Sleaford Ambulance Station Kesteven Street Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 7DT Data via plota.co.uk

25/1132/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of former ambulance station to be replaced with public car park Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2025
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Validated
8 Oct 2025
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Consultation
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
17 Dec 2025

Approved on 17 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 54

Consultation & comments 19

PDF Consultee Correspondence Consultee Correspondence · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Correspondence Consultee Correspondence · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Correspondence Consultee Correspondence · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Correspondence Consultee Correspondence · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Correspondence Consultee Correspondence · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Neighbour/ Public Correspondence · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 21 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Correspondence Consultee Correspondence · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee Consultation Letter Consultee Consultation Letter · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Sleaford 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: Sleaford No. 1, Sleaford No. 2 and Sleaford Extension
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 137 m away: Lollycocks Field
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 6 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Sleaford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £50,000 in February 2025. Other property, freehold.

10 February 2025£50,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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 Application
Postcode
NG34 7DT
Received
17 Sept 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Ward
Sleaford Navigation
Parish
Sleaford
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
17 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Scorer Hawkins Architects Ltd.
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, about the council's usual 70 days. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
162decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14334455
Planning Portal ref
PP-14334455
Neighbours
18 Dec 2025
Consultation
17 Dec 2025
Comments by
17 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
26 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
North Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#79 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Kesteven ranks #117 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
99% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Kesteven decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #4 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #6 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #117 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #193 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
36 decided
631
Total decisions
19 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.