil and Gas Field, Corringham Wellsites, Taskers Farm, Yawthorpe, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedMid UK Recycling Ltd, Caythorpe Heath Lane, Caythorpe, Grantham, NG32 3EW
Received Not publishedLincoln The Priory LSST Academy, Cross O'Cliff Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8PW
Received Not published35, Skirbeck Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 6DA
Received Not publishedLand off, Paving Way, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedSt Anne's Church of England Primary School, Harrowby Lane, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9ED
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to North Road Farm, North Road, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedGreenaway, Long Acres, The Green, Strubby, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 0LW
Received Not publishedLand north of Wilsford Heath Waste Management Facility, High Dike, Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3PY
Received Not publishedBone Mill Farm, Bonemill Lane, Sleaford
Received Not publishedVillage Green, Vine Road, Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLincoln Ermine Community Infant School, Thoresway, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 2HD
Received Not publishedSwinstead Road Bridge, Swinstead Road, Irnham, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedSaltfleetby Gas Field, Howdales, South Cockerington, Lincolnshire, LN11 7DJ
Received Not publishedSkegness Seathorne Primary School, Count Alan Road, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 1HB
Received Not publishedPoplar Farm Development, Barrowby Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8AF
Received Not publishedCorringham C of E (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School, Middle Street, Corringham, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5QS
Received Not publishedRuskington St George's Academy Campus, Sleaford Road, Ruskington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, NG34 9BY
Received Not publishedBaston Asphalt, Cross Road, Baston, Lincolnshire, PE6 9QA
Received Not publishedAncaster Quarry, King Street, Heydour
Received Not publishedThe Old Bottle Yard, Great Northern Terrace, Lincoln, LN5 7HN
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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