Amended approved drawings at Games Arena, Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by Ashfield Planning Committee on 2 Sept 2026.

V/2026/0427Approved

The site and development

The approved scheme was a three-storey mixed-use building with commercial and learning uses, 20 apartments, landscaping, parking and cycle storage.

“This is an application to vary the conditions attached to planning approval reference V/2025/0676 under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The development is the construction of a three-storey, mixed use development, comprising Class F1 (learning and non-residential institutions) and Class E (commercial, business and services) uses at ground floor level, and 20 residential apartments at first and second floor level on land at Ellis Street, Kirkby in…”

Officer report

Earlier permission and land

Earlier permission was granted after committee consideration, while the triangular land was excluded from works because its ownership was uncertain.

“Background Planning application V/2025/0676 was considered by Planning Committee in February 2026 and permission was granted in May following the completion of a section 106 legal undertaking.”

“As required by planning legislation, the application was submitted with a site location plan, which outlined the site area. The site includes a triangular piece of land on the southeastern corner of the site. This small parcel of land was not owned by the council and is not registered to be owned by anyone else however the appropriate ownership certificates were served. The area was originally going to form part of the soft landscaping of the site.”

Officer report

Officer recommendation

Officers recommended permission subject to conditions and a revised legal undertaking excluding the triangular land.

“Recommendation: Grant planning permission, subject to the following conditions and completion of a S106 undertaking that will no longer include the triangular section of land not within the applicants ownership and therefore is not bound by the agreement.”

Officer report

Consultation responses

Ecology, highways and the water company had no objections, while the flood authority provided general advice rather than bespoke comments.

“Local Lead Flood Authority: No bespoke comments provided, general advice provided.”

Officer report

Committee proceedings

A motion was moved and seconded to grant conditional consent in accordance with the officer recommendation, followed by an adjournment and reconvening.

“It was moved and seconded that conditional consent be granted, as per the officer’s recommendation contained in the report.”

“The meeting was adjourned at 11.01am and reconvened at 11.05am.”

Minutes

Sources

  • Ashfield Planning Committee minutes, 2 September 2026
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of Ashfield's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Council
Ashfield
Date
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Recommendation
Officers recommended approval
Committee decided
Approved
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)

This committee's year

29 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 5 against officer advice.

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