Former Halifax Bank, 32 Lord Street, Gainsborough
Approved on 11 February 2026
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Listed building consent for the change of use of former bank to create 2no. ground-floor retail units, 2no. upper-floor apartments and 1no. ancillary short stay guest room, installation of roof-mounted solar PV panels, 2no. air-source heat pumps, hot-water cylinder, battery storage, green roof and modular living wall system to inner courtyard elevations, 3no. replacement external doors new refuse and cycle storage within the rear yard, internal fire-safety upgrades including emergency lighting, and detection system and accessible ground-floor WC.
- Submitted
- 31 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- ReceivedSubmitted31 Oct
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided11 Feb
Decided in 103 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a listed building consent application for a change of use at FORMER HALIFAX BANK, 32 LORD STREET, GAINSBOROUGH. West Lindsey has handled 289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 103 days, 8 weeks longer than West Lindsey's typical decision time. The site is in the Gainsborough Town conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across GAINSBOROUGH SOUTH WEST. We hold 2,067 applications in total for the DN21 postcode area.
92% of listed building consent applications at West Lindsey District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DN21 2DQ
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
Applicant and agent
Reld Property Limited
Company number 13329095
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 Apr 2021 (5 years old)
- Nature of business
- Real estate agencies
- Registered office
- Gainsborough
4 other planning applications by this company in West Lindsey.
- WL/2026/00942 · West Lindsey · 32 LORD STREET
- WL/2026/00269 · West Lindsey · 32 LORD STREET GAINSBOROUGH DN21 2DB
- WL/2026/00270 · West Lindsey · 32 LORD STREET GAINSBOROUGH DN21 2DB
- WL/2025/01086 · West Lindsey · FORMER HALIFAX BANK, 32 LORD STREET
Company information from Companies House.
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Gainsborough Town
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
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.
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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.
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Associated applications
- 20265 Oct
Request for confirmation of compliance with condition 2 (methodology) of listed building consent WL/2025/01087
PendingDischarge of conditionsWL/2026/00942 - 202613 Mar
Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 4(materials), 5(windows), 6(materials), 7(shop front)…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsWL/2026/00270 - 202531 Oct
Listed building consent for the change of use of former bank to create 2no. ground-floor retail units, 2no…
This applicationApprovedListed building consentWL/2025/01087
Source: West Lindsey
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