2 Lacewood Close Bestwood Nottinghamshire NG6 8ZL Data via plota.co.uk

2025/0846 - Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Refused

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use) Under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 Address: 2 Lacewood Close, Bestwood Village, Nottingham, NG6 8ZL - Proposed Use: Residential Care Home for Children (Class C2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
30 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Bestwood Village C.a conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bestwood Village built-up area; Green belt 72 m away: Derby and Nottingham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £495,000 in May 2020. Detached house, freehold.

22 May 2020£495,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
8 May 2019£114,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area180 m² (1,938 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (84 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2020
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.17 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Gedling
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
Postcode
NG6 8ZL
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Ward
Bestwood St Albans Ward 2015
Parish
Bestwood Village
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Jan 2026
Decision
Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 314 days from validation, 251 days slower than Gedling's median of 63 for lawful development certificates. Refused, as 12% of lawful development certificates here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
27decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Gedling in the last twelve months, from validation. Gedling decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14463211
Planning Portal ref
PP-14463211
Statutory expiry
15 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Gedling
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#119 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Gedling ranks #162 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Gedling decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #37 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #77 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #162 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #164 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
37 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
37 decided
415
Total decisions
26 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: 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.