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2026/0495/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Pending Consideration

Proposal

Confirmation that planning permission is not required for a front and rear dormer (Application for Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Lincoln's recent extensions.

Site constraints 4

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
Public footpath 29 m away; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Lincoln built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Lincoln
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
Postcode
LN5 7QT
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Boultham
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
LK Design

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Lincoln usually decides extensions by day 46.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
100%go to committee

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Lincoln in the last twelve months, from validation. Lincoln decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15113365
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 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