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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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St Nicholas County Primary School, Marriots Gate, Lutton, Spalding PE12 9HN
Received Not publishedWitham St Hughs Terminal Pumping Station, Pendred Avenue, Witham St Hughs
Received Not publishedNettleton Bottom Quarry, B1225, Nettleton, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedGBM Waste Transfer Station, Bolingbroke Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 0WA
Received Not publishedSaltfleetby Gas Field, Howdales, South Cockerington, Lincolnshire, LN11 7DJ
Received Not publishedFriskney All Saints C of E Primary School, Church Road, Friskney, Lincolnshire, PE22 8RD
Received Not publishedFormer Landfill Site, Kirkby Lane, Tattershall Thorpe
Received Not publishedFormer Swinderby Airfield, Witham St Hughs, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedEast Reach & Chapel Farm, Deeping St. Nicholas
Received Not publishedNocton Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Land off Nocton Fen Lane, Nocton
Received Not publishedCleanTech UK Limited, Hemswell Business Park, Hemswell DN21 5TU
Received Not publishedStamford Day Centre, 33 Ryhall Road, Stamford
Received Not publishedWestville Farm, Northlands Road, Westville, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 7HR
Received Not publishedDeeping St Nicholas County Primary School, Main Road, Deeping St Nicholas
Received Not publishedLincoln Castle, Castle Hill, Lincoln
Received Not publishedBourne Willoughby School, South Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9JE
Received Not publishedEresby Special School, Eresby Avenue, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5HU
Received Not publishedOS 3678, Hemswell, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedSt Helena's Primary School, Main Road, Willoughby, LN13 9NH
Received Not publishedCemex, West Deeping Quarry, King Street, West Deeping
Received Not publishedSt Christophers School, Hykeham Road, Lincoln
Received Not publishedGrange Farm, Fen Road, Toynton St Peter, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5DD
Received Not publishedWilliam Stukeley C of E Primary School, Spalding Road, Holbeach
Received Not publishedLincoln St Christopher's Annexe, South Park, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8EL
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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