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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.
3,012 approved · 509 refused · 224 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jun 2022 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Croft Toad Lane Elston Newark On Trent NG23 5NS
Received 1 Jun 20265 Birchenall Court Farndon Newark On Trent NG24 3TR
Received 1 Jun 20266 Manor Drive Morton NG25 0UZ
Received 1 Jun 2026The Ossington Beast Market Hill Newark On Trent NG24 1BH
Received 1 Jun 20261 Magnus Street Newark On Trent NG24 1LB
Received 1 Jun 2026Church Of Holy Rood Ossington
Received 29 May 2026Heather House New Hill Walesby NG22 9PB
Received 1 Jun 2026Orchard Close Honeyknab Lane Oxton NG25 0SX
Received 1 Jun 2026Stormsaver Ltd Hockerton Moor Enterprise Park Winkburn Lane Hockerton NG22 8FL
Received 2 Jun 202616 School Lane Farndon Newark On Trent NG24 3SL
Received 31 May 202645 Church Lane Balderton Newark On Trent NG24 3NW
Received 2 Jun 20264 Vicars Court Church Street Southwell NG25 0HP
Received 2 Jun 2026Grounds Of Southwell Minster Church Street Southwell NG25 0HD
Received 3 Jun 202631 Cavendish Avenue Edwinstowe NG21 9NQ
Received 3 Jun 2026Afton Tippings Lane Farnsfield NG22 8EP
Received 3 Jun 2026Land At Old Rufford Road Bilsthorpe
Received 3 Jun 2026Church Of All Saints Low Street Collingham
Received 3 Jun 2026Land To The Centre Of The Green Kirklington
Received 3 Jun 20261 Hardwick Drive Ollerton NG22 9AN
Received 4 Jun 2026Struan 10 The Paddocks Elston Newark On Trent NG23 5PH
Received 4 Jun 2026Maythorne Farmhouse Maythorne Southwell NG25 0RS
Received 4 Jun 2026Belfield House Main Street North Muskham Newark On Trent NG23 6ER
Received 4 Jun 2026Hunters Hill Farm Lambley Road Lowdham NG14 7DF
Received 4 Jun 2026Various Trees Located Along A616/A6075 - Between Caunton And Edwinstowe
Received 3 Jun 2026Records 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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