Bassetlaw

In the last 12 months, 86.8% of householder applications were approved in Bassetlaw (159 decided). A typical householder decision takes about twelve weeks (median 85 days).

Full planning applications: 72.9% approved (129 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-01-11–2026-04-07): 86.3% of 2,581 decisions approved.

3,584Total applications

2,227Approved

354Refused

115Withdrawn

327Pending

86.3%Approval rate (all types)

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Decision Level

3,432Delegated Decision

86Delegated

39Decided by Notts County Council

13Committee Decision

5Not Available

4Officer

3Delegated After Referring To PCG

2Technician

By Development Category

Category	Total	Approved	Refused	Approval rate
Householder	744	672	72	90.3%
Full Planning Application	494	380	114	76.9%
Tree Works (Conservation Area)	346	346	0	100.0%
Listed Building Consent	146	142	4	97.3%
Tree Works (TPO)	136	105	31	77.2%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a)	118	88	30	74.6%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73)	117	102	15	87.2%
Change of Use	108	92	16	85.2%
Prior Approval (Other)	98	95	3	96.9%
Advertisement Consent	55	48	7	87.3%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)	44	36	8	81.8%
Outline Planning	34	14	20	41.2%
Discharge of Conditions	33	21	12	63.6%
County Council Development	32	30	2	93.8%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)	29	16	13	55.2%
Reserved Matters	26	25	1	96.2%
Telecommunications	8	4	4	50.0%
Hazardous Substance Consent	4	4	0	100.0%
Technical Details Consent - Minor	2	1	1	50.0%
Permission in Principle	2	1	1	50.0%
National Infrastructure Project	2	2	0	100.0%
Conservation Area Consent	1	1	0	100.0%
Form B Procedure (Electricity)	1	1	0	100.0%
Hedgerow Removal	1	1	0	100.0%

Quarterly Trend

Quarter	Decided	Approved	Approval rate
2023-Q3	155	138	89.0%
2023-Q4	231	200	86.6%
2024-Q1	201	176	87.6%
2024-Q2	224	192	85.7%
2024-Q3	200	176	88.0%
2024-Q4	237	199	84.0%
2025-Q1	176	150	85.2%
2025-Q2	196	182	92.9%
2025-Q3	218	184	84.4%
2025-Q4	246	207	84.1%
2026-Q1	194	163	84.0%
2026-Q2	9	8	88.9%

By Ward

Ward	Total	Approved	Refused	Approval rate
East Markham	183	154	29	84.2%
Tuxford And Trent	177	154	23	87.0%
East Retford West	168	148	20	88.1%
Everton	168	151	17	89.9%
East Retford East	156	143	13	91.7%
Worksop North West	155	137	18	88.4%
Sutton	136	113	23	83.1%
Worksop South	133	121	12	91.0%
Carlton-in-Lindrick	129	106	23	82.2%
Blyth	128	115	13	89.8%
Sturton	104	93	11	89.4%
Harworth	100	81	19	81.0%

Planning guides

Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.