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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.
2,380 approved · 329 refused · 168 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Fern Lodge Brickyard Lane Farnsfield NG22 8JS
Received 11 Sept 20239 King Johns Road Clipstone NG21 9EN
Received 11 Sept 2023The Court Southwell Road Kirklington Newark On Trent NG22 8NF
Received 11 Sept 2023Forest Farm House Mansfield Road Farnsfield NG22 8JB
Received 11 Sept 2023Phase 3B - Greater Fernwood Development Land North And East Of Existing Fernwood Development Fernwood Newark South Of A1 & West Of Railway Line Fernwood, Nottinghamshire NG24 3WA
Received 11 Sept 2023Walnut House Burgage Lane Southwell NG25 0ER
Received 11 Sept 2023Offices And Workshops Downside Cottage Great North Road Bathley Newark On Trent NG23 6HP
Received 11 Sept 2023Strelley 88 Kirklington Road Rainworth NG21 0JX
Received 12 Sept 202315 Priory Park Thurgarton NG14 7HE
Received 12 Sept 2023Southfield House Mill Gate Newark On Trent
Received 12 Sept 20231 Sconce House Mill Gate Newark On Trent NG24 4UD
Received 12 Sept 2023Hardwick House Queen Street Southwell NG25 0AA
Received 12 Sept 2023Roewood Farm Winkburn Lane Winkburn Newark On Trent NG22 8PG
Received 12 Sept 2023Newark Motor Auctions Drove Lane Langford NG24 2NY
Received 12 Sept 2023Newhall Farm Campsite Newhall Lane Edingley Newark On Trent NG22 8BS
Received 12 Sept 2023Stonewell Nottingham Road Southwell NG25 0LG
Received 13 Sept 2023Tangle Trees 1 Manor Close Oxton NG25 0TG
Received 13 Sept 2023Inkersall Grange Farm Inkersall Grange Road Bilsthorpe Nottinghamshire
Received 13 Sept 20231 The Orchards Lowdham NG14 7DP
Received 13 Sept 2023Beesthorpe Hall Farm Maplebeck Road Caunton Newark On Trent NG23 6AT
Received 13 Sept 2023Telecommunications Pole Jubilee Street Newark On Trent
Received 13 Sept 2023Inkersall Grange Farm Inkersall Grange Road Bilsthorpe Nottinghamshire
Received 13 Sept 2023Waitrose Ltd Ossington Way Newark On Trent NG24 1FF
Received 14 Sept 202331 Kirk Gate And 7 Depot Yard Newark On Trent Nottinghamshire NG24 1AD
Received 14 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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