Ashfield School, Sutton Road, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8HP Data via plota.co.uk

V/2025/0669 Approved

Proposal

Demolition of seven existing education buildings and two school dwellings, development of three new education buildings with associated works including sports facilities, parking and associated landscaping, infrastructure and temporary buildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Dec 2025
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Approved
20 Feb 2026

Approved on 20 Feb 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Kirkby-in-Ashfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Ashfield
Postcode
NG17 8HP
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Ward
Larwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Feb 2026
Decision
FULCC - Full Application - Conditional Consent
Decision date
20 Feb 2026
Agent
Define Planning & Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 80 days from validation, 26 days slower than Ashfield's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 84% of full applications here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
156decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Ashfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Ashfield decision record →

Ashfield
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#118 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Ashfield is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #83 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Ashfield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #215 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #238 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #83 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #82 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
65 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
43 decided
425
Total decisions
69 refused in the year to March 2026