Land Off Nettleham Road, Scothern, Lincoln Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00958 - Full Planning Application - Major Live

Proposal

Planning application to erect 49no. dwellings including formulation of new vehicular access from Nettleham Road, internal access roads, provision of areas of open space, landscaping, and drainage infrastructure being variation of condition 7 of planning permission granted 21 July 2025 - alter the quantum of affordable housing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 25 Dec 2026, from West Lindsey's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 23 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Potentially contaminated land
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Scothern built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 20 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Application - Major
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
SUDBROOKE
Parish
Scothern CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jan 2027
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. West Lindsey usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
56decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00991
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
23 Nov 2026
Committee
16 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Jan 2027
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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