The Magpies Nest, 23, Church Street, Boston, PE21 6NW Data via plota.co.uk

B/26/0289 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed change of use from retail to 1no self-contained flat Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

21 Jul 2026

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Consultation

30 Jul 2026

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Approved

8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 23, Church Street

List entry 1388853 · 3 m away · 48 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 44 Grade II)

Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show the other 48 with distances

6 m7, Church CloseGrade II
12 m5, Church CloseGrade II
17 m30, 30a and 30b Church StreetGrade II
21 m3, Church CloseGrade II
31 m14, Church StreetGrade II
38 mLloyds BankGrade II
40 m9 and 11, Church StreetGrade II
40 m10 and 12, Church StreetGrade II
48 m45-50 Market Place, BostonGrade II
48 m7, Church StreetGrade II
53 mThe Britannia Public HouseGrade II
57 mParish Church of St BotolphGrade I
59 m43-44 Market Place, BostonGrade II
61 m3, Church StreetGrade II
63 m42-42a Market PlaceGrade II
68 mStatue of Herbert IngramGrade II
69 mMartha's VineyardGrade II
75 m41, 41a and 41b, Market PlaceGrade II
81 m3 Stone Piers Adjacent to Statue of Herbert IngramGrade II
91 mWall to the Forecourt of Magistrates CourtGrade II
91 mBarclays BankGrade II
91 mThe Assembly RoomsGrade II*
93 m53 and 54, Market PlaceGrade II
95 mChurch House, 1 WormgateGrade II
104 mThe White Hart HotelGrade II
107 m57 and 58, Market PlaceGrade II
111 m16, Market PlaceGrade II
113 m18, Market StreetGrade II
114 m60, Market PlaceGrade II
114 m15, Market PlaceGrade II
115 mGoodbarns Yard Public HouseGrade II
117 mTown BridgeGrade II
119 mIrby HouseGrade II
120 m19, Market PlaceGrade II
122 m20, Market PlaceGrade II
123 m1, Tower StreetGrade II
124 mDrinking FountainGrade II
128 m10, WormgateGrade II
131 m22, Market PlaceGrade II
133 mThe Midland BankGrade II
133 m3 Telephone Boxes Outside the Exchange BuildingsGrade II
134 mExchange Buildings, 36-39 Market PlaceGrade II*
136 mBoston Sessions HouseGrade II*
137 m12-18, WormgateGrade II
137 mThe Still Public HouseGrade II
139 m9, Dolphin LaneGrade II
143 m24, Market PlaceGrade II
147 m3, 4 and 4a, Petticoat LaneGrade II

Historic England ↗

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 ↗

Boston 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: Boston, Boston Town Centre

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 ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Boston built-up area; Priority habitat 31 m away: Mudflats.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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

Council: Boston
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: PE21 6NW
Received: 21 Jul 2026
Validated: 21 Jul 2026
Ward: Witham Ward
Parish: Boston
Target decision: 15 Sept 2026
Decision: Approved
Decision date: 8 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Nicad Consultancy Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 11 days faster than Boston's median of 60 for commercial premises. Approved, as 95% of commercial premises here are.

This one49d

Council60d

UK56d

43%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

48decided in the last year

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