North East Lincolnshire planning approval rate

North East Lincolnshire council approved 94.0% of planning applications and refused 6.0%, based on 3,036 decisions analysed. Ranked 171st out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

94.0%

overall approval rate

3,036

Decisions analysed

2,853

Approved

183

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in North East Lincolnshire? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in North East Lincolnshire. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (1,654 decided)

93.7%

Trees (684 decided)

96.6%

Other (413 decided)

93.9%

Advertisement (96 decided)

94.8%

Listed Building (86 decided)

97.7%

Prior Approval (54 decided)

79.6%

Certificate of Lawfulness (47 decided)

74.5%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in North East Lincolnshire — mined from 3,036 proposal descriptions.

Garage / Parking (566 decided)

92.9%

Rear Extension (374 decided)

98.4%

Extension (General) (282 decided)

97.2%

Change of Use (Residential) (275 decided)

90.2%

Side Extension (224 decided)

96.4%

Outbuilding (205 decided)

93.7%

Dormer (131 decided)

93.1%

Conservatory (119 decided)

97.5%

New Build (102 decided)

86.3%

Front Extension (57 decided)

98.2%

Flat Conversion (32 decided)

84.4%

Loft Conversion (30 decided)

96.7%

Annex (29 decided)

100.0%

HMO (25 decided)

88.0%

Wraparound Extension (19 decided)

94.7%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within North East Lincolnshire. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Humberston And New Waltham (396 decided)

92.4%

Wold (387 decided)

92.2%

Park (365 decided)

97.5%

Scartho (257 decided)

96.5%

Waltham Ashby Brigsley (243 decided)

92.2%

Immingham (203 decided)

93.6%

Croft Baker (191 decided)

93.2%

West Marsh (188 decided)

96.8%

Freshney (181 decided)

95.0%

Haverstoe (176 decided)

96.0%

East Marsh (122 decided)

95.1%

Heneage (111 decided)

86.5%

Sidney Sussex (79 decided)

92.4%

Yarborough (73 decided)

90.4%

South (56 decided)

94.6%

Wards in North East Lincolnshire

Humberston And New Waltham

92.4% approval · 396 decisions

Wold

92.2% approval · 387 decisions

Park

97.5% approval · 365 decisions

Scartho

96.5% approval · 257 decisions

Waltham Ashby Brigsley

92.2% approval · 243 decisions

Immingham

93.6% approval · 203 decisions

Croft Baker

93.2% approval · 191 decisions

West Marsh

96.8% approval · 188 decisions

Freshney

95.0% approval · 181 decisions

Haverstoe

96.0% approval · 176 decisions

East Marsh

95.1% approval · 122 decisions

Heneage

86.5% approval · 111 decisions

Sidney Sussex

92.4% approval · 79 decisions

Yarborough

90.4% approval · 73 decisions

South

94.6% approval · 56 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in North East Lincolnshire, showing how the council decides real applications.

DM/0005/26/FUL

Change of use of first floor from one flat to two flats with external alteration · Heneage · Fri 27 Feb 2026

Approved

DM/1021/25/FUL

Retrospective application for the installation of new step to side to include 1. · Croft Baker · Fri 27 Feb 2026

Approved

DM/0962/25/FULA

Erect first floor extension to rear over existing ground floor extension. Erect · Wold · Fri 27 Feb 2026

Approved

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the Pro Report →

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 3,036 decisions.

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