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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 off, Honey Pot Lane, North Witham, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5LY
Received Not published22 Stowgate, Deeping St James, Peterborough PE6 8RW
Received Not publishedGrantham Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School, Gonerby Hill Foot, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8HQ
Received Not publishedAlford John Spendluffe Technology College, Hanby Lane, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9BL
Received Not publishedColsterworth Landfill, Land off Crabtree Road, Colsterworth
Received Not publishedCorby Glen Fire Station, Bourne Road, Corby Glen, Lincolnshire, NG33 4NS
Received Not publishedLand at, Nursery Road, Marsh Lane Industrial Estate, Boston
Received Not publishedThe Priory City of Lincoln Academy, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0EP
Received Not publishedCounty Offices, Newland, Lincoln
Received Not publishedPointon St Gilbert of Sempringham C of E Primary School, West Road, Pointon, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 0NA
Received Not publishedDunston Quarry, Lincoln Road, Dunston
Received Not publishedSaxilby C Of E Primary School, Highfield Road, Saxilby, Lincoln, LN1 2QJ
Received Not publishedNormanby-by-Spital Primary School, Main Street, Normanby-by-Spital, Lincolnshire, LN8 2HE
Received Not publishedConingsby St Michael's C of E Primary School, School Lane, Coningsby, Lincolnshire, LN4 4SJ
Received Not publishedHarmston Quarry, Tower Lane, Harmston, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedDunston Quarry, B1188 Lincoln Road, Dunston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLealand Way, Riverside Industrial Estate, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7PA
Received Not publishedPoplar Farm Development, Barrowby Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8AF
Received Not publishedCamas Building Materials, Bradstone Works, The Fen, Baston Outgang Road, Baston, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 9PT
Received Not publishedLand off, Lincoln Road, Fenton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLand to the East of Surfleet Bank and West of Woad Farm, Spalding
Received Not publishedPublic Open Space, Kitwood Close, Boston
Received Not publishedBardney Fire Station, Alma Martin Way, Henry Lane, Bardney, Lincolnshire, LN3 5XJ
Received Not publishedNorth Kelsey Road Quarry, North Kelsey Road, Caistor, Lincolnshire
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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