Charging Station And Drive-Thru Trent Road Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 7UN Data via plota.co.uk

S26/0559 - Lawful Development (Existing) Approved

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for planning condition 3 of permission S23/1063 (S73 to vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission S23/0091 to reconfigure parking layout and landscaping, reduce number of EV charging spaces, remove canopy to chargers, and provide 2(no) car wash bays and an additional substation) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Mar 2026
Approved
27 May 2026

Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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
Inside the Grantham built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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
Lawful Development (Existing)
Postcode
NG31 7UN
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Grantham Earlesfield Ward
Parish
Grantham Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
25 May 2026
Decision
Lawful Development
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Planning Potential Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 91% of lawful development certificates here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
34decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by South Kesteven in the last twelve months, from validation. South Kesteven decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14821659
Statutory expiry
25 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#244 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Kesteven is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #262 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Kesteven decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #100 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #118 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #262 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #270 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
55 decided
1,002
Total decisions
95 refused in the year to March 2026