Land at Cliff Lane, Waddingham Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00982 - Circular 14/90 Overhead Lines Live

Proposal

Notification under Electricity Act 1989: Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - - Replace existing open wire conductors with Aerial Bunched Conductor Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 23 Nov 2026, from West Lindsey's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Comments are open until 23 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Potentially contaminated land
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Waddingham built-up area; 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 24 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
Circular 14/90 Overhead Lines
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
WADDINGHAM AND SPITAL
Parish
Waddingham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. West Lindsey usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 26.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
31decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by West Lindsey in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lindsey decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EC/2026/01028
Comments by
23 Nov 2026
Committee
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 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