Bucknell Farm, Gainsborough Road, Scotter Common, Gainsborough, DN21 3JF Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00732 - Full Planning Application Live

Proposal

Planning application for reinstatement of vehicular access, erection of driveway wall and gates, and installation of driveway. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Oct 2026, from West Lindsey's recent extensions. Comments are open until 14 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 5

Potentially contaminated land
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 474 m away: Scotton Beck Fields SSSI; Priority habitat 34 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 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 Application
Postcode
DN21 3JF
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
SCOTTER AND BLYTON
Parish
Scotton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Vesta Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 33 of the 56-day target. West Lindsey usually decides extensions by day 52.

Day 3323 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
129decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00756
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
14 Sept 2026
Committee
10 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 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