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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675 approved · 13 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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More application records
- Decided26/0795/FUL
Change of use to a mixed use comprising a dwelling and aesthetician/beauty treatment use (retrospective)
20 Lapwing Close Skellingthorpe Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 5XS
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0796/HOUS
Internal and external alterations including the provision of a lift and erection of greenhouse
Manor Farm 16 Main Street Thorpe On The Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9BG
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0798/TCA
T1 - Sycamore - Remove to ground levelG1 - Yew / Holly / Laurel - Cut back to give footpath clearanceT2 -Laurel - Reduce in height and width by 2.5m
The Rectory 10 Cameron Street Heckington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9RW
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0799/PNND
Application under Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order for prior approval for change of use from agricultural barn to 3no. dwellings (C3)
Barn To The North Of The Grange Waithe Lane Ewerby Thorpe Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9PS
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0800/PNMAT
Application for a non-material amendment (removal of garage and installation of high level window to home office, internal alterations and change brick garden walls to 2m high fencing) following grant of planning permission 25/1428/FUL - Removal of Welton Garage Vehicle Storage from the existing property and conversion & extension of existing annexe building to form single dwelling (custom self build) and associated works including garaging, parking and garden walls
Waters Edge Farm 5 Wood Lane South Hykeham Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9NL
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0802/VARCON
Application to remove conditions 1 (occupancy) and 2 (personal) attached to planning permission EK6912 - Erection of bungalow and garage
Sandpit Farm Main Street North Kyme Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 4DF
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0804/FUL
Demolition of existing concrete block lean-to element together with internal and external alterations to existing agricultural building to form farm office
East Mere Farm Mere Road Bracebridge Heath Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2HU
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0805/PNMAT
Application for non-material amendment (erection of single storey annexe and reconfiguration of previously approved parking arrangement and boundary treatment to plot 203) following grant of planning permission 20/0029/FUL - Erection of 329 no. dwellings, formulation of new access points from Sleaford Road and Dunston Road, provision of new internal access roads, and, provision of new sustainable drainage infrastructure
Land East Of Sleaford Road (B1188) And West Of Dunston Road Metheringham Lincoln
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/0806/TPO
T1 Sycamore- Removal of dead and dying limbs (See app 26/0829/TCA for T2)
Priory 12 Church Walk Brant Broughton Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0SN
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0807/HOUS
Erection of new gates
Manor Farm Potterhanworth Road Nocton Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2BP
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0808/TCA
T1 - Pine - Remove
The Laurels 15A High Street Heckington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9RA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/0810/TPO
T2 Oak - Fell
10 Cheshire Lane Witham St Hughs Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9GE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0811/DISCON
Application to discharge condition 6 (noise) attached to 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 29 Jun 2026 - Registered26/0813/FUL
Installation of a modular self-service laundrette facility and associated works
Lincolnshire Co-operative Society Ltd Grantham Road Bracebridge Heath Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2LD
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0814/HOUS
Demolition of garage and kitchen and construction of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
3 Jerusalem Road Skellingthorpe Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 5UL
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0815/HOUS
Partial demolition of existing property and erection of new side extension
Elmtree Cottage Saxilby Road Doddington Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 4RY
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0816/DISCON
Application to discharge condition 3 (archaeological report) attached to planning permission 23/0667/HOUS - Demolish existing asbestos garage & erection of a new stone and slate one
Rose Marie Main Road Potterhanworth Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2DT
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0819/PNMAT
Application for a non-material amendment (remove part of south/west proposed extension and retain conservatory, existing openings to be renewed, and remove pitched roof to main building) following grant of planning permission 25/0638/FUL - Erection of 3no. single-storey extensions to form additional office accommodation and showroom, replacement of the existing flat roof with new pitched roof, and external alterations to the building
Cliffside Windows Ltd Main Road Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2HA
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0820/DISCON
Application to discharge conditions 3 (contaminated land) and 4 (CMS) attached to planning permission 25/0738/PNND - Application under Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order for prior approval for change of use from agricultural implement store to a dwelling (C3).
The Bungalow The Piggeries Cow Lane Swinderby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 9ZT
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0822/TCA
Lawson Cypress - T1 - Damaged / broken branch to remove.Goat Willow - T2 - To remove, tree has fallen over.There is also a Plum tree - this is just to have dead wood removed from.
Corner House 1 Meeting House Lane Brant Broughton Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0SH
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0823/TCA
Lime tree - T1 - to crown lift by 5m over Meeting House Road.There are 3 No False Acacia trees and a White Poplar - all to have dead wood removed with a diameter greater than 25mm.
Brant Broughton Heritage Room Meeting House Lane Brant Broughton Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0SH
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0824/TCA
Fell tree, unknown species
31 Lincoln Road Branston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 1PE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0825/DISCON
Application to discharge Condition 3 (Cladding), Condition 5 (Windows and Doors), Condition 6 (Rooflight), Condition 7 (Boundary Treatment) and Condition 9 (Bat & Bird boxes) attached to planning permission 22/1565/VARCON - Application to vary condition 12 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 22/0492/FUL - Conversion and extension to existing barn to form residential unit - (inclusion of details regarding new fence and wall, revisions to position of rooflights and addition of rooflight to eastern elevation)
The Brambles 2B High Gate Helpringham Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 0RD
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0826/DISCON
Application to discharge condition 10 (Boundary Treatments), 18 (Bird Bat), 20 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) and 23 (Soft Landscaping Scheme) attached to planning permission 17/0880/FUL - Demolition of Orchard House and erection of 40 dwellings and associated works.
Orchard House Rauceby Hospital Grantham Road South Greylees Sleaford Lincolnshire
Received 2 Jul 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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