Lincoln Castle Castle Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3AA
Approved on 23 May 2023
Council decision: Granted ConditionallyDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of a single free-standing bandstand in three separate locations and two freestanding dragon sculptures for a period of 2 years from 1st May 2023.
- Received
- 27 April 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Lincoln City Council
- Ward
- Castle
- ReceivedReceived27 Apr
- ValidatedValidated27 Apr
- Consult.Consultation27 Apr
- TargetTarget Date19 May
- DecidedDecided23 May
Decided in 26 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an outline application at Lincoln Castle Castle Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3AA. Lincoln has handled 101 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 2 weeks quicker than Lincoln's typical decision time. The site is in the Cathedral and City Centre conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Castle. We hold 1,244 applications in total for the LN1 postcode area.
97% of outline applications at Lincoln City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- LN1 3AA
- Application type
- County Council Consultation
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 April 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 27 April 2023
- Last date for comments
- 27 April 2023
- Target decision date
- 19 May 2023
- Decision issued
- 15 June 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 22 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 27 April 2023
- Site notice end
- 27 April 2023
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Cathedral and City Centre
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (17)
flood storage areas, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20269 Nov
T1 - Oak: Remove hanging branch T2 - Yew: Reduce crown by 1m all round. T3 - Copper Beech: crown lift to 5m…
PendingApplication2026/0678/TCO - 202620 Aug
For the use of a temporary concert stage and associated infrastructure for musical theatre performances at…
No ObjectionsApplication2026/0527/CCC - 20263 Jul
For the temporary installation of a freestanding sculpture.
No ObjectionsCounty Council Consultation2026/0408/CCC - 202617 Feb
LCC_010140 - Yew: Crown Lift to 3.5m LCC_010150 - Horse Chestnut: Crown Lift to 3.5m LCC_010152 - Copper…
ApprovedTrees Subject to Planning Permission2026/0099/TRC - 202514 Nov
To retain two freestanding dragon sculptures (retrospective).
ApprovedApplication2025/0692/CCC - 20242 Oct
Installation of a public light display within the castle with four chalets, to serve food during the…
ApprovedCounty Council Consultation2024/0640/CCC - 202318 Oct
For temporary installations and illuminated trail through the grounds and gardens along with construction of…
ApprovedCounty Council Consultation2023/0789/CCC
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