Land Adjacent the Hollies, 23 Fleets Road, Sturton by Stow, Lincoln, LN1 2BU Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00822 - Full Planning Application Live

Proposal

Planning application for change of use of agricultural land to residential garden. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
2 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from West Lindsey's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 12 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Potentially contaminated land
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project 908 m away: Cottam Solar Project
The site is 908 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Tillbridge Solar Project (decided, 1809 m); H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire (at pre-application, 657 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Sturton by Stow built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 Planning Application
Postcode
LN1 2BU
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
STOW
Parish
Sturton By Stow CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Plan my House

Decision outlook

Day 49 of the 56-day target. West Lindsey usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 497 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
12%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00844
Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Committee
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

West Lindsey ranks #110 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 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
West Lindsey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #70 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #123 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #110 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #187 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
80 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
33 decided
562
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026