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Old St Andrews Church, 41A Marlborough Road, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7HR

V/2026/0207Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 18 September 2026

Council decision: Full Application Refusal4 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from workshop building into eight supported living apartments with communal lounge facilities, parking areas and works to form bin stores and boundary treatment

Submitted
8 April 2026
Ward
Summit
  1. Received8 Apr
  2. Validated8 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Jun
  5. Decided18 Sep

Decided in 163 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Old St Andrews Church, 41A Marlborough Road, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7HR. Ashfield has handled 1,811 applications of this type. This one was decided in 163 days, 16 weeks longer than Ashfield's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Summit. We hold 1,703 applications in total for the NG17 postcode area.

80% of full applications at Ashfield District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal would result in the loss of traditional architectural features on the existing building, and it would fail to replicate the traditional architectural style of the building by introducing modern components, to the detriment of visual amenity and the significance of a non-designated heritage asset. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies ST1 and HG5 of the ALPR (2002), Policy SD3 of the EALP (2023-2040), Policies DP3, DP4 and HE7 of the NPPF (2026) and the Residential Design Guide SPD (2014).
  2. The front extension by virtue of its encroachment to the rear elevation of No.43 Marlborough Road and larger window openings would result in a significant increase in the loss of privacy, to the detriment of No.43's amenity. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies ST1 and HG5 of the ALPR (2002), Policy SD3 of the EALP (2023-2040) and the Residential Design Guide (2014).
  3. The proposal would fail to provide adequate internal floor space for all of the apartments and would fail to give adequate outlook and daylight for all apartments, creating poor living standards for future occupants. The development would therefore be contrary to Policies ST1 and HG5 of the ALPR (2002), Policy SD3 of the EALP (2023-2040) and the Residential Design Guide (2014).
  4. The proposal would fail to provide adequate off-street parking space for staff, residents and visitors. This would result in the displacement of vehicles onto the public highway, which is already saturated with on-street parking, to the detriment of highway and pedestrian safety. The development would therefore be contrary to Policies ST1 and HG5 of the ALPR (2002), Policy SD11 of the EALP (2023-2040), Policy TR6 of the NPPF (2026), the Residential Car Parking Standards SPD (2014) and the Nottinghamshire Highway Design Guide.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NG17 7HR
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 April 2026
Target decision date
2 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Pelham House 1 Grosvenor Street Grimsby Dn32 0Qh United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
James Carr
Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

UPRN
200003314887
Documents
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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