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Lincoln Castle Castle Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3AA

2023/0789/CCCCounty Council ConsultationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 3 November 2023

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

For temporary installations and illuminated trail through the grounds and gardens along with construction of three temporary food and drinks stalls during the Christmas period between 15 to 27 December (PL/0080/23)

Received
18 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Castle
  1. Received18 Oct
  2. Validated18 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Nov
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 16 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 16 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lincoln's typical decision time. The site is in the Cathedral and City Centre conservation area, with 7 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
18 October 2023
Target decision date
9 November 2023
Decision issued
6 November 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
22 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
9
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Nov

    T1 - Oak: Remove hanging branch T2 - Yew: Reduce crown by 1m all round. T3 - Copper Beech: crown lift to 5m…

    PendingApplication2026/0678/TCO
  2. 2026
    20 Aug

    For the use of a temporary concert stage and associated infrastructure for musical theatre performances at…

    No ObjectionsApplication2026/0527/CCC
  3. 2026
    3 Jul

    For the temporary installation of a freestanding sculpture.

    No ObjectionsCounty Council Consultation2026/0408/CCC
  4. 2026
    17 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
  5. 2025
    14 Nov

    To retain two freestanding dragon sculptures (retrospective).

    ApprovedApplication2025/0692/CCC
  6. 2024
    2 Oct

    Installation of a public light display within the castle with four chalets, to serve food during the…

    ApprovedCounty Council Consultation2024/0640/CCC

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