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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.
2,378 approved · 329 refused · 168 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
May Tree House Mill Lane Caunton Newark On Trent NG23 6AJ
Received 6 Sept 202372 Mansfield Road Edwinstowe NG21 9NH
Received 7 Sept 2023Karian Trent Lane Besthorpe Newark On Trent NG23 7HL
Received 7 Sept 2023Riverlyn House Main Street Fiskerton NG25 0UH
Received 7 Sept 20233 Peck Lane Gunthorpe NG14 7EX
Received 7 Sept 2023Pear Tree House Main Street Morton NG25 0UT
Received 7 Sept 2023Manor Farm Sand Lane Spalford Newark On Trent NG23 7HF
Received 7 Sept 2023Grange Farm Lowdham Road Gunthorpe NG14 7ER
Received 7 Sept 2023Eakring Lodge Accommodation And Reception National Grid Transco Plc Kirklington Road Eakring
Received 7 Sept 2023The Thorns Main Street Maplebeck Newark On Trent NG22 0BS
Received 7 Sept 2023The Dukeries Academy Whinney Lane Ollerton NG22 9TH
Received 8 Sept 2023Pumping Station Wyke Lane Farndon
Received 8 Sept 20234 Chapel Farm Close Elston Newark On Trent NG23 5PW
Received 8 Sept 2023Cony Grey And Greystones Main Street Carlton On Trent NG23 6NW
Received 8 Sept 2023Rufford Forest Farm Centenary Avenue Rufford NG22 8JF
Received 8 Sept 202313 Wellington Road Newark On Trent NG24 1NJ
Received 8 Sept 2023The Post Office 1 Meadow Cottages Thoresby Park Perlethorpe Newark On Trent NG22 9EH
Received 8 Sept 2023Lorry And Coach Park Great North Road Newark On Trent
Received 8 Sept 202357 Whitfield Street Newark On Trent NG24 1QX
Received 11 Sept 20231 Marrison Court Farndon Newark On Trent NG24 3UJ
Received 11 Sept 20237 Newark Road Southwell NG25 0ES
Received 11 Sept 2023Plots 12C And 12D Ricket Lane Blidworth
Received 11 Sept 20233 Theresa Court Balderton Newark On Trent NG24 3LB
Received 11 Sept 2023Cedar House Bleasby Road Thurgarton Nottingham NG14 7FW
Received 11 Sept 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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