69 - 71 Grove Street Retford Nottinghamshire DN22 6LA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01326/COU - Change of Use Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of Use from Residential to Supported Living Property with Provision of Associated 24-hour Care and Support (Class C2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Oct 2026
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Validated
13 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Dec 2026 and 12 Jan 2027, from Bassetlaw's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Retford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Methodist Church, Grade II, 58 m away · 1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 68 m away: Methodist Church, Grove Street; Inside the Retford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 October 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

Council
Bassetlaw
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
DN22 6LA
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
East Retford East
Parish
Retford
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Taylor Loom Consultants Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Bassetlaw usually decides changes of use by day 78.

Day 1563 days to the predicted decision (day 78)
33%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
44decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15254286
Planning Portal ref
PP-15254286
Neighbours
16 Oct 2026
Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bassetlaw
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#286 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Bassetlaw is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #291 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 73% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bassetlaw decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #203 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #199 of 296
25%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #291 of 296
73%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #289 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
45 decided
575
Total decisions
87 refused in the year to March 2026