Planning application
20 St Catherine's Road Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 6TT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from office (class E) to a dwellinghouse (class C3).
As published by the council, reference S26/1687
Application record
- Reference
- S26/1687
- Type
- Prior Notification Under Part 3 Class MA
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Grantham St Vincents Ward
- Parish
- Grantham Town Council
- Postcode
- NG31 6TT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Sep 2026
Received by South Kesteven
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12 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Kesteven took a median of 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Kesteven for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Kesteven decided prior approval applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Street Record Stonemasons Court Grantham Lincolnshire
Section 211 notice to carryout the following works: T1 and T2 - Sycamore (Lateral crown reduction to the south by approximately 2-3m, to a maximum height from ground level of approximately 4m, in accordance with Section 5.5 of the EAS Tree Pruning Standard 2024. Undertake a crown thin of up to 15% in accordance with BS3998.) T3 - Sycamore (Remove the two lowest limbs growing over the car parking bay back to the main stem. Crown lift the remaining secondary branches, where less than 50mm diameter, to provide approximately 4m clearance over the parking bay. Prune/reduce branches to provide approximately 1m clearance from the building at Stonemasons Court and reduce limbs affecting the property on Dudley Road by approximately 2m.)
Granted Trees 6 docs -
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