Bassetlaw District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Bassetlaw District Council decided more than 1,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 22% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 63 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Bassetlaw 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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26 October 2026 · Refused
Land Off Raglan Road Retford Nottinghamshire DN22 6QY · 26/00651/FUL
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13 October 2026 · Approved
Aquatic Control Engineering Ltd Hall Farm Main Street Rampton Nottinghamshire DN22 0HR · 26/00799/FUL
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2 September 2026 · Approved
Land South Of Tickhill Road (Phase 3) Harworth Doncaster South Yorkshire · 25/01252/RES
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14 July 2026 · Approved
Land North Of Polly Taylors Road High Marnham Nottinghamshire · 25/00639/FUL
Figures for Bassetlaw District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 22%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 63 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 17%of more than 200 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 110 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 59plan adopted 2024 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Bassetlaw District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; • whether the proposal would preserve the setting of a Grade II Listed building; • the effect of the development on…”
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“Accordingly, the main issue is the effect of the proposed 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 countryside; and • the need for the proposed development.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on 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.