Ashfield District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Ashfield District Council decided more than 710 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 16% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Ashfield District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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24 September 2026 · Approved
The Pattern House, Crossley Avenue, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2NT · V/2022/0878
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8 September 2026 · Refused
Plot Adjacent To 243, Nottingham Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire · V/2025/0464
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2 September 2026 · Approved
2 The Hill, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8JR · V/2026/0251
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5 August 2026 · Approved
Street Record, Alfreton Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire · V/2022/0653
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24 July 2026 · Approved
Street Record, Mill Lane, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire · V/2024/0522
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9 July 2026 · Approved
Stubbinghill Farm, Brand Lane, Stanton Hill, Nottinghamshire, NG17 3GH · V/2025/0027
Figures for Ashfield District Council
| Applications decided | more than 710 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 16%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 79 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 63plan adopted 2014 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Ashfield District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and whether or not it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Annesley Conservation Area. • The…”
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“The main issues are: a) whether the appeal site is in an acceptable location for the proposed development, including the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; and b) the effect of the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.