King William IV Blyth Road Oldcotes Nottinghamshire S81 8HU Data via plota.co.uk

25/01344/CTL - Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate of Existing Use as a Restaurant within Class E(b) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Dec 2025
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Validated
4 Dec 2025
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Approved
29 Jan 2026

Approved on 29 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Oldcotes 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: The Old Hall, Grade II, 45 m away · 3 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Oldcotes built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Bassetlaw
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Postcode
S81 8HU
Received
3 Dec 2025
Validated
4 Dec 2025
Ward
Blyth
Parish
Styrrup & Oldcotes
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jan 2026
Decision
Grant Certificate of Lawful Use
Decision date
29 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Walsingham Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 72% of lawful development certificates here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Bassetlaw in the last twelve months, from validation. Bassetlaw decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14509023
Planning Portal ref
PP-14509023
Statutory expiry
29 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bassetlaw
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#286 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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