The Wheatsheaf Inn Main Street Dry Doddington Lincolnshire NG23 5HU Data via plota.co.uk

S26/1599 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Internal reconfiguration including conversion of commercial kitchen to a games/function room, formation of a replacement commercial kitchen within existing ancillary areas, and installation of a glazed roof lantern. Change of use of two former public house function rooms to residential use in association with adjoining dwelling. Change of use of rear car park and beer garden from residential use to Sui Generis public house use. Formation of a small enclosed area for private motorhome storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Dec 2026 and 30 Dec 2026, from South Kesteven's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St James, Grade II*, 56 m away
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £252,000 in October 2021. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

4 October 2021£252,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
13 August 2007£375,000Detached house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area297 m² (3,197 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 77)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NG23 5HU
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Viking Ward
Parish
Westborough & Dry Doddington Parish Coun
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. South Kesteven usually decides changes of use by day 80.

Day 2258 days to the predicted decision (day 80)
17%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
67decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by South Kesteven in the last twelve months, from validation. South Kesteven decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15229755
Planning Portal ref
PP-15229755
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#244 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

South Kesteven is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #262 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Kesteven decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #100 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #118 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #262 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #270 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
55 decided
1,002
Total decisions
95 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.