New housing in City of Lincoln Council
We read City of Lincoln Council's planning register every day. We hold 9,995 of its planning applications going back to 2007, and 49 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 141% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 141% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 9,995
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 24 | 3 |
| 2025 | 52 | 41 | 9 |
| 2024 | 51 | 40 | 5 |
| 2023 | 63 | 51 | 7 |
| 2022 | 69 | 48 | 16 |
| 2021 | 77 | 62 | 11 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Phase 1A (Parcel A2) Charterholme Western Growth Corridor Skellingthorpe Road Lincoln Lincolnshire Submission of reserved matters including layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping for the erection of 120no. dwellings as required by hybrid (outline) planning permission 2019/0294/RG3. (REVISED PLANS AND… 2026/0412/RM | Awaiting decision | 13 Jul 2026 |
| 70 | Cathedral Quarry Riseholme Road Lincoln Lincolnshire Outline application for residential development of up to 70 dwellings with access and associated infrastructure. 2025/0196/CCC | Decided | 31 Mar 2025 |
| 50 | Jasmin Green, Off Aldergrove Crescent Jasmin Road Lincoln Lincolnshire Erection of 50 dwellings with associated parking and access. 2025/0478/FUL | Approved | 18 Aug 2025 |
| 29 | Hillside Boarding House 1 - 2 Lindum Terrace Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5RP Proposed conversion, alteration and extension of Watkins Hall and Hillside House to provide 29 residential units, including 4 single storey extensions to Hillside House and erection of a detached part single storey… 2026/0375/FUL | Awaiting decision | 23 Jun 2026 |
| 20 | 10 - 11 Lindum Terrace Lincoln Lincolnshire Change of use from 20 residential flats (Use Class C3) to flexible use as residential flats (Use Class C3) and supported living care (Sui Generis). (Retrospective). 2024/0332/FUL | Approved | 5 Jun 2024 |
| 12 | 121A High Street Lincoln Lincolnshire Erection of three storey rear extension to create 12 flats (Outline Application). 2024/0466/OUT | Refused | 8 Aug 2024 |
| 11 | Land Rear Of 26-32 Glenwood Grove Lincoln Lincolnshire LN6 7BA Proposed erection of three storey building to create up to 11 flats (Outline including details of access, layout, appearance and scale, revised description and drawings) 2024/0015/OUT | Refused | 10 Jan 2024 |
| 9 | 15 - 17 Portland Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7JZ Change of use from Dentist (Use Class E) to create 9 apartments (Use Class C3). Erection of a two storey rear extension. Erection of 2m high gates to north elevation, and alterations to include removal of existing… 2026/0272/FUL | Approved | 14 May 2026 |
| 9 | 12 Bank Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1DZ Change of use from existing office building (Use Class E) to 9 apartments (Use Class C3), provision of ground floor car park and associated exterior works. (Revised description) (Revised Plans). 2025/0583/FUL | Approved | 29 Sept 2025 |
| 9 | Site Of Victory Hotel 50 Boultham Park Road Lincoln Lincolnshire Erection of 9 dwellings. (Revised plans) 2023/0854/FUL | Approved | 27 Nov 2023 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: City of Lincoln Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.