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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.
3,041 approved · 515 refused · 225 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 22 Jul 2026Land At Witham Close Newark On Trent
Received 22 Jul 2026The Lodge Ossington Mews Newark On Trent NG24 1TP
Received 23 Jul 2026Maltings End 161A Low Street Collingham Newark On Trent NG23 7NL
Received 23 Jul 20264 Vicars Court Church Street Southwell NG25 0HP
Received 23 Jul 20266 Rivermead Newark On Trent NG24 4QT
Received 23 Jul 2026Bulcote Farm Old Main Road Bulcote NG14 5HA
Received 23 Jul 202612 Gilstrap Close Newark On Trent NG24 2LB
Received 23 Jul 2026Thoresby Home Farm The Green Perlethorpe NG22 9EQ
Received 23 Jul 20262 Riverside Cottages Alverton Road Staunton In The Vale Newark On Trent NG13 9PE
Received 23 Jul 20264 Knapthorpe Cottages Hockerton Road Caunton Newark On Trent NG23 6AZ
Received 24 Jul 2026Chantry House Corkhill Lane Normanton Southwell NG25 0PR
Received 24 Jul 2026Cedar View 1 Canons Close Southwell NG25 0GA
Received 24 Jul 2026The Childrens House Nursery Station Road Southwell NG25 0ET
Received 24 Jul 2026Field Ref 4465 Harby Road Wigsley
Received 24 Jul 2026Hill Farm House School Lane Halam Newark On Trent NG22 8AD
Received 24 Jul 2026Midway New Hill Walesby NG22 9PB
Received 27 Jul 2026Wings East School Main Street Kirklington NG22 8NB
Received 27 Jul 202676 Diamond Avenue Rainworth NG21 0FT
Received 27 Jul 2026Lincolnshire Cooperative Food Store High Street Collingham Newark On Trent NG23 7LB
Received 24 Jul 2026Harworth Estates Former Rufford Colliery Rufford Colliery Lane Rainworth
Received 27 Jul 2026The Rectory Cottage Beck Street Thurgarton NG14 7HB
Received 28 Jul 2026Southwell Scouts Association Memorial Drive Southwell NG25 0GD
Received 28 Jul 2026Orchard End Main Street Bleasby NG14 7GH
Received 28 Jul 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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