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S26/0363 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Low pressure cleaning of statues excluding plinth. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Mar 2026
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Committee
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
24 Apr 2026

Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by South Kesteven Planning Committee on 16 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the cleaning would preserve the statues and avoid harm to their historic fabric.
  • Grantham Town Council raised no objection, no public letters were received and there were no public speakers.
  • Members agreed to approve listed building consent subject to conditions, with the methodology consulted on with Grantham Civic Society.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, heritage assessment, consultation, committee debate, conditions and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of South Kesteven's committee minutes of 16 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 4

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Statue of Honourable Frederick James Tollemache Member of Parliament, Grade II, about 25 m from the postcode pin · 5 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Grantham
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: South Kesteven District Council No 6
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Grantham built-up area.
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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
NG13 0WQ
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Grantham St Wulframs Ward
Parish
Grantham Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved conditionally
Decision date
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 7 days faster than South Kesteven's median of 60 for listed building works. Approved, as 96% of listed building works here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
85decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14745867
Comments by
8 Apr 2026
Committee
16 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#244 of 296 councils
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Other 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