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3,230 approved · 125 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Hill Top Field, A1084, Bigby, Barnetby, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedLincoln Castle, Castle Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3AA
Received Not publishedSouth Witham Community Primary School, Water Lane, South Witham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5PH
Received Not publishedSpalding Priory School, Neville Avenue, Spalding
Received Not publishedLand off Barff Lane, Glentham
Received Not publishedJohn Spendluffe Technology College, Hanby Lane, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9BN
Received Not publishedSt Michael's C of E Primary School, School Lane, Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9BN
Received Not publishedCarlton Centre, Carlton Road, Boston
Received Not published., North Street, Digby, Lincolnshire
Received Not publishedGBM Waste Management Ltd, Bolingbroke Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 0WA
Received Not publishedLincoln Yarborough School and Youth Club, Riseholme Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3SP
Received Not publishedCold Hanworth Well Site, Wetmoor Lane, Welton, Lincoln
Received Not publishedHolbeach St Marks Primary School, St Marks Road, Holbeach St Marks
Received Not publishedBranston School & Community College, Station Road, Branston, LN4 1LH
Received Not publishedGBM Waste Transfer Station, Bolingbroke Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 0WA
Received Not publishedSt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Abbey Road, Swineshead, Lincolnshire, PE20 3EN
Received Not publishedSt Peter In Eastgate Infants School, Greetwell Gate, Lincoln, LN2 4AW
Received Not publishedWilsford Heath Materials Recovery Facility, High Dike, Ancaster, Grantham, NG32 3PY
Received Not publishedDonington Community Centre, 32, High Street, Donington, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 4TA
Received Not publishedSix Acre, Baston Outgang Road, Baston
Received Not publishedCamas Building Materials, Bradstone Works, The Fen, Baston Outgang Road, Baston, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 9PT
Received Not publishedLand off High Street, Biscathorpe, Louth
Received Not publishedWelton C Site, Barfields Lane, Reepham
Received Not publishedLouth Cordeaux School, North Holme Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 0HG
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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