Unit 9 Foster's Yard, Station Road, Langworth, Lincoln, LN3 5BD Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00951 - Cert. Lawful Develop. Proposed Live

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for the proposed incorporation and use of unit 9 into the existing gym in adjoining Unit 8. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Dec 2026, from West Lindsey's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Potentially contaminated land
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Langworth 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
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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
Cert. Lawful Develop. Proposed
Postcode
LN3 5BD
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
CHERRY WILLINGHAM
Parish
Barlings CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Born Athlete Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. West Lindsey usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 1442 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/2026/00989
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Committee
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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