Manor Farm, Church Lane, Sudbrooke, Lincoln, LN2 2QH Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00566 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning application for change of use of an agricultural grain store to a commercial log business, and the stationing of a portacabin on the land. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Validated
24 Jun 2026
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Committee
16 Sept 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by West Lindsey Planning Committee on 16 Sept 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the business reused a redundant grain store, supported the rural economy and would not harm amenity or appearance.
  • Residents raised concerns about noise, vehicle movements, verges, highway damage, a second business and CCTV cameras.
  • The committee voted to grant permission with conditions controlling hours, indoor operations, outside storage and the approved plans.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of West Lindsey's committee minutes of 16 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 5

Radon-affected area
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Sudbrooke 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 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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
LN2 2QH
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
SUDBROOKE
Parish
Sudbrooke CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant with conditions
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Farm Consultancy Group

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 29 days slower than West Lindsey's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 69% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Public comments

11comments received

Last counted 16 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00395
Consultation
25 Jun 2026
Comments by
14 Sept 2026
Committee
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 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