Sdc Trailers Yard, Sidings Road, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire Data via plota.co.uk

Pending V/2026/0483
Date received
22 Sept 2026
Date validated
22 Sept 2026

Description

Change of use of land from vehicle dismantling facility and associated vehicle storage (suI generis) to open storage (class b8), construction of enhanced landscape embankment and associated acoustic fencing along the southern boundary Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 16 Nov 2026, from Ashfield's recent changes of use.

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Ashfield usually decides changes of use by day 54.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
43decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Kirkby-in-Ashfield built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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Ashfield
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#118 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
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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