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26/01046/FUL - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Erection of New Office Building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Nov 2026 and 1 Dec 2026, from Newark and Sherwood's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve 265 m away: Tippings Wood
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.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Blidworth built-up area; Green belt 63 m away: Derby and Nottingham; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Rainworth South And Blidworth
Parish
Blidworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Indigo Architects

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Newark and Sherwood usually decides commercial and major works by day 57.

Day 1839 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
50%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15022131
Planning Portal ref
PP-15022131
Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 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