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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.
3,020 approved · 513 refused · 224 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
3 Swinderby Road Collingham Newark On Trent NG23 7PH
Received 15 Jun 2026Fairfield Newark Road Caunton Newark On Trent NG23 6AE
Received 15 Jun 2026Land At Potwell Dyke Alongside The Footpath Leading West From Halloughton Road
Received 15 Jun 2026Cherry Tree Cottage Water Lane Oxton NG25 0SH
Received 15 Jun 2026Brookside Cottage Amen Corner Caunton Newark On Trent NG23 6AP
Received 15 Jun 2026Land Adjacent Interfire Farndon Road Newark On Trent
Received 15 Jun 2026Telecommunications Mast O2 37296 The Ropewalk Southwell
Received 11 Jun 202610 St Peters Close Farndon Newark On Trent NG24 3SN
Received 15 Jun 2026The Old Hall Old Hall Lane Norwell Newark On Trent NG23 6JN
Received 16 Jun 202662 Occupation Lane Edwinstowe NG21 9HU
Received 16 Jun 2026The Childrens House Nursery Station Road Southwell NG25 0ET
Received 16 Jun 202647 Kirklington Road Rainworth NG21 0JY
Received 16 Jun 2026Land Off Pingley Lane Staythorpe
Received 16 Jun 2026Barnby Gate Methodist Church Barnby Gate Newark On Trent Nottinghamshire NG24 1PX
Received 16 Jun 2026Land At Fen Lane Farm Fen Lane Balderton
Received 16 Jun 2026Kilvington Lakes Newark Road Kilvington Newark On Trent NG13 9PD
Received 16 Jun 202638 Long Lane Farndon Newark On Trent NG24 4SU
Received 17 Jun 2026Easter Skene Newark Road Southwell NG25 0ES
Received 17 Jun 2026Lindon Marsh Lane North Muskham Newark On Trent NG23 6HG
Received 17 Jun 2026Cemetery Highfield Road Clipstone
Received 17 Jun 2026Forest Farm House Mansfield Road Farnsfield NG22 8JB
Received 17 Jun 2026177 Forest Road Clipstone NG21 9DS
Received 17 Jun 2026Dairy Barn Oxton Hill Farm Oxton Hill Southwell NG25 0RB
Received 17 Jun 2026School Farm Bungalow Staythorpe Road Averham NG23 5QZ
Received 12 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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