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Retford Gamston Airport Ollerton Road Gamston Retford Nottinghamshire DN22 0QL

20/01518/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 25 October 2021

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change Of Use Of Hangars 6-11 For Use As A New Safety & Assurance Centre For Connected & Automated Mobility Solutions Including Vehicle Testing Facility, Workshop And Vehicle Storage, Continued Use Of The Existing Tower Building As B1 Office Space, Use Of The Runway For External Vehicle Testing (Alongside The Existing Aviation Use), Resurfacing And Extension Of The Existing Perimeter Road To Form A Continuous Test Track Loop And Associated Hardstanding And Construction Works, Erect Winch Room and Screened External Plan Enclosure

Received
24 November 2020
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
132
Ward
East Markham
Agent
Ridge and Partners
  1. Received24 Nov
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.25 Dec
  4. Target24 Feb
  5. Decided25 Oct

Decided in 334 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Retford Gamston Airport Ollerton Road Gamston Retford Nottinghamshire DN22 0QL. Bassetlaw has handled 2,794 applications of this type. This one was decided in 335 days, 39 weeks longer than Bassetlaw's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across East Markham. We hold 3,161 applications in total for the DN22 postcode area.

86% of full applications at Bassetlaw District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DN22 0QL
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Gamston
District
CIL CHARGE NOT LIABLE

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 November 2020
Consultation expiry
7 January 2021
Consultation start
4 December 2020
Consultation end
25 December 2020
Neighbour consultation start
11 August 2021
Last date for comments
7 January 2021
Target decision date
24 February 2021
Committee meeting
18 August 2021
Permission expires
25 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ridge and Partners
Agent address
3rd Floor Regent House 65 Rodney Cheltenham GL50 1HX

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 December 2020
Advertisement expiry
7 January 2021
Site notice start
10 December 2020
Site notice end
31 December 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09267040
Documents
84

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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© 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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Associated applications

  1. 2022
    27 Sep

    Non Material Amendment to P.A 20/01518/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment22/01325/NMA
  2. 2022
    26 Aug

    Discharge of conditions 4, 5, 8 and 9 of PA 20/01518/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/01181/COND
  3. 2020
    24 Nov

    Change Of Use Of Hangars 6-11 For Use As A New Safety & Assurance Centre For Connected & Automated Mobility…

    This applicationApprovedFull20/01518/FUL

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