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.
7,639 approved · 1,994 refused · 1,210 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Chapel Works, Tilford Road, Newstead, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published15 Carnoustie Close, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8NF
Received Not published37 Diamond Avenue, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7GQ
Received Not published1 Kirkby House Drive, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8JP
Received Not publishedVernon Maltby Skip Hire, 7 School Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6AW
Received Not published73 Church Lane, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6FB
Received Not publishedLand East Of Sutton Road And South Of, Kings Mill Road East, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Received Not publishedUnit 1, Station Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published2 Wilson Avenue, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8AZ
Received Not publishedUnit 4, Maun Valley Industrial Park, Midland Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 5GR
Received Not published19 Pine Grove, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6AZ
Received Not published422 Moor Road, Bestwood, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8UN
Received Not publishedLand Rear Of, 120 Forest Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published31 Franderground Drive, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8QE
Received Not publishedPlot N, Brierley Park Close, Stanton Hill, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published21A Farleys Lane, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6DY
Received Not published134 Main Road, Underwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 5GN
Received Not published30 The Idlewells, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 1BN
Received Not published10 Inkerman Street, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6BQ
Received Not publishedLand Between 14 And 16, Portland Street, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Received Not publishedPrimrose Hill Lodge, 113 Church Lane, Underwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 5HE
Received Not published16B The Hill, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8JR
Received Not published123 Lower Bagthorpe, Bagthorpe, Nottinghamshire, NG16 5HF
Received Not published67 Derbyshire Lane, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7GF
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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