Cricket Field Farm Widmerpool Road Wysall Nottinghamshire NG12 5QW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00225/PAR - Prior Approval Class R Refused

Proposal

Prior Notification under Part 3, Class R of the General Permitted Development Order (England) 2015 for change of use existing grain store to house indoor padel courts, housing two double padel courts and a seating area. No external or structural changes will be needed to the barn itself. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
31 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
1 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 31 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Conservation area 79 m away: Wysall Conservation Area; Inside the Wysall built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Rushcliffe
Application type
Prior Approval Class R
Postcode
NG12 5QW
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Bunny
Parish
Wysall
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Apr 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
31 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 4 days faster than Rushcliffe's median of 59 for changes of use. Refused, as 27% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
35decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Rushcliffe in the last twelve months, from validation. Rushcliffe decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
18 Feb 2026
Consultation
1 Apr 2026
Comments by
24 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
23 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Rushcliffe
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#208 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Rushcliffe is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #233 out of 296. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rushcliffe decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #91 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #89 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #233 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #227 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
13 decided
761
Total decisions
60 refused in the year to March 2026