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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.
2,083 approved · 1,994 refused · 1,210 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brook House, 44 School Road, Bagthorpe, Nottinghamshire, NG16 5HB
Received Not published84 Station Street, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Received Not publishedBrook House, 44 School Road, Bagthorpe, Nottinghamshire, NG16 5HB
Received Not published12 Overdale Avenue, Skegby, Nottinghamshire, NG17 3ES
Received Not publishedStreet Record, A611 Annesley Cutting, Annesley, Nottinghamshire
Received Not publishedUnits 1 To 4, Export Drive, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, NG17 6AF
Received Not published12 Conway Road, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6GS
Received Not published29 Polperro Way, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6JS
Received Not published34 The Green, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2RQ
Received Not publishedDraycotts Motor Company, Eastfield Side, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4HH
Received Not published86 Watnall Road, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7JW
Received Not publishedCar Wash Adjacent, Blue Bell Inn, 151 Mansfield Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published22 Franderground Drive, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8QE
Received Not publishedRocking Horse Day Nursery, 180 Watnall Road, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
Received Not publishedGrange Farm, Moor Road, Papplewick, Nottinghamshire, NG15 8ER
Received Not published14 Tavistock Close, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6JR
Received Not publishedEvona, Penniment Lane, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 6PQ
Received Not publishedStreet Record, Felley Mill Lane South, Underwood, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published75 Outram Street, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4BG
Received Not publishedWestwood Infant And Nursery School, Palmerston Street, Westwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 5JA
Received Not publishedStation Hotel, Station Terrace, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7TQ
Received Not published12 Portland Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6AU
Received Not published1 Brookside Way, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2NL
Received Not publishedHealth Centre, New Street, Huthwaite, 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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