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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Alford John Spendluffe Technology College, Hanby Lane, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9BL
Received Not publishedLand between the A46 Hykeham Roundabout and A15 Sleaford Road Roundabout
Received Not publishedLand runs parallel to Vernatt's Drain and is bound by the B1356 Spalding Road to the east, Spalding
Received Not publishedHighways Depot, Hemingby Lane, Horncastle, LN9 5PN
Received Not publishedTerminal Pumping Station, Wel Fen Lane, Claypole, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedBurgh le Marsh Windmill, High Street, Burgh le Marsh
Received Not publishedWarehouse Complex, Wilsford Heath, Wilsford, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedAnaerobic Digester Plant, Hemswell Cliff Industrial Estate, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5TU
Received Not publishedSaxilby Church of England Primary School, Highfield Road, Saxilby, Lincolnshire, LN1 2QJ
Received Not publishedBardney Fire Station, Alma Martin Way, Henry Lane, Bardney, Lincolnshire, LN3 5XJ
Received Not publishedWeston Marsh
Received Not publishedSt Francis School, Wickenby Crescent, Lincoln
Received Not publishedBottle Sorting Plant, Hangar 4, Caenby Corner Industrial Estate, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5TH
Received Not publishedMid Uk Recycling Ltd, Caythorpe MRF, Heath Lane, Caythorpe, Grantham, NG32 3EW
Received Not publishedBowmans Business Park, Mill Road, Addlethorpe, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 4TB
Received Not publishedMid UK Recycling Limited, Station Road, Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, NG32 3EW
Received Not publishedWelton Quarry, Highfield Farm, Welton le Marsh, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLand to the south of Newton on Trent, Southmoor Road, Newton on Trent, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedRiverside Early Years Playgroup, Witham Bank East, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9JU
Received Not publishedThe Old Hall, Parnell Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2NB
Received Not publishedQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, West Street, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5AD
Received Not publishedUffington School, 10 School Lane, Uffington
Received Not publishedHolton le Clay Junior School, Picksley Crescent, Holton le Clay, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN36 5DR
Received Not publishedProposed Quarry, Gorse Lane, Denton, Grantham
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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