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North Kesteven District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Kesteven District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,143Searchable applications
225Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 688 approved or refused records
13Refused applications
675 approved · 13 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and buildingContact planning Contact building controlLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application advice
Council contacts
- General council enquiries01529308136Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas36 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decided26/0486/FUL
Change of use from workshop to a single dwelling
The Old Chapel High Street Martin Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 3QT
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0487/FUL
Erection of single storey dwelling & detached garage
Land Rear Of 1 London Road Silk Willoughby Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 8NY
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/0488/TPO
Silver Birch - Remove to ground level due to bleeding canker.
The Rectory Vicarage Drive Skellingthorpe Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 5UY
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0489/LBC
Removal of fire damaged internal lath and plaster ceilings for investigative dry ice blasting
Sessions House 1 Market Place Sleaford NG34 7SD
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0490/PNAGR
Steel portal framed agricultural building
Field Off Moor Lane Thorpe On The Hill Lincoln
Received 18 Apr 2026 - Registered26/0491/FUL
Creation of a new four bedroom guest house with parking and access
The Vedanta Branston Hall Lincoln Road Branston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 1PD
Received 18 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0492/FUL
Demolition of two barns, extension of farmhouse through conversion of 3no. remaining barns and erection of 2-storey extension to create single dwelling. Erection of a detached garage. Installation of ground mounted photovoltaic panels for domestic purposes. Change of use of land from agriculture to residential (revised description).
Land At Blabber Hill Farm Fen Road Heighington Lincoln LN4 1JH
Received 18 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0493/LBC
Installation of a 7kW domestic EV charger
3 Adler Close Bracebridge Heath Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2FT
Received 19 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0494/HOUS
Single storey courtyard extension
Top Farm Barn 3 Green Man Road Navenby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0JY
Received 19 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0495/PNMAT
Application for a non-material amendment (amendment to provision of M4(2) plots) following grant of planning permission 24/1106/RESM - Reserved matters application for the erection of 167 dwellings (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to outline consent 15/1347/OUT
Cells 7A And 7B Witham St Hughs Phase III East Of Camp Road And North Of Hannah Crescent Witham St Hugh's Lincolnshire LN6 9GD
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Registered26/0496/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension (retrospective)
31 Southgate Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 7SY
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Registered26/0497/LBC
Erection of single storey rear extension (retrospective)
31 Southgate Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 7SY
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0498/HOUS
Erection of single storey extension to garage (retrospective)
14 Middleton Way Leasingham Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 8LN
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/0500/PMA
Change of use from class E(c)(iii)commercial building (hairdressing salon) to use class C3(a) Dwelling
14 Water Lane Bassingham Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 9LA
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0501/DISCON
Application to discharge conditions 2 (materials), 3 (window & door details), 4 (tree protection plan), 5 (landscaping), 7 (barn owl mitigation), 8 (bird/bat features), 9 (archaeology-land), 10 (archaeology -building) & 11 (lighting) attached to planning permission 25/0466/VARCON - Application to vary condition 13 ( approved plans) attached to planning permission 23/0853/FUL - Conversion and extension to existing barn to form 1no dwelling - to create carport/store
Field Farm Barn Aunsby NG34 8SZ
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Registered26/0502/FUL
Demolition of existing stable and garage block and erection of new bungalow
3 Grange Street Walcott Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 3SU
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0503/HOUS
Single storey attached garage and conversion of existing garage
48 Hyde Way Holdingham Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 8YS
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0504/DISCON
Application to discharge conditions 2 (archaeological watching brief), 3 (historic building recording), 4 (biodiversity gain plan), 5 (ecological mitigation & enhancement plan), 6 (tree and shrub planting), 8 (arboricultural method statement), 10 (boundary railing details) and the statutory biodiversity gain condition of 25/1584/FUL - Change of use from residential to public toilets, cafe, office and storage space with associated public open space and landscaping of the area
25B Southgate Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 7SY
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Registered26/0506/FUL
Refurbishment of listed former stable block and unlisted garage to form two separate dwelling houses with associated works
Welbourn Manor Care Home High Street Welbourn Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0NH
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0507/HOUS
Proposed single storey rear extension, internal ground and first floor reconfiguration, addition of front and rear facing dormer windows and new front porch.
Qui-si-sana 19 Doddington Road Whisby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9BX
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0508/DISCON
Application to discharge conditions 3 (surface water drainage), 5 (arboricultural method statement), 9 (construction method statement) of planning permission 24/1145/OUT - Outline application (with only access to be considered) for new 1 & 1/2 storey custom self build dwelling
32 Station Road North Hykeham Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9AQ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/0509/TPO
T1 Lime - Fell
1 The Old School High Street Branston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 1NB
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0510/FUL
Change of use of former shop back to domestic garage, demolition of existing link extension, replacement of hedgerow with 2.1m fence to the principal elevation and erection of new single storey rear extensions to dwelling and garage with roof alterations
Rivendell House 4 Chapel Lane North Scarle Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9EX
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Registered26/0511/FUL
Change of use of stable building to therapeutic treatment facility
The Lodge Station Road Eagle Hall Swinderby Lincolnshire LN6 9HZ
Received 24 Apr 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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