Planning decisions in Newark and Sherwood
As of 29 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Newark and Sherwood approved 95% of 1,386 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 94% approved (305 decided, ~65 days)
- Tree work : 98% approved (247 decided, ~33 days)
- Rear extension : 95% approved (150 decided, ~62 days)
- Demolition : 97% approved (139 decided, ~63 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 96% approved (84 decided, ~75 days)
- New dwelling : 87% approved (82 decided, ~60 days)
- Change of use : 88% approved (69 decided, ~75 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 98% approved (64 decided, ~61 days)
- Side extension : 94% approved (63 decided, ~76 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 91% approved (53 decided, ~60 days)
- Porch : 98% approved (45 decided, ~72 days)
- Two-storey extension : 100% approved (43 decided, ~84 days) †
- Listed building / conservation : 100% approved (42 decided, ~56 days) †
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Newark and Sherwood, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.