Land Adjacent To St Denys' Church Silk Willoughby NG34 8NY Data via plota.co.uk

26/1168/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Change of Use from private garden at no.1 London Road, Silk Willoughby to cemetery / graveyard extension to St Denys' Church Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
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Validated
30 Sept 2026
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Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Nov 2026, from North Kesteven's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 8 Nov 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 1
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 3. 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 2 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
Full Application
Postcode
NG34 8NY
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Helpringham And Osbournby
Parish
Silk Willoughby
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rick Smith Design Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. North Kesteven usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
55decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15180679
Neighbours
2 Oct 2026
Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Comments by
8 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#79 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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