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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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Gainsborough Queen Elizabeth's High School, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2ST
Received Not publishedStamford Stone Company, Holywell Quarry, Holywell Road, Careby, Stamford, Lincolnshire, LE12 7SQ
Received Not publishedLittle Ponton Quarry, Whalebone Lane, Little Ponton, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedBetween Cold Hanworth Well Site and A46, Wetmoor Lane, Cold Hanworth, Welton, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedGainsborough Oil and Gas Field, Gainsborough Site 34, Thonock Park Golf Club, The Belt Road, Gainsborough
Received Not publishedBreedon Aggregates Limited, South Witham Quarry, Mill Lane, South Witham, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedHousehold Waste Recycling Centre-Materials Recovery Facility, Slippery Gowt Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedCastle Wood Primary Academy, The Avenue, Gainsborough DN21 1EH
Received Not publishedSt Gilbert's Church of England Primary School, Foundry Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2PP
Received Not publishedBoston Landfill, Slippery Gowt Lane, Wyberton
Received Not published2 acres of field 9694 known as Forty Acre at the end of, Stewton Newkin Lane, South Cockerington, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLand south of West Deeping Quarry, King Street, West Deeping
Received Not publishedSaltfleetby A Wellsite, Saddleback Road, Howdales, South Cockerington, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 7DJ
Received Not publishedWhisby A Site, Eagle Road, Eagle Moor, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedUnit 9a, Westminster Road Industrial Estate, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, LN6 3QY
Received Not publishedSwinderby Quarry, Camp Road, Witham St Hughs, LN6 9TW
Received Not publishedSummergangs Lane Travellers Site, Summergangs Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedBracebridge Heath St John's Primary School, Grantham Road, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 2LD
Received Not publishedField 9694, Known as Forty Acre, Stewton Newkin Lane, South Cockerington, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedThe Priory Ruskin Academy, The Priory Ruskin Academy, Queensway, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9RA
Received Not publishedCanwick Court Care Centre, South Park, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8ES
Received Not publishedLindum Waste Recovery, Saxilby Enterprise Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Saxilby
Received Not publishedLand off Crabtree Road, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedGreat Ponton Quarry, Dallygate Lane, Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, NG33 5BQ
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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