Sportex Building Gonerby Road Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 8HX Data via plota.co.uk

S26/0463 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of storage building (Use Class B8) (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 17 Aug 2026; it is now day 171. The consultation period closed on 17 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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. A site survey can differ.
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.
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
NG31 8HX
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Grantham Arnoldfield Ward
Parish
Grantham Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wakebridge Estates Limited

Decision outlook

Day 171, past the statutory target. 70% of commercial and major works in South Kesteven are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.

Day 171115 days past the 56-day target
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 neutral

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14537342
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Jun 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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