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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 · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Kesteven District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
675 approved · 13 refused · 24 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Mar 2023 to 24 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Old Vicarage 61 High Street Swinderby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9LU
Received 17 Feb 20266 Washingborough Road Heighington Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 1RE
Received 17 Feb 2026Woodland Glade Old Wood Skellingthorpe LN6 5UA
Received 16 Feb 2026Church View 4 The Nookin Welbourn Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0NE
Received 13 Feb 202626 Westgate Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 7PN
Received 18 Feb 2026North Scarle Farm Spalford Road North Scarle Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9HF
Received 18 Feb 2026Sleaford Ambulance Station Kesteven Street Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 7DT
Received 18 Feb 2026Holly House Station Road Swinderby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9LY
Received 18 Feb 202630 High Street Welbourn Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0NH
Received 19 Feb 20264 George Street Helpringham Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 0RS
Received 17 Feb 20265 Newark Road Bassingham Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 9HA
Received 17 Feb 2026Park View House 1 High Street Heighington Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 1RG
Received 19 Feb 2026Park View House 1 High Street Heighington Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 1RG
Received 17 Feb 2026Otter Barn Newark Road Swinderby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9JJ
Received 19 Feb 2026Land To The East Of Deepdale Drive Leasingham Sleaford NG34 8LR
Received 20 Feb 2026Otter Barn Newark Road Swinderby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9JJ
Received 20 Feb 202657 Grantham Road Waddington Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 9LS
Received 20 Feb 202636 Hurn Close Ruskington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9FE
Received 18 Feb 202619 Chestnut Road North Hykeham Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 8LX
Received 20 Feb 2026B And C Express Station Road Potterhanworth Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2DX
Received 20 Feb 2026Land At Station Yard Main Road Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2HA
Received 20 Feb 2026The Coach House Old Vicarage Gardens Skellingthorpe Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 5SR
Received 22 Feb 2026Lodge Farm Station Road Potterhanworth Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2DX
Received 23 Feb 202625 Beckside Scopwick Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 3NX
Received 23 Feb 2026Records 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 North Kesteven District 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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