East Midlands

East Lindsey planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

59.0%

188th of 297

3.7 points slower than England

Granted

94.7%

93rd of 297

4.2 points higher than England

Extension of time

38.1%

203rd of 297

5.8 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

244

East Lindsey decided 244 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 94.7%.

59.0% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (188th of 297 for speed).

A further 38.1% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 63.7% a year earlier.

How quickly decisions are made

East Lindsey against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	96.5%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	95.3%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	97.7%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	94.9%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	97.8%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	95.3%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	95.5%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	93.1%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	98.1%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	98.3%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	98.2%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	97.6%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	95.9%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	95.1%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	96.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	98.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	96.9%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	90.4%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	91.0%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	99.0%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	92.2%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	96.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	97.9%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	86.4%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	91.0%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	94.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	97.0%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	96.7%	1.1%	82.1%
2015 Q1	87.9%	2.2%	80.4%
2015 Q2	90.1%	6.9%	80.6%
2015 Q3	95.6%	4.4%	79.2%
2015 Q4	98.9%	1.1%	80.0%
2016 Q1	92.3%	7.7%	78.3%
2016 Q2	88.8%	10.5%	79.8%
2016 Q3	90.4%	8.8%	77.7%
2016 Q4	93.9%	6.1%	78.0%
2017 Q1	91.7%	8.3%	77.3%
2017 Q2	92.8%	7.2%	78.5%
2017 Q3	82.4%	17.6%	76.1%
2017 Q4	91.0%	9.0%	77.1%
2018 Q1	93.9%	6.1%	73.7%
2018 Q2	90.8%	9.2%	74.0%
2018 Q3	86.1%	13.9%	72.7%
2018 Q4	85.7%	14.3%	72.7%
2019 Q1	90.5%	9.5%	69.9%
2019 Q2	90.6%	9.4%	72.1%
2019 Q3	91.0%	9.0%	69.6%
2019 Q4	91.0%	9.0%	71.5%
2020 Q1	87.5%	12.5%	68.4%
2020 Q2	89.1%	10.9%	63.9%
2020 Q3	89.4%	10.6%	63.8%
2020 Q4	90.4%	9.6%	65.3%
2021 Q1	92.8%	7.2%	59.4%
2021 Q2	90.6%	9.4%	58.4%
2021 Q3	81.9%	15.3%	53.1%
2021 Q4	78.1%	18.1%	53.0%
2022 Q1	70.4%	21.4%	51.6%
2022 Q2	72.6%	25.8%	56.0%
2022 Q3	77.1%	18.3%	53.3%
2022 Q4	60.7%	33.7%	54.1%
2023 Q1	51.6%	35.2%	53.5%
2023 Q2	81.9%	18.1%	58.5%
2023 Q3	60.9%	31.0%	59.0%
2023 Q4	68.8%	23.4%	59.8%
2024 Q1	65.8%	31.6%	58.8%
2024 Q2	68.4%	28.4%	64.4%
2024 Q3	67.8%	28.8%	64.2%
2024 Q4	67.6%	29.4%	65.6%
2025 Q1	62.5%	31.3%	62.1%
2025 Q2	59.1%	32.3%	65.0%
2025 Q3	70.4%	27.2%	62.5%
2025 Q4	70.6%	25.5%	64.7%
2026 Q1	38.6%	56.1%	60.6%
2026 Q2	52.7%	47.3%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

East Lindsey against England

East Lindsey
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	East Lindsey	England
2008 Q1	89.0%	85.1%
2008 Q2	89.4%	86.1%
2008 Q3	87.9%	86.3%
2008 Q4	89.1%	85.3%
2009 Q1	84.4%	85.9%
2009 Q2	93.8%	86.8%
2009 Q3	84.3%	87.4%
2009 Q4	92.4%	86.9%
2010 Q1	81.3%	87.0%
2010 Q2	83.6%	88.0%
2010 Q3	86.8%	87.7%
2010 Q4	88.9%	87.5%
2011 Q1	89.7%	87.9%
2011 Q2	85.3%	88.5%
2011 Q3	88.2%	88.3%
2011 Q4	89.1%	88.3%
2012 Q1	91.8%	88.2%
2012 Q2	89.4%	89.2%
2012 Q3	97.0%	89.0%
2012 Q4	96.9%	88.9%
2013 Q1	93.8%	89.8%
2013 Q2	93.5%	90.6%
2013 Q3	97.9%	90.3%
2013 Q4	93.8%	89.6%
2014 Q1	94.9%	89.8%
2014 Q2	95.7%	90.5%
2014 Q3	92.0%	90.0%
2014 Q4	95.6%	89.2%
2015 Q1	98.9%	89.3%
2015 Q2	97.0%	90.2%
2015 Q3	94.5%	90.0%
2015 Q4	100.0%	89.2%
2016 Q1	96.2%	90.0%
2016 Q2	92.3%	90.3%
2016 Q3	96.3%	90.2%
2016 Q4	99.1%	89.7%
2017 Q1	94.8%	89.9%
2017 Q2	97.6%	90.5%
2017 Q3	93.4%	90.0%
2017 Q4	95.5%	90.1%
2018 Q1	93.9%	90.5%
2018 Q2	98.2%	91.0%
2018 Q3	96.3%	91.2%
2018 Q4	97.6%	90.5%
2019 Q1	100.0%	90.3%
2019 Q2	99.1%	91.0%
2019 Q3	100.0%	90.6%
2019 Q4	97.8%	89.8%
2020 Q1	97.5%	89.9%
2020 Q2	98.0%	90.2%
2020 Q3	99.0%	90.6%
2020 Q4	99.0%	90.3%
2021 Q1	97.9%	90.9%
2021 Q2	99.3%	91.2%
2021 Q3	97.9%	91.0%
2021 Q4	97.1%	90.1%
2022 Q1	99.0%	90.0%
2022 Q2	100.0%	90.4%
2022 Q3	100.0%	89.8%
2022 Q4	97.8%	89.4%
2023 Q1	96.7%	89.3%
2023 Q2	100.0%	89.2%
2023 Q3	96.6%	88.6%
2023 Q4	97.4%	88.2%
2024 Q1	97.4%	88.2%
2024 Q2	100.0%	89.1%
2024 Q3	98.3%	89.4%
2024 Q4	95.6%	88.6%
2025 Q1	96.9%	89.3%
2025 Q2	92.5%	90.4%
2025 Q3	93.8%	90.1%
2025 Q4	92.2%	90.1%
2026 Q1	98.2%	90.6%
2026 Q2	94.5%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks59.0%
8 to 13 weeks2.0%
13 to 26 weeks0.8%
Over 26 weeks0.0%
Extension of time agreed38.1%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	144
8 to 13 weeks	5
13 to 26 weeks	2
Over 26 weeks	0
Extension of time agreed	93

Appeals

Decided: 3
Allowed: 0.0%
Median wait: 9 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

East Lindsey has published 17 conservation areas.
East Lindsey has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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