Selston High School, Chapel Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6BW Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Proposal for the construction of a new build sports facility including a sports hall, fitness and activity studios and changing/office facilities with associated hard courts and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jun 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Selston built-up area; Green belt 67 m away: Derby and Nottingham; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Ashfield
Postcode
NG16 6BW
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Selston
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
FULCC - Full Application - Conditional Consent
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Race Cottam Associates Limited
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 110 days from validation, 57 days slower than Ashfield's median of 53 for commercial premises. Approved, as 68% of commercial premises here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
55decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.