Land Off Wolsey Way, Nettleham Fields, Lincoln, Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00646 - Outline Planning Application Live

Proposal

Outline planning application to erect residential development being variation of the approved plans condition of outline planning permission granted 16 July 2004 - amended site location plan and site layout plan. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 85.

The consultation period closed on 24 Aug 2026.

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 Lincoln 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 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
Outline Planning Application
Postcode
LN2 4SX
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
NETTLEHAM
Parish
Nettleham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Knights

Decision outlook

Day 85, past the statutory target. 73% of new homes in West Lindsey are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 15 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 8529 days past the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
56decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00675
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
24 Aug 2026
Committee
16 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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