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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
Ashfield planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Ashfield District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Ashfield website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates24,614Searchable applications
564Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 18,753 approved or refused records
1,996Refused applications
16,757 approved · 1,996 refused · 1,211 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 29 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Contact planningLocal plan Local Plan ExaminationPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.admin@ashfield.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas5 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- CEUAP - Certificate of existing use / dev - ApprovedV/2026/0300
Certificate Of Lawfulness For An Existing Development - Two Storey Side Extension
59 New Westwood, Westwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 5JD
Received Not published - CPUPN - Certif of Proposed Use / Dev - Permission not requiredV/2026/0302
Application For A Lawful Development Certificate For Single Storey Rear Extension
26 Leabrooks Avenue, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 5HU
Received Not published - FULRE - Full Application RefusalV/2026/0304
Detached Garage
1A Beck Lane, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 3AH
Received Not published - NMAREV/2026/0303
Application For A Non-Material Amendment Following Planning Permission V/2024/0638 - Dormer To Plot 1
26 Nottingham Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6DE
Received Not published - FULRE - Full Application RefusalV/2026/0305
Change Of Use Of Existing 6 Bed 6 Person Hmo To 6 Bed 8 Person Sui Generis Hmo
Rosedene, Coronation Street, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 5AE
Received Not published - PENDING - PENDINGV/2026/0306
Change Of Use From Hot Food Take Away To Barbers Shop, Including Shop Front Replacement
China Kitchen, 12 High Street, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7HD
Received Not published - FULCC - Full Application - Conditional ConsentV/2026/0308
Existing Hipped Roof To Be Replaced With Gabled Roof, Including Roof Lights To Front And Rear, 3 X Hipped Dormer Windows
17 Old Mill Close, Bestwood Village, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8TA
Received Not published - FULRE - Full Application RefusalV/2026/0307
Install New Shop Front And Security Shutters
4 Watnall Road, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7LE
Received Not published - CDDETERMINDV/2026/0309
Application For Approval Of Details Reserved By Condition 3 - Dropped Kerb Vehicular Footway Crossing, Condition 4 - Drainage Plans, Condition 5 - Bird Boxes, Bat Boxes And Bee Bricks, Condition 6 - Tree Works, Condition 7 - Hard And Soft Landscaping, Con
5 Orchard Road, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8JX
Received Not published - FULCC - Full Application - Conditional ConsentV/2026/0310
Garage Conversion
12 Pennington Way, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6XD
Received Not published - FULCC - Full Application - Conditional ConsentV/2026/0311
Installation Of 2 Windows
Unit 1, Brierley Industrial Park, Stoneyford Road, Stanton Hill, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published - FULCC - Full Application - Conditional ConsentV/2026/0312
Replacement Of Conservatory, Replacement Windows, And The Conversion Of Barn To Ancillary Annexe Accommodation On A Listed Building
Norwood Lodge, Norwood Lane, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 3JR
Received Not published - CDDETERMINDV/2026/0315
Discharge Of Condition Relating To Section 106 Of Planning Permission V/2022/0612 To Discharge Affordable Housing.
Rookery Lane Farm, Rookery Lane, Fulwood, Nottinghamshire, NG17 1JH
Received Not published - CDDETERMINDV/2026/0316
Discharge Of Condition Relating To Section 106 Of Planning Permission V/2023/0540 To Discharge Affordable Housing.
Street Record, Stoneyford Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Received Not published - CDDETERMINDV/2026/0317
Application For Approval Of Details Reserved By Condition 3- Site Access And Condition 5 - Offsite Trafficmanagement Scheme ? As Of Permission V/2022/0554 Based On Original Permission V/2020/00832.
The Quarry, 57 Stoneyford Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4DA
Received Not published - FULCC - Full Application - Conditional ConsentV/2026/0319
Proposal For The Construction Of A New Build Sports Facility Including A Sports Hall, Fitness And Activity Studios And Changing/Office Facilities With Associated Hard Courts And Landscaping
Selston High School, Chapel Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6BW
Received Not published - FULCC - Full Application - Conditional ConsentV/2026/0320
Demolition Of The Existing Leisure Centre And Provision Of Relocated Staff Car Parking And Associated Landscaping Works
Selston High School, Chapel Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6BW
Received Not published - CDDETERMINDV/2026/0321
Application For Approval Of Details Reserved By Condition 3 - Stone Wall As Of Permission V/2024/0017
Kirkside, Church Street, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8LA
Received Not published - FULCC - Full Application - Conditional ConsentV/2026/0323
Vehicle Access And Hardstanding For Parking
121 Alfreton Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 1FJ
Received Not published - PENDING - PENDINGV/2026/0325
Application For Approval Of Details Reserved By Condition 3 - Site Investigation, Condition 6 - Foundation Design, Condition 9 - Soft Landscaping, Condition 10 - Construction Management Plan ? As Of Permission V/2025/0676
1A Ellis Street, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7AL
Received Not published - FULRE - Full Application RefusalV/2026/0326
Proposal For A Joined Pergola And Shed
3 Brookside, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7QJ
Received Not published - CDDETERMINDV/2026/0327
Application For Approval Of Details Reserved By Condition 14 - Cycle And Scooter Storage, Condition 15 - Electric Charging Points, Condition 16 - Travel Plan Of Planning Permission V/2024/0166
Broomhill School, Broomhill Road, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6AJ
Received Not published - CEUAP - Certificate of existing use / dev - ApprovedV/2026/0322
Application For A Lawful Development Certificate For A Proposed Use Class E(D) Indoor Sport, Recreation Or Fitness
Unit 3, Whyburn Business Park, 9 Baker Brook Close, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7WE
Received Not published - CPUPN - Certif of Proposed Use / Dev - Permission not requiredV/2026/0329
Application For A Lawful Development Certificate For A Proposed Orangery/Conservatory
The Sycamores, Salmon Lane, Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, NG17 9HB
Received Not published
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
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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