80 Walkerith Road, Morton, Gainsborough, DN21 3BZ Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2025/01244 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning application for proposed change of use of a dwelling (C3) to a Children’s Home (C2) and rear extension, internal works, and works to the existing garage. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
11 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Approved
5 Mar 2026

Approved on 5 Mar 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Radon-affected area
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Gainsborough 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DN21 3BZ
Received
11 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
SCOTTER AND BLYTON
Parish
Morton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Grant with conditions
Decision date
5 Mar 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Planning House Group Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, 19 days slower than West Lindsey's median of 54 for changes of use. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use 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
PP/2025/01275
Consultation
30 Dec 2025
Comments by
2 Mar 2026
Committee
4 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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