4, Silver Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2DP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Planning application for change of use of vacant spaces on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors from E(a) retail to (C3) residential accommodation, internal alterations to form 5no. residential units including installation of 4no. windows to rear elevation, including rectifying unlawful work. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by West Lindsey Planning Committee on 22 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the scheme would bring a listed building into use without harming heritage, neighbours or the street scene.
- The Town Council supported the proposal, while no resident or ward member representations had been received.
- Members voted to accept the recommendation and granted permission subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of West Lindsey's committee minutes of 22 Jul 2026.
Site constraints 6
Show the other 28 with distances
- 12 mPremises Occupied by CurtersGrade II
- 17 m34 and 36, Market PlaceGrade II
- 29 m10, Silver StreetGrade II
- 29 m1 and 3, Silver StreetGrade II
- 36 m30, Market PlaceGrade II
- 36 m5 and 7, Silver StreetGrade II
- 44 m11 and 13, Silver StreetGrade II
- 44 m21, Market PlaceGrade II
- 49 m21a, Silver StreetGrade II
- 50 m16, Silver StreetGrade II
- 51 m22, Market PlaceGrade II
- 51 m15, Silver StreetGrade II
- 57 m23 and 25, Silver StreetGrade II
- 60 m18, Silver StreetGrade II
- 64 m27, Silver StreetGrade II
- 69 m24, Lord StreetGrade II
- 73 m32, Lord StreetGrade II
- 82 m5 and 7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 86 mElswitha HallGrade II*
- 91 m3 Market Place, GainsboroughGrade II
- 92 m37, Lord StreetGrade II
- 92 m39, Lord StreetGrade II
- 93 mThe Tiger InnGrade II
- 93 mGatepiers to Elswitha HallGrade II*
- 96 m31 and 33, Lord StreetGrade II
- 106 mWhite Hart HotelGrade II
- 107 m1, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 148 mGainsborough LibraryGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- West Lindsey
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- DN21 2DP
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Ward
- GAINSBOROUGH SOUTH WEST
- Parish
- Gainsborough CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Grant with conditions
- Decision date
- 23 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Zaavia Design
How this decision compares
Decided in 241 days from validation, 171 days slower than West Lindsey's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by West Lindsey in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lindsey decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP/2025/01208
- Consultation
- 28 Nov 2025
- Comments by
- 20 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 22 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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