71 CHURCH STREET GAINSBOROUGH DN21 2JX

1. 12 Jul 2026

   Received by West Lindsey

2. 20 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   West Lindsey took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with West Lindsey for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Lindsey decided lawful development applications in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 57 Church Street Gainsborough Lincolnshire DN21 2JX

  141482 Submitted 10 Aug 2020 50 yards away

  Prior approval change of use from offices to 3no. dwellinghouses.

  Granted Prior approval 9 docs
  Several homes

• Land between North Street and Church Street Gainsborough

  143103 Submitted 24 May 2021 50 yards away

  Advertisement consent to display 6no. post erected signs.

  Decided Advertising

• 49 Church Street Gainsborough Lincolnshire DN21 2JX

  141721 Submitted 25 Sep 2020 50 yards away

  Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 1, 6 and 8 of planning permission 140851 granted 23 July 2020.

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 49 Church Street Gainsborough DN21 2JX

  141154 Submitted 2 Jun 2020 50 yards away

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition. (139006)

  Decided Conditions

• 49 Church Street Gainsborough DN21 2JX

  141023 Submitted 6 May 2020 100 yards away

  Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 2,3 and 4 of planning permission 139006 granted 08 November 2019

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• TRINITY SELF DRIVE NORTH STREET GAINSBOROUGH DN21 2HS

  150601 Submitted 18 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jun

  Planning application for the change of use of land used from Motor Vehicle Hire to tyre fitting and car storage facility including the siting of 4no. shipping containers and linked canopy.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• 151216 Granted

  MILLHOLME SPITAL HILL GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1EG

  Application for a lawful development certificate for change of use of existing dwellinghouse (C3) to children's care home (C2) for 1no. child.

  Received 14 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 151173 Granted

  MAGNOLIA VIEW MAIN STREET HEAPHAM GAINSBOROUGH DN21 5PT

  Lawful development certificate for use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 150812 Refused

  6 WHARTON PLACE WHARTON CLOSE GAINSBOROUGH DN21 1FQ

  Lawful development certificate for change of use from use class B8 to use class E(a).

  Received 17 Apr, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 151147 Granted

  5 QUEEN STREET MARKET RASEN LN8 3EH

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for confirmation that shutters to the front of the building have been in place in excess of 4 years.

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 151261 Granted

  THE BUNGALOW OCCUPATION LANE BROADHOLME LINCOLN LN1 2NB

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm the continued lawful use of the existing building and its curtilage as a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 6 Sep 2026 Lawful development