Planning decisions in North Kesteven
How long North Kesteven takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 1,267 decisions it made in the twelve months to September 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
47 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 54); 52 from receipt
76%decided within eight weeks (UK 66%), 90% within thirteen
98%approved (UK 90%): 1,166 approved, 21 refused, 33 withdrawn
50 of 388UK rank for speed, up 7 places on last year; 17 of 388 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree works | 35 | 99% | 98% | 357 | 104 of 324 |
| Householder applications | 54 | 76% | 100% | 294 | 67 of 200 |
| Full applications | 70 | 33% | 94% | 161 | 260 of 359 |
| Amendments | 27 | 88% | 100% | 129 | 22 of 356 |
| Discharge of conditions | 46 | 71% | 100% | 123 | 68 of 310 |
| Listed building consent | 56 | 54% | 100% | 70 | 112 of 307 |
| Prior approvals | 33 | 84% | 100% | 62 | 131 of 340 |
| Lawful development certificates * | 54 | 65% | 78% | 24 | 221 of 348 |
| Advertisement consent * | 51 | 72% | 100% | 20 | 71 of 320 |
Delegated or committee
| Route | Share | Median days | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegated to officers | over 99% | 47 | 98% | 1,112 |
| Planning committee | under 1% | 72 | 100% | 4 |
Where the register states how the decision was made. 151 decisions did not say.
Appeals
9 appeals against North Kesteven decisions were decided by the Planning Inspectorate in the window, 43 for every 100 refusals; 44% were allowed. Every appeal in North Kesteven.
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 * | 31 | 98% | 100% | 54 |
| 2017 * | 131 | 9% | 99% | 70 |
| 2018 * | 21 | 100% | 98% | 101 |
| 2019 * | 63 | 31% | 100% | 76 |
| 2020 * | 23 | 99% | 100% | 162 |
| 2021 * | 76 | 14% | 98% | 58 |
| 2022 * | 23 | 92% | 93% | 114 |
| 2023 * | 67 | 22% | 96% | 58 |
| 2024 * | 82 | 18% | 100% | 86 |
| 2025 * | 25 | 80% | 97% | 67 |
| 2026 so far | 54 | 55% | 98% | 938 |
* Years from our archive, which carries no validation date: timed from receipt, so a few days longer than the live years above them.
Past their target date now
- 2 Parcels Of Land Off Lincoln Road Doddington LincolnApplication to establish Biodiversity Gain Site (without Planning permission) to enhance 13ha of woodlanddue 2 Dec 2025
- Land Off B1188 ScopwickApplication to establish Biodiversity Gain Site (without planning permission)due 15 Dec 2025
- Land To The North Of Little Hale Drove Little Hale NG34 9BGApplication to establish Biodiversity Gain Site (without planning permission) to create orchard and other neutral grasslanddue 17 Dec 2025
- Land North Of Fen Lane Dunston Lincoln LN4 2HBApplication for the approval of reserved matters for the erection of 3 no. bungalows and 2 no. dormer bungalows including details of appearadue 19 Dec 2025
- Land Off Woodbank Skellingthorpe Lincoln LN6 5TLApplication under section 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) relating to planning obligations secured under 15/1244due 12 Jan 2026
- Land Off Woodbank Skellingthorpe Lincoln LN6 5TLApplication under section 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) relating to planning obligations secured under 15/1243due 12 Jan 2026
- The Limes Nursing Home Main Street Scopwick Lincoln LincolnshireApplication to discharge conditions 3 (boundary treatments) & 7 (access closure) attached to planning permission 22/0417/FUL - Demolish exisdue 28 Jan 2026
- Land To The Rear Of No. 57 Main Street South Rauceby Sleaford NG34 8QQApplication to discharge conditions - 2 (materials), 7(BNG gain plan), 8 (habitat management & maintenance plan), 10 (ecological protectiondue 2 Mar 2026
Decided in the last three weeks
- Land North Of Mere Hall Farm Bloxholm Lane Branston And MereApplication for a non-material amendments (reduction in the height of the pumping station from 11.3 metres to 7.49 metres, removal of a surgApproved26 Oct 2026
- Manor Farm Ferry Lane Skellingthorpe Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 5TXAgricultural storage shed extensionApproved26 Oct 2026
- The Laurels Middle Street Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2EWRemove one rowan tree, including grinding out the stump. The tree is located in the rear garden and is shown circled in red on the attachedApproved26 Oct 2026
- Land To The East Of Kingsley Road North Hykeham Lincoln LincolnshireErection of 2 industrial unitsApproved26 Oct 2026
- 23 Main Street North Rauceby Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 8QPT1- Conifer tree in rear garden - Remove 2 x lower branches. Reduce the overhang by 1/3 of the canopy on customers side by 1-2 metres to helApproved23 Oct 2026
- Dunston House Front Street Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2EST6 & T7 Lime - Crown lift and clear epicormic growth up to a height of 6 metres T8 - Weeping willow - Pollard back into main unions to removApproved23 Oct 2026
- The Barn 1 North Lane Navenby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0EHT1 Chamaecyparis - Crown reduction by 3/5m. T2 Cypressocyparis Leylandii - Crown reduction by 3/5m. T3 CotoneasterFrigious - Crown reductionApproved23 Oct 2026
- Broughton House College High Street Brant Broughton Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0SL17 Trees requiring requiring works - schedule of works indicated in the report.Approved23 Oct 2026
Built nightly from North Kesteven's planning register. Ranks are among the 388 published councils. See planning applications in North Kesteven, appeals, or get alerts for North Kesteven.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.