Planning application
Lincoln Liberal Club Co Ltd And 1-5 St Swithins Square Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1HA
Works: Demolition
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Proposal
Partial demolition of The Lincoln Liberal Club; demolition of building at 5 St Swithins Square and all structures to the south of the 1-4 St Swithins Square. Erection of buildings to provide 15 student accommodation units; change of use of retained element of The Liberal Club to from Sui Generis to commercial (Use Class E).
As published by the council, reference 2026/0159/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0159/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Abbey
- Postcode
- LN2 1HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Lincoln
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Knights plc Agent, registered in Huddersfield
Dissolved · incorporated 2009 · Huddersfield
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
89 documents on file for this application
- HIGHWAYS & PLANNING
- SECTION AA
- HIGHWAY INTENT
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION - REVISED
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- COMMENTS - ANGLIAN WATER
- COMMENTS - NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- COMMENTS - PRINCIPAL CONSERVATION OFFICER
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- NO OBJECTIONS - ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- DESIGN PROPOSAL PACK
- CIL FORM
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
- ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE AND HIA
- PHOTOS AND HIA
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- PRELIMINARY BAT ROOT ASSESSMENT
- BIODIVERSITY STATEMENT
- ADO DYNAMIC THERMAL MODEL REPORT
- ENERGY CHECKLIST
- THERMAL CALCULATIONS
- ENERGY STATEMENT
- THERMAL CALCULATIONS
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- BIODIVERSITY GAIN STATEMENT
- PROPOSAL PACK CONTENTS
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- IMPACT ANALYSIS
- EXISTING BASEMENT PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION
- EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION
- EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
- EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED LIBERAL CLUB FLOORPLAN
- PROPOSED LIBERAL CLUB 1ST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR ST SWITHINS
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN ST SWITHINS
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN ST SWITHINS
- PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION - COURTYARD
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION - COURTYARD
- SECTION AA
- SECTION BB
- SECTION CC
- PROPOSED HIGHWAYS INTENT
- ST SWITHINS ROOF JUSTIFICATION
- ST SWITHINS GF AND FF JUSTIFICATIONS
- MATERIAL ANALYSIS
- CONTEXT ANALYSIS
- SUSTAINABILITY INTENT
- VISUALISATIONS
- VISUAL 01
- VISUAL 02
- VISUAL 03
- VISUAL 04
- VISUAL 05
- VISUAL 06
- VISUAL 07
- VISUAL 08
- VISUAL 09
- VISUAL 10
- VISUAL 11
- VISUAL 12
- VISUAL 13
- VISUAL 14
- VISUAL 15
- VISUAL 16
- VISUAL 17
- VISUAL 18
- VISUAL 19
- VISUAL 20
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