College Farm, Back Street, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JN Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/771 - Prior notification Approved
Agricultural

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required to erect a single story steel portal-framed agricultural building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 9

Alkborough Conservation area 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.
Article 4 direction
Alkborough & Walcot. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Scheduled monument 54 m away: Countess Close moated site
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Alkborough built-up area; National infrastructure project 1685 m away: Humber Carbon Capture Pipeline, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
North Lincs
Application type
Prior notification
Postcode
DN15 9JN
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Burton upon Stather and Winterton
Parish
Alkborough
Decision
Not Required
Decision date
5 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 6 days faster than North Lincs's median of 33 for prior approvals. Approved, as 83% of prior approvals here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
26,020decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in North Lincs to go on. North Lincs decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Woodville, Back Street, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JN
Planning permission to replace roof and create first floor
PA/2024/905
2023 Approved
College Farm, Back Street, Alkborough, DN15 9JN
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed lean-to extension t…
PA/2023/1119
2019 Approved
West Lea, Front Street, Alkborough, DN15 9JW
Planning permission to install four sliding sash double-glazed windows to front elevation
PA/2019/469
2018 Approved
The Goldens, West Halton Lane, Alkborough, DN15 9JU
Notice of intention to undertake pruning on two Cupressus trees within Alkborough's conse…
PA/2018/2015
North Lincs
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#169 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Lincs ranks #123 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Lincs decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #195 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #177 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #123 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #182 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
79%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
37 decided
705
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings