Planning application
The Bear House, 9-11, West Street, Boston, PE21 8QE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed Change of Use from Gift Shop to a Coffee Shop/Cafe
As published by the council, reference B/26/0276
Application record
- Reference
- B/26/0276
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Station Ward
- Parish
- Boston
- Postcode
- PE21 8QE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by East Lindsey
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 September 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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Austin John Architectural Agent, an architecture practice
16 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 90% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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