Former Kirklands Home Day Centre, Fairhaven, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7FW Data via plota.co.uk

V/2025/0544 Approved

Proposal

Construction of 20 new dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2025
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Approved
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Ashfield Planning Committee on 4 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide affordable homes without unacceptable effects on highways, neighbours or the area’s character.
  • Residents commented on bin storage and trees, while highways officers confirmed no objection subject to conditions.
  • Members moved and seconded conditional consent in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Ashfield's committee minutes of 4 Mar 2026.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Kirkby-in-Ashfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Ashfield
Postcode
NG17 7FW
Received
24 Sept 2025
Validated
24 Sept 2025
Ward
Kingsway
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Dec 2025
Decision
FA3CC - Full Reg 3 Full Ashfield - Conditional Consent
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Lindum Bms

How this decision compares

Decided in 203 days from validation, 146 days slower than Ashfield's median of 57 for new homes. Approved, as 61% of new homes here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
42decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Ashfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Ashfield decision record →

Ashfield
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#118 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Ashfield is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #83 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Ashfield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #215 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #238 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #83 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #82 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
65 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
43 decided
425
Total decisions
69 refused in the year to March 2026