Newark and Sherwood District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Newark and Sherwood District Council decided more than 1,700 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 51 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Newark and Sherwood 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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13 August 2026 · Approved
Land At Rufford Avenue Ollerton · 25/01999/FULM
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24 July 2026 · Refused
Land Rear Of The Paddock Collingham · 25/01174/OUTM
Figures for Newark and Sherwood District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,700 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 51 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 3%of more than 300 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 140 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 33%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 53plan adopted 2019 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Newark and Sherwood District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Norwell Conservation Area (CA); •…”
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“The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan, • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; • Whether the location of the proposed development is acceptable, with particular regard to the development plan strategy; • Whether the proposal…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • whether the location of the proposed development would comply with the development plan; • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including trees; and, • the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.