Ship Court, Silver Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2DW Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2025/01067 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning application for the creation of 8no. apartments, various façade works, and the renovation of the existing commercial unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Oct 2025
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Validated
27 Oct 2025
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Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by West Lindsey Planning Committee on 29 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the heritage benefits outweighed the parking shortfall and other impacts were acceptable.
  • The town council supported the application, with no resident objections and no highways objection.
  • The committee voted to grant permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee debate, vote and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of West Lindsey's committee minutes of 29 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 6

Potentially contaminated land
Grade II listed: 18, Silver Street
List entry 1307047 · 16 m away · 24 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 22 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 24 with distances
Historic England ↗
Gainsborough Town conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Gainsborough Town
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 ↗
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 183 m away: Dog Island moat near Gainsborough; Inside the Gainsborough built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £100,000 in October 2002. Detached house, freehold.

11 October 2002£100,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DN21 2DW
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Ward
GAINSBOROUGH SOUTH WEST
Parish
Gainsborough CP
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant with conditions
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Phase Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 185 days from validation, 115 days slower than West Lindsey's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by West Lindsey in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lindsey decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2025/01036
Consultation
28 Oct 2025
Comments by
27 Apr 2026
Committee
29 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Lindsey ranks #110 out of 296 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
West Lindsey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #70 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #123 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #110 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #187 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
80 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
33 decided
562
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use