Clifton House, Main Road, Laughterton, Lincoln, LN1 2JZ Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00248 - Householder Application Refused

Proposal

Planning application for two storey side extension, removal of old garage and erection of replacement being variation of condition 3 of planning permission granted 30 July 2025 to allow the boundary fence to remain at its current height of approximately 1.8 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Mar 2026
Refused
6 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 6 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Laughterton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
LN1 2JZ
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
TORKSEY
Parish
Kettlethorpe CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 May 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
6 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jonathan Metcalfe Architect

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, 5 days slower than West Lindsey's median of 53 for demolitions. Refused, as 11% of demolitions here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
27decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00232
Consultation
16 Mar 2026
Comments by
20 Apr 2026
Committee
9 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
4 May 2026
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