New housing in East Lindsey District Council
We read East Lindsey District Council's planning register every day. We hold 11,111 of its planning applications going back to 2017, and 169 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 129% 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
- 129% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 11,111
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 | 139 | 75 | 12 |
| 2025 | 194 | 165 | 14 |
| 2024 | 201 | 181 | 12 |
| 2023 | 253 | 208 | 31 |
| 2022 | 261 | 218 | 23 |
| 2021 | 264 | 218 | 31 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 335 | Land At Southfield Farm Legbourne Road Louth Lincolnshire Environmental Impact Assessment (E.E.C. Directive 85/337/E.E.C. as amended by Council Directive 97/11E.C.) for a screening opinion with respect to the Outline erection of up to 335no. dwellings and demolition of… 03745/25/ESR | Approved | 28 Nov 2025 |
| 213 | Land Rear Of Agarth Farm Legbourne Road Louth Lincolnshire Hybrid planning application for outline erection of up to 213no. dwellings and up to 27no. supported housing/later-living units with means of access to be considered and planning permission for the demolition of… 01290/26/OUT | Decided | 20 Aug 2026 |
| 213 | Land Rear Of Agarth Farm And Southfield Farm Legbourne Road Louth Lincolnshire Environmental Impact Assessment (E.E.C. Directive 85/337/E.E.C. as amended by Council Directive 97/11E.C.) for a screening opinion with respect to the hybrid application for the outline erection of 213no. dwellings and… 01291/26/ESR | Approved | 11 Aug 2026 |
| 200 | Land Adjacent Hillside Lincoln Road Thimbleby Lincolnshire Outline erection of up to 200 dwellings, with demolition of existing farm buildings, associated access, play area,, public open space, landscaping and biodiversity enhancement (with means of access to be considered). 03438/25/OUT | Decided | 20 Oct 2025 |
| 200 | Land West Of Tothby Close Alford Lincolnshire Environmental Impact Assessment (E.E.C. Directive 85/337/E.E.C. as amended by Council Directive 97/11E.C.) for a screening opinion with respect to the outline erection of 200no. dwellings (with means of access to be… 02607/25/ESR | Approved | 30 Jun 2025 |
| 153 | Land South Of Garcia Road Tetney Lincolnshire Environmental Impact Assessment (E.E.C. Directive 85/337/E.E.C. as amended by Council Directive 97/11E.C.) for a screening opinion with respect to the change of use of agricultural land to residential use and erection… 01005/26/ESR | Approved | 18 Jun 2026 |
| 147 | LAND EAST AND SOUTH OF WINCEBY GARDENS HORNCASTLE Environmental Impact Assessment (E.E.C. Directive 85/337/E.E.C. as amended by Council Directive 97/11E.C.) for a screening opinion with respect to the erection of 147no. dwellings including estate roads, drainage and… S/086/00238/24 | Approved | 12 Feb 2024 |
| 130 | Land Adjacent Fieldside View Tattershall Road Woodhall Spa Lincolnshire Outline erection of up to 130no. dwellings. 03077/25/OUT | Decided | 21 Aug 2025 |
| 130 | Land East Of Tattershall Road Woodhall Spa Environmental Impact Assessment (E.E.C. Directive 85/337/E.E.C. as amended by Council Directive 97/11E.C.) for a screening opinion with respect to the outline erection of up to 130no. dwellings. 03078/25/ESR | Approved | 21 Aug 2025 |
| 104 | Land Adjacent Jockhedge Hall Lane Burgh Le Marsh Lincolnshire Environmental Impact Assessment (E.E.C. Directive 85/337/E.E.C. as amended by Council Directive 97/11E.C.) for a screening opinion with respect to the reserved matters application for the erection of 104no. dwellings… 00341/26/ESR | Approved | 26 Feb 2026 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
- Alford (East Lindsey)
- Alvingham
- Anderby Creek
- Belchford
- Bilsby
- Binbrook
- Burgh le Marsh
- Coningsby and Tattershall
- Covenham St Mary
- East Barkwith
- East Keal
- Fotherby
- Friskney
- Friskney Eaudyke
- Fulstow
- Goulceby
- Grainthorpe
- Hagnaby
- Hagworthingham
- Halton Holegate
- Hogsthorpe
- Holton le Clay
- Horncastle
- Huttoft
- Ingoldmells and Chapel St Leonards
- Kirkby on Bain
- Legbourne
- Louth
- Ludborough
- Ludford
- Mablethorpe
- Maltby le Marsh
- Manby
- Mareham le Fen
- Marshchapel
- Mumby
- North Cotes
- North Somercotes
- North Thoresby
- Old Bolingbroke
- Saltfleet
- Saltfleetby St Peter
- Scamblesby
- Sibsey
- Skegness
- Spilsby
- Stickford
- Stickney
- Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe
- Tattershall
- Tetford
- Tetney
- Toynton All Saints
- Utterby
- Wainfleet All Saints
- Wainfleet St Mary
- West Keal
- Willoughby (East Lindsey)
- Withern
- Woodhall Spa
- Wragby
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: East Lindsey District 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.