First Floor Offices 3 - 5 Eastgate Louth Lincolnshire LN11 9NB

Awaiting decision 00072/26/ACD
Council
Date received
20 Jan 2026
Date validated
23 Feb 2026
Postcode
LN11 9NB

Description

Determination of whether or not prior approval is required for the (a) transport and impacts of the development, particularly to ensure safe site access; (b) contamination risks in relation to the building; (c) flooding risks in relation to the building; (d) impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development; (e) where- (i) the building is located in a conservation area and (ii) the development involves a change of use of the whole or part of the ground floor, the impact of that change of use on the character or sustainability of the conservation area; (f) the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses; (g) the impact on intended occupiers of the development of the introduction of residential use in an area the authority considers to be important for general or heavy industry, waste management, storage and distribution, or a mix of such uses; and (h) where the development involves the loss of services provided by (i) a registered nursery, or (ii) a health centre maintained under section 2 or 3 of the National Health Service Act 2002(a), the impact on the location provision of the type of services lost for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from a use falling within Class E (commercial, business and service) of Schedule 2 to the Use Classes Order to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of Schedule 1 to that Order.

East Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#124 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

East Lindsey ranks #138 out of 282 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
East Lindsey decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #59 of 282
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #100 of 282
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #138 of 282
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #162 of 282
88%
Minor dwellings approved
152 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
106 decided
818
Total decisions
58 refused in 2025