Former Straven Knitwear Factory West Street Alford Lincolnshire LN13 9DG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Planning Permission - Change of use of vacant retail shop to form 1 no. dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 150.
Documents 12
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Show the other 8 with distances
- 19 mAlloa Cottage and Potters Rest CottageGrade II
- 20 mMerton LodgeGrade II
- 25 m118, West StreetGrade II
- 32 mAcacia CottageGrade II
- 38 m114, West StreetGrade II
- 57 mHalf Moon Public HouseGrade II
- 85 mMethodist Chapel and Sunday SchoolGrade II
- 108 m40-43, West StreetGrade II
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Important details
- Council
- East Lindsey
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- LN13 9DG
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Alford
- Parish
- Alford
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Old School Architects LLP
Decision outlook
Day 150, past the statutory target. 83% of changes of use in East Lindsey are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Lindsey in the last twelve months, from validation. East Lindsey decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14920647
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14920647
- Neighbours
- 22 May 2026
- Consultation
- 24 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 3 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
East Lindsey ranks #182 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
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