Bridge End Colsterworth Lincolnshire NG33 5NZ Data via plota.co.uk

S26/1677 - Communications Notifications Approved

Proposal

Regulation 5 notice of intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Public footpath 25 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 30 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
Communications Notifications
Postcode
NG33 5NZ
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Isaac Newton Ward
Parish
Colsterworth Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objections Made
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 17 days from validation, 7 days faster than South Kesteven's median of 24 for prior approvals. Approved, as 93% of prior approvals here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
121decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by South Kesteven in the last twelve months, from validation. South Kesteven decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Oct 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