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4 Heatherley Drive Forest Town Nottinghamshire NG19 0PY

2026/0184/COUChange of UseRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 24 June 2026

Council decision: Refuse Planning Permission1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM SINGLE DWELLINGHOUSE (USE CLASS C3) TO A CHILDRENS RESIDENTIAL HOME (USE CLASS C2) FOR UP TO 3 NO. CHILDREN (AGES 5-18), INCLUDING STAFF ACCOMMODATION WITHIN THE EXISTING ANNEX.

Received
27 March 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
Maun Valley
  1. Received27 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.7 May
  4. Target24 Jun
  5. Decided24 Jun

Decided in 85 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 4 Heatherley Drive Forest Town Nottinghamshire NG19 0PY. Mansfield has handled 65 applications of this type. This one was decided in 89 days, 5 weeks longer than Mansfield's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Maun Valley. We hold 243 applications in total for the NG19 postcode area.

93% of amendment applications at Mansfield District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development fails to provide adequate off-street parking to serve the intended use. The submitted parking plan shows 3 parking spaces to the frontage of the property and on street parking. The intended parking to the front of the property is unsuitable as it only provides a depth of 4.3m which falls short of the parking dimension requirements in the Nottinghamshire Highway Design Guide 2026 (5.5m). Furthermore the site is unable to accommodate the level of parking required in line with the Nottinghamshire Highway Design Guide 2026 (at least 4 spaces). Both these issues would result in a significant likelihood of vehicles associated with the development parking or overhanging on Heatherley Drive which would be to the detriment of highway / pedestrian safety especially given the site's proximity to the adjacent roundabout. Whilst there may be some existing parking to the rear of the property this again would be insufficient for the proposed use which requires at least 4 off street spaces. Therefore, it is considered that the proposed development is contrary to Policies IN9 and IN10 of the Mansfield District Local Plan (MDLP) and paragraph 117 of the NPPF 2025 which seek to ensure that new developments do not lead to an unacceptable impact on highway / pedestrian safety and provide appropriate provision for vehicle parking.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NG19 0PY
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026
Consultation expiry
8 May 2026
Consultation start
15 April 2026
Consultation end
7 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
8 May 2026
Last date for comments
8 May 2026
Target decision date
24 June 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
53 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14804272
Documents
17
Constraints
6

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

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 2026-11-03. 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.

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.

Source: Mansfield

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