Former Halifax Bank, 32 Lord Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2DQ Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2025/01087 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed building consent for the change of use of former bank to create 2no. ground-floor retail units, 2no. upper-floor apartments and 1no. ancillary short stay guest room, installation of roof-mounted solar PV panels, 2no. air-source heat pumps, hot-water cylinder, battery storage, green roof and modular living wall system to inner courtyard elevations, 3no. replacement external doors new refuse and cycle storage within the rear yard, internal fire-safety upgrades including emergency lighting, and detection system and accessible ground-floor WC. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Oct 2025
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Validated
31 Oct 2025
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Approved
11 Feb 2026

Approved on 11 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 6

Potentially contaminated land
Grade II listed: 32, Lord Street
List entry 1063520 · 2 m away · 32 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 30 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 32 with distances
Historic England ↗
Gainsborough Town 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.
Council document ↗
Public footpath 9 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Heritage at risk: Gainsborough Town
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Gainsborough built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DN21 2DQ
Received
19 Oct 2025
Validated
31 Oct 2025
Ward
GAINSBOROUGH SOUTH WEST
Parish
Gainsborough CP
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant with conditions
Decision date
11 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
RELD Property Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 103 days from validation, 30 days slower than West Lindsey's median of 73 for listed building works. Approved, as 88% of listed building works here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
56decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2025/01100
Consultation
3 Nov 2025
Comments by
8 Dec 2025
Committee
22 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
6 Mar 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