North East Lincolnshire Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
North East Lincolnshire Council decided more than 720 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on North East Lincolnshire Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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20 July 2026 · Approved
Imperial House 77 Victoria Street Grimsby North East Lincolnshire DN31 1DD · DM/0714/25/PAC
Figures for North East Lincolnshire Council
| Applications decided | more than 720 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 49 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 35%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 49plan adopted 2018 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on North East Lincolnshire Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would accord with the Council’s spatial strategy; • the effect of the proposal on the rural character and appearance of the area, including to the significance of the Humberston Conservation Area (CA)…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be at an unacceptable risk of flooding; and • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Humberston Fitties Conservation Area.”
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“The main issue in the determination of this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are whether the appeal site would represent a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to development plan policies, and the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular reference to outlook and privacy…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.