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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3,041 approved · 515 refused · 225 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Anchorage Boat Lane Bleasby NG14 7FT
Received 3 Aug 2026Tresco 27 Warsop Lane Rainworth NG21 0AG
Received 3 Aug 2026Pepperbox Cottage School Lane Halam Newark On Trent NG22 8AD
Received 3 Aug 2026Cliveden 11A The Woodwards Balderton NG24 3GG
Received 3 Aug 2026Ivy House Old Main Road Bulcote Nottingham NG14 5GU
Received 3 Aug 2026Kilvington Lakes Kilvington Newark On Trent Nottinghamshire NG13 9PD
Received 4 Aug 202637 The Paddocks Newark On Trent NG24 1SS
Received 5 Aug 202634 Becketts Field Southwell Nottinghamshire NG25 0RY
Received 5 Aug 2026Shy Fields Gypsy Lane Bleasby NG14 7GG
Received 5 Aug 2026West Hall Main Street Bleasby NG14 7GH
Received 5 Aug 2026The Old Forge Great North Road Cromwell Newark On Trent NG23 6JE
Received 5 Aug 2026102 Whinney Lane Ollerton NG22 9TZ
Received 3 Aug 2026Telecommunications Pole Old Main Road Bulcote
Received 3 Aug 2026The Old Vicarage Fosse Road East Stoke Newark On Trent NG23 5QE
Received 5 Aug 2026Land At Telephone Exchange Eakring Road Bilsthorpe
Received 4 Aug 2026Land At Dayncourt Walk And Long Meadow Farnsfield
Received 4 Aug 2026Former Woods Court Walker Close Newark On Trent
Received 5 Aug 2026Bishops Court Tuxford Road Boughton NG22 9HY
Received 5 Aug 2026Field Reference Number 7148 Normanton Road Upton Southwell NG25 0PU
Received 5 Aug 2026Bishops Court Tuxford Road Boughton NG22 9HY
Received 5 Aug 2026Bishops Court Tuxford Road Boughton NG22 9HY
Received 5 Aug 2026Bishops Court Tuxford Road Boughton NG22 9HY
Received 5 Aug 2026Land At Former Factory 27 Woodhill Road Collingham Newark On Trent NG23 7NR
Received 5 Aug 202641 Griceson Close Ollerton NG22 9BD
Received 5 Aug 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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