Manor Farm Town Street Westborough Lincolnshire NG23 5HQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of farm yard including demolition of modern farm buildings, conversion of traditional barn to form 1no.dwelling and erection of 4no. residential dwellings with associated infrastructure, erection of detached garages and improvements to existing driveway. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by South Kesteven Planning Committee on 9 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the benefits outweighed the identified harm, despite conflict with the Development Plan.
- Residents and the parish council raised concerns about traffic, drainage, flooding, village character, infrastructure and wildlife.
- The committee agreed to grant permission subject to conditions after a proposal was moved and seconded.
Source: Plota analysis of South Kesteven's committee minutes of 9 Jul 2026.
Documents 47
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 22
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 9
Site constraints 5
Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £630,000 in February 2023. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- South Kesteven
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- NG23 5HQ
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Viking Ward
- Parish
- Westborough & Dry Doddington Parish Coun
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Approved conditionally
- Decision date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Town-Planning.co.uk
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 216 days from validation, 135 days slower than South Kesteven's median of 81 for full applications. Approved, as 84% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Kesteven in the last twelve months, from validation. South Kesteven decision record →
Public comments
92% object · above the UK average of 74%
26 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14243403
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14243403
- Comments by
- 13 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 9 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
24 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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