Lincoln Castle Castle Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3AA
Approved on 3 March 2026
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)1 condition
Proposal
LCC_010140 - Yew: Crown Lift to 3.5m LCC_010150 - Horse Chestnut: Crown Lift to 3.5m LCC_010152 - Copper Beech: Crown Lift to 3.5m
- Received
- 17 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Lincoln City Council
- Ward
- Castle
- ReceivedReceived17 Feb
- ValidatedValidated17 Feb
- Consult.Consultation17 Feb
- TargetTarget Date15 Apr
- DecidedDecided3 Mar
Decided in 14 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Lincoln Castle Castle Hill Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3AA. Lincoln has handled 193 applications of this type. This one was decided in 14 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lincoln's typical decision time. The site is in the Cathedral and City Centre conservation area, with 9 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.
95% of trees 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
- Trees Subject to Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 17 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 17 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 15 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 3 March 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Rainwalls Lane Sutterton BOSTON PE20 2HY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 57 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 17 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 17 February 2026
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.
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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
- 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 - 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 - 202327 Apr
Installation of a single free-standing bandstand in three separate locations and two freestanding dragon…
ApprovedCounty Council Consultation2023/0298/CCC
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