Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ashfield District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
199 approved · 1,993 refused · 1,210 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
81 Commonside, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6FN
Received Not publishedOrchard House, Moor Road, Bestwood, Nottinghamshire
Received Not publishedLand East Of Sutton Road And South Of, Kings Mill Road East, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Received Not publishedLand Rear Of 35, Nottingham Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published1 Regent Street, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8AY
Received Not publishedKingsway House, 128 Kingsway, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7FJ
Received Not published12 Union Close, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 8GU
Received Not published11 Westbourne Road, Underwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 5EG
Received Not publishedLowmoor Nursing Home, Lowmoor Road, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7JF
Received Not published4 St Michaels Court, St Michaels Street, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4GJ
Received Not publishedSherwood Cottage, 22 Church Street, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8LE
Received Not published136 Nottingham Road, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published10 Ivy Grove, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8JL
Received Not published79A Dalestorth Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent Hebron, Coxmoor Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 5LF
Received Not published148 Alfreton Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 1JB
Received Not publishedEast Kirkby Miners Welfare Institute, Lowmoor Road, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Received Not publishedTo 8A And 11, 8 Little Oak Drive, Annesley, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published19 Bodill Gardens, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7SQ
Received Not published71 Dalestorth Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 3AG
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent Fairway, Coxmoor Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent 15, Cheyne Walk, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published41 George Street, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2HJ
Received Not publishedRocking Horse Day Nursery, 180 Watnall Road, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Ashfield District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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