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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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St Gilbert's Church of England Primary School, Foundry Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2PP
Received Not publishedLittle Bytham Water Recycling Centre, Little Bytham
Received Not publishedNormanby-by-Spital Primary School, Main Street, Normanby-by-Spital, Lincolnshire, LN8 2HE
Received Not publishedBoiling Wells Farm, South Rauceby, Lincolnshire, NG34 8QX
Received Not publishedThe Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School, Bristol Drive, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7UE
Received Not publishedWhisby Quarry, Eagle Road, Whisby, Lincolnshire, LN6 9BT
Received Not publishedHarmston Quarry, Tower Lane, Harmston, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedMarket Rasen De Aston School, Willingham Road, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 3RF
Received Not publishedThe Priory City of Lincoln Academy, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0EP
Received Not publishedNorton Disney Quarry, Butt Lane, Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, LN6 7JT
Received Not publishedRiverside Industrial Estate, Marsh Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedDecoy Farm, Spalding Road, Crowland, Peterborough, PE6 0LX
Received Not publishedSibsey Free Primary School, Main Road, Sibsey
Received Not publishedLincolnshire Waste Disposal, Marshall Way, Gainsborough
Received Not publishedLincoln Castle, Castle Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3AA
Received Not publishedOil Boreholes, Corringham, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLincoln Carlton Academy, Carlton Boulevard, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedBottle Sorting Plant, Hangar 4, Caenby Corner Industrial Estate, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5TH
Received Not publishedLand between the A46 Hykeham Roundabout and A15 Sleaford Road Roundabout
Received Not publishedCorner Field, The Keddington Fields, Scupholme, South Somercotes, Lincolnshire
Received Not published2 acres of field 9694 known as Forty Acre at the end of, Stewton Newkin Lane, South Cockerington, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedHighfield Quarry, A1028, Bluestone Heath Road, Welton le Marsh, Spilsby, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedHolly Tree Farm, Croft Bank, Croft, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 4RE
Received Not publishedMarshchapel Primary School, Sea Dyke Way, Marshchapel, Lincolnshire, DN36 5SX
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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