Secure Self Storage (a1) Ltd Great North Road Colsterworth Lincolnshire NG33 5JJ Data via plota.co.uk

S26/0458 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of 18no. fixed self-storage units Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Committee
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by South Kesteven Planning Committee on 9 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the units would not unacceptably affect neighbours, the area or highway safety, subject to conditions.
  • Residents and the Parish Council raised concerns about night-time noise, light, visiting times and disturbance.
  • The committee agreed to grant permission subject to conditions; the recorded vote was 8.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee debate, vote and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of South Kesteven's committee minutes of 9 Jul 2026.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Colsterworth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NG33 5JJ
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Isaac Newton Ward
Parish
Colsterworth Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
11 May 2026
Decision
Approved conditionally
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Paul Gaughan Building Consultants Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 120 days from validation, 43 days slower than South Kesteven's median of 77 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 89% of commercial and major works here are.

30%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by South Kesteven in the last twelve months, from validation. South Kesteven decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14776110
Comments by
14 Jul 2026
Committee
9 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
11 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#244 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Kesteven is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #262 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Kesteven decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #100 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #118 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #262 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #270 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
55 decided
1,002
Total decisions
95 refused in the year to March 2026

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