Land Adjacent Rose Cottage, High Street, Faldingworth, Market Rasen, LN8 3SE Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00084 - Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Application for permission in principle to erect up to 3no. dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Refused
2 Mar 2026
Appeal dismissed
24 Jun 2026

Refused on 2 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Potentially contaminated land
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Faldingworth 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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

Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
LN8 3SE
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Ward
DUNHOLME AND WELTON
Parish
Faldingworth CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Mar 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
2 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 24 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
Applicant
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Agent
GraceMachin Planning & Property

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 22 days faster than West Lindsey's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 26% of new homes here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
42decided 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 →

Public comments

8comments received

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EC/2026/00060
Consultation
28 Jan 2026
Comments by
28 Apr 2026
Committee
22 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Mar 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