Witham House Back Lane Long Bennington Lincolnshire NG23 5DT Data via plota.co.uk

S26/0042 - Householder Approved

Proposal

Extensions and alterations to dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
12 Jan 2026
Approved
4 Mar 2026
Appeal allowed
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 20

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Long Bennington built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Householder
Postcode
NG23 5DT
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Viking Ward
Parish
Long Bennington Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Mar 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
4 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 12 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mike Sibthorp Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 9 days faster than South Kesteven's median of 60 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
217decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14612064
Comments by
9 Feb 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