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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.
3,054 approved · 518 refused · 228 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jun 2022 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At 78 Swinderby Road Collingham Newark On Trent NG23 7PB
Received 20 Aug 2026Glebe Farm House Weston Road Egmanton Newark On Trent NG22 0HB
Received 13 Aug 2026Old Hall Main Street Kneesall Newark On Trent NG22 0AD
Received 20 Aug 2026Lymaro House 7A High Street Collingham Newark On Trent NG23 7LA
Received 25 Aug 202610 The Drive Winthorpe Newark On Trent NG24 2NX
Received 20 Aug 2026Clay Barn Main Street Maplebeck Newark On Trent NG22 0BS
Received 26 Aug 2026Yew Tree Cottage Swinderby Road South Scarle Newark On Trent NG23 7JW
Received 26 Aug 2026Yew Tree Cottage Swinderby Road South Scarle Newark On Trent NG23 7JW
Received 26 Aug 2026Lower Minster Gardens Also Known As The Paddock Bishops Drive Southwell
Received 27 Aug 2026Center Parcs Ltd Sherwood Forest Holiday Village Old Rufford Road Rufford NG22 9DN
Received 27 Aug 2026Center Parcs Ltd Sherwood Forest Holiday Village Old Rufford Road Rufford NG22 9DN
Received 27 Aug 2026The Firs Amen Corner Caunton Newark On Trent NG23 6AP
Received 27 Aug 2026Land At The Riverside North End Farndon
Received 27 Aug 2026Land At The Riverside North End Farndon
Received 27 Aug 2026Hall and Purchase Dental Surgery Forest Road Ollerton NG22 9PR
Received 27 Aug 2026Palace Theatre 16 - 18 Appleton Gate Newark On Trent NG24 1JY
Received 27 Aug 202629 Beeston Road Newark On Trent NG24 1SN
Received 27 Aug 2026Churchfield Care Home Churchfield Drive Rainworth Mansfield NG21 0BJ
Received 27 Aug 2026Briar Rose Farm Brake Road Walesby Newark On Trent NG22 9NQ
Received 28 Aug 20261 Dornoch Avenue Southwell NG25 0EU
Received 1 Sept 2026Wyndley 77 Main Street Upton Newark On Trent Nottinghamshire NG23 5SY
Received 31 Aug 2026Fern Cottage 49 High Street Collingham Newark On Trent NG23 7LB
Received 1 Sept 2026Conquest Cottage Old Main Road Bulcote NG14 5GU
Received 1 Sept 2026Tanglewood The Holme Southwell NG25 0NF
Received 1 Sept 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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