The Old Chapel Elston Newark On Trent NG23 5PA

Registered 26/00399/DISCON
Date received
17 Mar 2026
Date validated
18 Mar 2026
Postcode
NG23 5PA

Description

Request for confirmation of discharge of condition 03 (Ecology) and 04 (Bird Box) attached to planning permission 25/02074/S73; Application for variation of condition 03 to re-word condition (as submitted on the application form) in order to comply with requirements of Bat Mitigation Strategy attached to planning permission 24/01598/FUL; Change of use of vacant Methodist church into a dwelling, demolition of extensions, erection of extension and alterations.

Newark and Sherwood
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#183 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Newark and Sherwood is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #203 out of 292. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% 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
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Newark and Sherwood decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #102 of 292
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #79 of 292
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #203 of 292
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #220 of 292
81%
Minor dwellings approved
111 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
30 decided
746
Total decisions
67 refused in 2025