Land Rear Of Agarth Farm And Southfield Farm Legbourne Road Louth Lincolnshire Data via plota.co.uk

01291/26/ESR - EIA - Screening Option Approved

Proposal

Environmental Impact Assessment (E.E.C. Directive .E.C. as amended by Council Directive .C.) for a screening opinion with respect to the hybrid application for the outline erection of 213no. dwellings and up to 27no. supported dwellings with means of access to be considered. Full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings on site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
11 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Application type
EIA - Screening Option
Postcode
LN11 8LQ
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
St. Michael's Ward
Parish
Louth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Not required
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Knights

How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, 40 days faster than East Lindsey's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 98% of demolitions here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
45decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 27 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
31 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#171 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Lindsey ranks #182 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. 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
East Lindsey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #36 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #105 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #182 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #206 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
146 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
24 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
109 decided
817
Total decisions
53 refused in the year to March 2026