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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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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New Park Farm, Woodhall Spa Road, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire, LN4 4JT
Received Not publishedNorton Bottoms Quarry, Stapleford, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedCaythorpe Primary School, High Street, Caythorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3DR
Received Not publishedRuskington St George's Academy Campus, Sleaford Road, Ruskington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, NG34 9BY
Received Not publishedDunston Quarry, B1188 Lincoln Road, Dunston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedThe Richmond School, Richmond Drive, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 3SH
Received Not publishedLincolnshire County Council, Gallamore Lane, Gallamore Industrial Estate, Middle Rasen, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 3HA
Received Not publishedSt Lawrence School, Bowl Alley Lane, Horncastle
Received Not publishedBoston John Fielding School, 34, Ashlawn Drive, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9PX
Received Not publishedBreedon Aggregates Limited, South Witham Quarry, Mill Lane, South Witham, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedUnit 3, Oakside Park, East Road, Sleaford, NG34 7EQ
Received Not publishedUnit 6a, Whisby Way, North Hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3LQ
Received Not publishedLincoln Bishop King C of E Community Primary School, Kingsway, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8EU
Received Not publishedBanovallum School, Boston Road, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 6DA
Received Not publishedDunston St Peters C of E Primary School, Back Lane, Dunston, Lincoln LN4 2EH
Received Not publishedFen Road Pumping Station to Water Recycling Centre, Fen Road, Washingborough
Received Not publishedThe Beacon Children's Centre, Sandon Close, Grantham, NG31 9AX
Received Not publishedColsterworth Landfill Site, Crabtree Road, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedCastle Quarry, Sleaford Road, Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 4NE
Received Not publishedScheme known as East West Link Road, Land at Tentercroft Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedThe Priory City of Lincoln Academy, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0EP
Received Not publishedPlots 50-55, Bolingbroke Road, Fairfield Industrial Estate, Louth, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLand east of Skillington Road, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedStamford Stone Company, Holywell Quarry, Holywell Road, Careby, Stamford, Lincolnshire, LE12 7SQ
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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