North Kesteven District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
North Kesteven District Council decided more than 1,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 2% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 47 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on North Kesteven District 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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30 October 2026 · Approved
Land To The North Of Whitecross Lane Burton Pedwardine Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 0BN · 24/1470/FUL
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11 September 2026 · Approved
Citizens Advice Bureau The Advice Centre Carre Street Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 7TW · 26/0666/FUL
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11 August 2026 · Approved
Proposed extension to existing factory with associated hard landscaping and drainage works
Branston Potatoes Ltd Mere Road Branston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 1NJ · 26/0734/FUL
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21 July 2026 · Approved
Heckington Fen Solar Park East Heckington Lincolnshire · 26/0611/DCOREQ
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14 July 2026 · Approved
Land Off Sleaford Road Bracebridge Heath Lincoln · 24/1476/RESM
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10 July 2026 · Approved
Former Hoplands LCC Depot Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 7LZ · 23/0318/FUL
Figures for North Kesteven District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,200 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 2%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 47 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 48 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 17%about one in six |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | Not held yet |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on North Kesteven District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • Whether the site location is suitable for residential development, having regard to development plan policy governing proposals within the open countryside; • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to development plan policies for the distribution of development; and • the effect of the proposed development on the character…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity.”
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“The main issues are (i) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and (ii) whether the proposal would be an acceptable form of development with particular regard to the provisions of local policies…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and national policy and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.