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Rear Of 35 Watergate Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 6NS

S23/2364Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 12 August 2024

Council decision: Approved conditionallyPlanning committee

Proposal

Change of use and alterations to form 2(no.) dwellings and erection of 4(no.) dwellings (to replace demolished unsafe structures).

Received
22 December 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
4
Ward
Grantham St Wulframs Ward
Agent
Mike Sibthorp Planning
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.31 Jul
  4. Target16 Feb
  5. Decided12 Aug

Decided in 234 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Rear Of 35 Watergate Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 6NS. South Kesteven has handled 3,414 applications of this type. This one was decided in 234 days, 25 weeks longer than South Kesteven's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Grantham St Wulframs Ward. We hold 2,134 applications in total for the NG31 postcode area.

91% of full applications at South Kesteven District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NG31 6NS
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Grantham Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 December 2023
Consultation expiry
12 August 2024
Consultation end
31 July 2024
Neighbour consultation end
12 August 2024
Target decision date
16 February 2024
Committee meeting
8 August 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mike Sibthorp Planning
Agent address
Logan House Lime Grove Grantham NG31 9JD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
6 February 2024
Site notice end
7 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12690488
Documents
35

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    27 Jun

    Submission of details reserved by condition 4 (proposed joinery works/specifications) of planning permission…

    Condition(s) discharged ALLDischarge of conditionsS25/1209
  2. 2025
    30 May

    The insertion of a single door to the new single storey utility room on the northern passageway elevation.

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentS25/1001
  3. 2024
    10 Dec

    Submission of details reserved by Condition 3 (materials), and Condition 5 (lime mortar) of Listed Building…

    Condition(s) discharged ALLDischarge of conditionsS24/2127
  4. 2024
    22 Feb

    Section 211 Notice for the removal of a Sycamore tree

    ApprovedTrees in CA - Section 211 NoticeS24/0287
  5. 2023
    29 Aug

    Submission of details in relation to Condition 3: Historic Building Record, Condition 4: Retention of…

    Condition(s) discharged ALLDischarge of conditionsS23/1599

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