Bearded Fisherman, 20 Market Place, Gainsborough, DN21 2BY Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2025/00734 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning application for replacement windows to front 1st floor from old aluminium windows to wooden sash windows. Change of old wooden window to kitchen 1st floor rear to new wooden framed window. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2025
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Validated
8 Jul 2025
✓
Approved
29 Aug 2025

Approved on 29 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Potentially contaminated land
Grade II listed: 22, Market Place
List entry 1168165 · 7 m away · 31 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 29 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 31 with distances
Historic England ↗
Gainsborough Town conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Gainsborough Town
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Public footpath 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Gainsborough built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area473 m² (5,091 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 82)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DN21 2BY
Received
2 Jul 2025
Validated
8 Jul 2025
Ward
GAINSBOROUGH SOUTH WEST
Parish
Gainsborough CP
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Sept 2025
Decision
Grant with conditions
Decision date
29 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 18 days faster than West Lindsey's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by West Lindsey in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lindsey decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2025/00714
Consultation
21 Jul 2025
Comments by
25 Aug 2025
Committee
2 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Lindsey ranks #110 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lindsey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #70 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #123 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #110 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #187 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
80 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
33 decided
562
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.