Rufford Abbey Country Park - Area D Old Rufford Road Rufford Data via plota.co.uk

25/01142/FUL - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Redesign, extend and resurface existing car parking area. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2025
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Consultation
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 221.

Site constraints 4

Registered park or garden: Rufford Abbey
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Scheduled monument 78 m away: Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval building
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Local nature reserve 169 m away: Rufford Country Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NG22 9DF
Received
9 Jul 2025
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Ward
Rainworth North And Rufford
Parish
Rufford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Liz Stein

Decision outlook

Day 221, past the statutory target. 88% of full applications in Newark and Sherwood are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Sept 2026.

Day 221165 days past the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
217decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Newark and Sherwood in the last twelve months, from validation. Newark and Sherwood decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14109825
Consultation
16 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newark and Sherwood
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#198 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newark and Sherwood is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #241 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) 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
Newark and Sherwood decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #88 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #55 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #241 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #244 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
33 decided
767
Total decisions
63 refused in the year to March 2026