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Oakwood Academy Bewcastle Road Bestwood Nottinghamshire NG5 9PJ

2026/0505Permitted

Proposal

Recladding to the brick parapets of four school blocks and part of the sports block with standing seam cladding system. Erection of two temporary modular accommodation blocks (approx. 733.7m2 in total, providing 8 classrooms) and a marquee on the Front Lawn, to support the continued operation of the school during construction works

Received
7 August 2026
Decided
1 October 2026 · Grant Certificate of Lawfulness
Public comments
0 · last counted 17 October 2026
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received7 Aug
  2. Validated7 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 55 days

This is a planning application at Oakwood Academy Bewcastle Road Bestwood Nottinghamshire NG5 9PJ. Gedling has handled 2,394 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,172 applications in total for the NG5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2026/0505
Address
Oakwood Academy Bewcastle Road Bestwood Nottinghamshire NG5 9PJ
Postcode
NG5 9PJ
Local Authority
Gedling
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
23 July 2026
Date Decided
1 October 2026
Date Validated
7 August 2026
Date Submitted
7 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Certificate of Lawfulness

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
14
Coordinates
53.015816, -1.157519
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: GedlingPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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