In the last 12 months, 95.7% of full planning applications were approved in North East Lincolnshire (235 decided). A typical decision takes about ten weeks (median 72 days).
Across all application types on record (2023-01-04–2026-06-18): 95.5% of 2,397 decisions approved.
| Category | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Planning Application | 1,034 | 974 | 60 | |
| Discharge of Conditions | 311 | 311 | 0 | |
| Tree Works (TPO) | 260 | 252 | 8 | |
| Tree Works (Conservation Area) | 246 | 246 | 0 | |
| Accredit Agnt - Hseholder application | 209 | 201 | 8 | |
| Listed Building Consent | 63 | 63 | 0 | |
| Advertisement Consent | 62 | 59 | 3 | |
| Prior Approval (Other) | 56 | 52 | 4 | |
| Dead and/or Dangerous | 33 | 33 | 0 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) | 27 | 17 | 10 | |
| Outline Planning | 23 | 16 | 7 | |
| Telecommunications | 19 | 14 | 5 | |
| Reserved Matters | 15 | 15 | 0 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Dets in Discharge for BNG apps | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Dets in Discharge - Dev Consent Order | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Neigh Develop Consent Order | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Council Regulation 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| PA Design | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hazardous Substances-Revocation | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Demolition | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hazardous Substances application | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Non-Material Amendment (S96a) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Modify/Discharge Plan Obligation | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| County/Minerals/Waste | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hedgerow Removal | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 202 | 191 | |
| 2023-Q4 | 203 | 195 | |
| 2024-Q1 | 191 | 178 | |
| 2024-Q2 | 224 | 217 | |
| 2024-Q3 | 188 | 178 | |
| 2024-Q4 | 186 | 176 | |
| 2025-Q1 | 180 | 175 | |
| 2025-Q2 | 204 | 194 | |
| 2025-Q3 | 221 | 211 | |
| 2025-Q4 | 156 | 151 | |
| 2026-Q1 | 195 | 184 | |
| 2026-Q2 | 12 | 11 |
| Ward | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humberston And New Waltham | 315 | 294 | 21 | |
| Wold | 294 | 282 | 12 | |
| Park | 275 | 269 | 6 | |
| Immingham | 197 | 189 | 8 | |
| Scartho | 196 | 188 | 8 | |
| Waltham Ashby Brigsley | 176 | 170 | 6 | |
| West Marsh | 170 | 167 | 3 | |
| Croft Baker | 151 | 143 | 8 | |
| Freshney | 150 | 146 | 4 | |
| Haverstoe | 131 | 128 | 3 | |
| East Marsh | 101 | 95 | 6 | |
| Heneage | 91 | 80 | 11 |
Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.