Oldrids Downtown, Grantham Road, Boston, PE21 7NL Data via plota.co.uk

B/26/0286 - LDC - Section 192 Approved

Proposal

Application for Lawful Development Certificate to confirm proposed subdivision of the planning unit is lawful, for the purposes of non-food retailing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 200 m away: Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4, at pre-application; Inside the Boston built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Building

Floor area13,905 m² (149,672 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 70)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Boston
Application type
LDC - Section 192
Postcode
PE21 7NL
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Wyberton Ward
Parish
Wyberton
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days faster than Boston's median of 60 for commercial premises. Approved, as 95% of commercial premises here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
48decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Boston in the last twelve months, from validation. Boston decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14995492
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.