The Old Vicarage 1 Marsh Lane Farndon Newark On Trent NG24 3SS

Decided 25/02111/TWCA
Date received
17 Dec 2025
Date validated
14 Jan 2026
Postcode
NG24 3SS

Description

T1 - Ash - reduction by 30% approx 1.6m, lift from highway encroachment & crown clean T2 - Birch - diseased & dangerous, remove & grind stump T3 - Cordyline with inexplicable root ingress, remove and treat with injection T4 - Chestnut reduction by 30% approx 2-2.5m, lift from highway and significant crown clean G1 - 2 x Ash, 1 x Sycamore, 1 x Chestnut & other self set growth encroaching on established boundary shrubbery -remove T5 - Holly with major basal decay - remove T6 - Robinia with decay at two major unions, remove major limb likely to fail

4.1/10
Planning Authority Score
#191 of 282

Newark and Sherwood is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #209 out of 282. 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%).

Newark and Sherwood decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #101 of 282
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #77 of 282
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (71%) #209 of 282
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #212 of 282
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