53 Nelthorpe Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7SJ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0621/CLE - Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Pending Consideration

Proposal

Continued use of property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4). (Application for Certificate of Lawfulness). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Dec 2026.

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 194 m away: St Mary's Guild Hall (John O'Gaunt's Stables); Conservation area 57 m away: Sibthorp; Flood defence 22 m away (wall, designed for a 1 in 75 year flood); Inside the Lincoln built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 7 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £130,000 in July 2015. Terraced house, freehold.

31 July 2015£130,000
3 December 1999£34,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area108 m² (1,163 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lincoln
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Postcode
LN5 7SJ
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Park
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Taylor Ross Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lincoln
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#2 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Lincoln is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #44 out of 296. Only 24% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
99% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lincoln decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #59 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #5 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #44 of 296
24%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #26 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
22 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
34 decided
336
Total decisions
23 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.