North And South Barns West Of Brant Lodge Stragglethorpe LN5 0QZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0114/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use to class E(g) (Workshops), including external alterations (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jan 2026
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Validated
10 Feb 2026
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Committee
2 Jun 2026
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Consultation
3 Jun 2026
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Approved
3 Jun 2026

Approved on 3 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by North Kesteven Planning Committee on 2 Jun 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the established use carried substantial weight and conditions could control noise, lighting, hours and heritage impacts.
  • Residents mainly objected to noise, disturbance, lighting, traffic, rural character and harm to the church, while three supporters backed extended hours.
  • The committee unanimously approved two additional biodiversity conditions and retained the earlier approval with the revised condition numbering.
Read how the committee decided The proposed workshop use, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, consultation responses, committee discussion, vote and final conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of North Kesteven's committee minutes of 2 Jun 2026.

Documents 39

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Stables at Stragglethorpe Hall, Grade II, about 57 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 Application
Postcode
LN5 0QZ
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Parish
Brant Broughton & Stragglethorpe
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
3 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
GraceMachin Planning & Property

How this decision compares

Decided in 113 days from validation, 57 days slower than North Kesteven's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 94% of changes of use here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
55decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by North Kesteven in the last twelve months, from validation. North Kesteven decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14660722
Neighbours
4 Jun 2026
Consultation
3 Jun 2026
Comments by
4 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
26 Feb 2026
Committee
2 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#79 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

North Kesteven ranks #117 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
99% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Kesteven decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #4 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #6 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #117 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #193 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
36 decided
631
Total decisions
19 refused in the year to March 2026