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.
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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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Horncastle Community Primary School, Bowl Alley Lane, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5EH
Received Not publishedBourne Elsea Park C Of E Primary School, Sandown Drive, Bourne
Received Not publishedLand at A52, Wainfleet Road
Received Not publishedNavenby C of E School, East Road, Navenby
Received Not publishedLand affected from Saltfeeltby A Site, Howdales, via Saltfleetby B Site to Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal, Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedHolywell Quarry, Holywell Road, Careby
Received Not publishedLincolnshire County Council Offices, Kesteven Street, Sleaford
Received Not publishedThe Pilgrim Community Special School, Victoria Road, Louth
Received Not publishedLand to the east of Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLincoln Monks Abbey Primary School, Monks Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 5PF
Received Not publishedDisused Airfield, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to 5, The Fen, Baston Outgang Road, Baston, Peterborough
Received Not publishedMoulton Chapel County Primary School, Eaugate Road, Moulton Chapel
Received Not publishedSpalding Primary School, Woolram Wygate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 1PB
Received Not publishedThe Vista, Churchgate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2RA
Received Not publishedLen Kirk Plant Hire Ltd, Whisby Road, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedClapgate Farm, Somersby Road, Ashby Puerorum, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 6QU
Received Not publishedNorton Bottoms Quarry, Stapleford, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedSkegness Academy, Burgh Road, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 2QH
Received Not publishedKenwick Quarry Waste Disposal Site, London Road, Tathwell
Received Not publishedSt Lawrence School, Bowl Alley Lane, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5EJ
Received Not publishedAnaerobic Digestion, Learoyd Road, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, DN21 5TU
Received Not publishedLouth Monks' Dyke Tennyson College, Monks Dyke Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9AR
Received Not publishedSutton Bridge Children's Centre, Westmere CP School, Anne Road, Sutton Bridge, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 9TB
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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