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Proposal
Demolition of The Forest Centre 111 Forest Road, the Former Lloyds TSB Bank Forest Road and the Town Hall, Sherwood Drive, and the erection of a mixed use proposed development including: a cinema/ leisure use/ café building; retail (Class E(a)), customer service/office facilities (class E(c)) and ancillary/shared areas; commercial office units (Class E(c)); and associated infrastructure; landscaping; public realm areas; and the erection of three dwellings with access and parking Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Newark and Sherwood Planning Committee on 4 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide town centre uses, housing, jobs and facilities without unacceptable impacts, subject to controls.
- The town council supported the scheme, while residents raised parking, traffic, pedestrian safety and CCTV concerns.
- The committee approved permission with 10 votes for and one abstention, subject to changing the legal arrangement to a planning obligation.
Source: Plota analysis of Newark and Sherwood's committee minutes of 4 Jun 2026.
Documents 47
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 23
Plans & drawings 2
Consultation & comments 13
Other documents 7
Site constraints 3
Checked on 8 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate 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
- Newark and Sherwood
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Major
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Ollerton
- Parish
- Ollerton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- JEH Planning - Mr James Hobson
How this decision compares
Decided in 258 days from validation, 199 days slower than Newark and Sherwood's median of 59 for full applications. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.
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
57 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 27 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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%).
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