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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 Newark and Sherwood District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,396 approved · 337 refused · 169 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Apr 2023 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Eagle Road Spalford
Received 16 Nov 2023The Lodge 2 Dykes End Collingham Newark On Trent NG23 7LD
Received 17 Nov 20233 Sleaford Road Newark On Trent Nottinghamshire NG24 1NL
Received 17 Nov 2023Church Farm High Street Laxton NG22 0NX
Received 17 Nov 202313 Glenfields Southwell NG25 0AS
Received 17 Nov 2023The Holt 7 Trentside Gunthorpe NG14 7FB
Received 20 Nov 202336 Bullpit Road Balderton Newark On Trent NG24 3LY
Received 20 Nov 2023The Nook 31 Main Street Gunthorpe NG14 7EY
Received 20 Nov 2023Chestnut Cottage Elston Newark On Trent NG23 5PA
Received 20 Nov 202335 Syerston Way Newark On Trent NG24 2SU
Received 20 Nov 2023The Laurels Greengate Syerston Newark On Trent NG23 5NF
Received 20 Nov 2023The Orangery 50A Westgate Southwell NG25 0JX
Received 20 Nov 2023Land Off A17 Coddington Nottinghamshire
Received 20 Nov 2023Cliff Mill House Southwell Road Lowdham NG14 7DR
Received 20 Nov 2023Pepperbox Cottage School Lane Halam Newark On Trent NG22 8AD
Received 21 Nov 2023Church Farm 6 Church Lane Upton Newark On Trent NG23 5SR
Received 17 Nov 2023Land At Winkburn Lane Winkburn
Received 21 Nov 2023Land North And East Of Existing Fernwood Development Fernwood Newark
Received 21 Nov 2023Land North & East Of Fernwood West & East Of Spring Lane/Hollowdyke Lane South Of A1 And West Of Railway Line Fernwood Nottinghamshire
Received 21 Nov 2023Goverton Heights Goverton Bleasby NG14 7FN
Received 21 Nov 2023Woodlands Station Road Fiskerton NG25 0UG
Received 22 Nov 202346 Mansfield Road Blidworth NG21 0RA
Received 22 Nov 2023Land Off Hawbush Road Weston
Received 22 Nov 2023Thurgarton Quarters Farmhouse Oxton Road Thurgarton NG25 0RW
Received 22 Nov 2023Records 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 Newark and Sherwood 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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