Land Off Wolsey Way (Phase 4b), Nettleham Fields, Lincoln, Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00049 - Reserved Matters Application Approved

Proposal

Reserved Matters Application for development of 374 houses with roads, hard and soft landscaping and open space provision (granted outline ) being variation of condition 2 of reserved matters approval granted 16 September 2025 - Phase 4b, changes to layouts and house types of plots 265 – 279 and 295 – 376 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jan 2026
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Validated
14 Jan 2026
✓
Approved
17 Apr 2026

Approved on 17 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

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 Lincoln built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 6 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
Reserved Matters Application
Postcode
LN2 4SX
Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Ward
NETTLEHAM
Parish
Nettleham CP
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant with conditions
Decision date
17 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 93 days from validation, 37 days slower than West Lindsey's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 70% of new homes here are.

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
EC/2026/00013
Consultation
20 Jan 2026
Comments by
23 Feb 2026
Committee
14 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Apr 2026
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