Lincoln planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Lincoln City Council, updated daily. Lincoln City Council received 148 planning applications in the last 90 days, 1 of them major schemes. 93% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 53 days.
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Recent applications in Lincoln
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Fosse House Hykeham Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 8AA
Care home on a 1.14-hectare site, Lincoln. New C2 institutional building with vehicular and pedestrian access, parking, landscaping and drainage at full application stage. M&E, structural frame and groundworks packages lead, with specialist healthcare fit-out and hard landscaping following.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Rear Of 225-227 Newark Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 8NT
Three-dwelling new-build scheme, Lincoln, full application stage. Erects three two-bedroom dwellings at the rear of 225-227 Newark Road on a small plot. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages are open to small local subcontractors and material suppliers.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
64 - 65 Steep Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1LR
Two-home conversion of former antiques centre, Lincoln, full application. Converts a Steep Hill commercial unit into two self-contained homes at full application stage. Internal fit-out, new bathrooms, electrics, heating and drainage reconnections suit local M&E and plumbing subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
34 - 35 Orchard Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1XX
Class MA prior approval for six flats from offices, Lincoln. Converts the Orchard Street office building into six apartments under permitted development, at prior approval stage. Fit-out, partitioning, rewiring, glazing and insulation packages are open to local interior and M&E subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EInsulation
3 Sadler Court Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 3RG
641 sqm flexible B8 and office change of use, Lincoln, full application. Converts a Sadler Court storage unit to flexible storage, office, research and light industrial use at full application stage. Office fit-out, partitioning and M&E upgrades suit local fit-out contractors.
Fit-outM&E
Lincoln Cathedral Centre Suites 1-5 17 Minster Yard Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1PX
Five-unit conversion to boutique retail and offices, Lincoln. Repurposes existing cathedral-centre suites into a shop, support resource and office spaces under Class E at full application (retrospective). Fit-out, partitioning, shopfront glazing and M&E reconfiguration suit specialist installers…
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Greenleaves Church Lane Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1QR
Two-storey replacement dwelling, Lincoln. Demolishes an existing bungalow and erects a new two-storey house at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, structural frame and roofing packages drive the contract value and material lead times.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
71 Western Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 7SR
Householder extension scheme, Lincoln, full application. Demolishes conservatories for two-storey side and rear, single-storey side and rear and first-floor rear extensions, plus new accesses and boundary wall. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks lead the packages, with glazing and joinery for new…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Ceres House Searby Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4DW
Flat roof refurbishment at Ceres House, Lincoln, at full application stage. Replaces roof coverings and rooflights, renews rainwater goods and guardrails, and alters plant on an existing Searby Road building. Membrane roofing, rooflight glazing, guttering and edge protection suit specialist roofing…
Roof repairRoofingGlazing
192 High Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7AL
Listed building consent for a High Street shop fit-out, Lincoln. Internal alterations to a historic retail unit to accommodate a new shop tenant, at listed building consent stage. Specialist joinery, heritage-compliant M&E and careful finishes are required to satisfy conservation constraints.
Fit-outM&EJoinery
Units 2 And 4 Lindis Retail Park Moorland Close Lincoln LN6 7JL
Door and ramp alterations to a Lincoln retail park unit. Blocks two existing openings, forms two new double doors and adds an external ramp and landing at full application stage. Brickwork, glazing and hard landscaping packages suit local subcontractors, with accessibility compliance driving…
BrickworkGlazingGroundworks
Westgate Water Tower Chapel Lane Lincoln Lincolnshire
Telecoms antenna upgrade on a Lincoln water tower. Replaces three existing antennas with six new units on support poles with associated equipment. Structural steelwork, foundation works and electrical integration drive the specification.
GroundworksSteelM&E
Westgate Junior School Westgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3BQ
School perimeter fencing and security gates, Lincoln, full application stage. Adds boundary fencing and gates to two sides of an existing junior school on a 0.51 ha site. Footings, steel gate frames and fencing panels suit local groundworks and steel subcontractors.
GroundworksSteel
4 Christs Hospital Terrace Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1LY
Listed building consent for railings, steps and boundary wall repairs, Lincoln. Replaces concrete steps and modern copings with stone, reinstates railings and gate, and repairs masonry at this listed property. Stone masonry, stone coping and ironwork restoration packages suit heritage-accredited…
Façade repairSteelHard landscaping
5 Gibraltar Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3BW
Two-storey front extension and window replacement at a Lincoln house, householder application. Adds front bulk and swaps existing windows for powder-coated aluminium units. Brickwork, roofing and aluminium glazing packages suit local installers, with groundworks for the new footings.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Lincoln City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Lincoln City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Lincoln City Council, raw rate
31.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
3 percentage points above expected. Lincoln City Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
106 appeals counted, 105 judged either way (33 allowed, 72 dismissed), 1 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-08 to 2026-05.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 36.4% | 28.8% | 66 | 66 | 24 |
| Householder (HAS) | 16.7% | 35.6% | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 27.3% | 20.6% | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 60% | 33.3% | 5 | 5 | 3 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Enforcement Notice | Too few judged | 13.5% | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Lincoln City Council
Lincoln City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Lincoln City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent27 homes
- Affordable rent41 homes
- Shared ownership2 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Lincoln City Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder97% (128 decided)
- other91% (109 decided)
- commercial94% (31 decided)
- residential87% (30 decided)
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