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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land north of Wilsford Heath Waste Management Facility, High Dike, Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3PY
Received Not publishedWitham St Hughs Primary School, Muntjac Way, Witham St Hughs, Lincolnshire, LN6 9WF
Received Not publishedKirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School, Wharf Lane, Kirkby on Bain, Lincolnshire, LN10 6YW
Received Not publishedAutby House, Autby Drive, North Thoresby, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN36 5SB
Received Not publishedHighways Depot, Chain Bridge Road, Boston, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedUnit 2, Haven Business Park, Slippery Gowt Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7AA
Received Not publishedCleanTech UK Limited, Hemswell Business Park, Hemswell
Received Not publishedHorncastle Magistrates Court, The Wong, Horncastle, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLeadenham Landfill and Stone Quarry, Pottergate Road, Leadenham, Lincolnshire
Received Not published., Wigsley Road, North Scarle, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedHolly Tree Farm, Croft Bank, Croft, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 4RE
Received Not publishedMushroom Farm, 10 Boundary Lane, South Hykeham
Received Not publishedTealby County Primary School, Front Street, Tealby
Received Not publishedSleaford St George's Academy, Westholme Road, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7PS
Received Not publishedTiber Road, North Hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedGreetwell Quarry, Greetwell Road, Greetwell, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedRed House Farm, Spalford Lane, North Scarle, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedNew Leake Primary School, Fodderdyke Bank, New Leake, Lincolnshire, PE22 8JB
Received Not publishedBourne Westfield Primary School, Westbourne Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLincolnshire County Council Fire Station, Harlaxton Road, Grantham
Received Not publishedNutwalk Farm, adjacent to Broadgate House, Broadgate, Sutton St James, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 0JT
Received Not publishedSpittlegate Industrial Estate, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedManor (Pit) Farm, Baston Outgang Road, Baston, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 9PT
Received Not publishedGreat Ponton Quarry, Dallygate Lane, Great Ponton
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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Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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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