North Lincolnshire Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
North Lincolnshire Council decided more than 1,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on North 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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16 October 2026 · Approved
Foxhills Industrial Estate, Scunthorpe, DN15 9YJ · PA/2025/1560
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28 September 2026 · Approved
Land to the west of Brigg Road and south of Horkstow Road, Barton upon Humber · PA/2026/474
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14 September 2026 · Approved
Wheelgates, Brigg Road, Hibaldstow, DN20 9PB · PA/2025/691
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5 August 2026 · Approved
Land to the east of Kirton Road and west of Manton Village, Manton, Gainsborough · PA/2025/620
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31 July 2026 · Approved
The Lincolnshire Golf Club, Crowle Road, Belton, DN17 4BU · PA/2025/1535
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24 July 2026 · Approved
Land to the east of Rosper Road and north of Station Road and Access Road 3, North Killingholme, · PA/2025/1512
Figures for North Lincolnshire Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 4%of more than 290 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 130 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 30%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2023 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 170plan adopted 2007 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on North Lincolnshire Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development, having regard to the development plan and other material considerations; • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area…”
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“The main issues relevant to this appeal are: • the effect of the proposed development on the significance of designated and non-designated heritage assets; • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers of the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • whether the location of the proposed development would comply with the development plan; and, • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.