5 Spring Close, Dunholme, Lincoln, LN2 3UL Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00420 - Cert. Lawful Develop. Proposed Refused

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for a partial change of use of an existing domestic garage to a small-scale, home-based dog grooming salon. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 May 2026
Refused
29 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 29 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Radon-affected area
Public footpath 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Dunholme 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 listed building 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
Cert. Lawful Develop. Proposed
Postcode
LN2 3UL
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
DUNHOLME AND WELTON
Parish
Dunholme CP
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
29 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 24% 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00423
Comments by
1 Jun 2026
Committee
6 May 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Jul 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