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Former Straven Knitwear Factory West Street Alford Lincolnshire LN13 9DG

Awaiting decision East Lindsey 00780/26/FUL Full Planning Permission

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Proposal

Planning Permission - Change of use of vacant retail shop to form 1 no. dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 00780/26/FUL

Application record

Reference
00780/26/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Alford
Parish
Alford
Postcode
LN13 9DG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by East Lindsey

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    East Lindsey took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Old School Architects LLP Agent, an architecture practice registered in Louth

Active · incorporated 2016 · Louth

12 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with East Lindsey for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Lindsey decided full applications in a median of 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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