Skip to content

Land Off St Michaels Close Halam

25/01319/PIPPermission in PrincipleRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 3 October 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedPlanning committee1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for residential development of four to nine dwellings

Received
4 August 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Southwell
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated5 Aug
  3. Consult.14 Oct
  4. Target9 Sep
  5. Decided3 Oct

Decided in 59 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land Off St Michaels Close Halam. Newark and Sherwood has handled 184 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 11 days longer than Newark and Sherwood's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 201 applications across Southwell.

76% of outline applications at Newark and Sherwood District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Why it was refused

  1. Although weight is given to the District's lack of housing land supply, it is the opinion of the District Council that the proposed development is unable to comply with policy DM8 of the Newark and Sherwood Allocations and Development Management DPD (2013) by virtue of its open countryside location. The proposed development comprises backland development that would not be in-keeping with the surrounding area. The quantum of development is disproportionate to the size of Halam. The proposal does not therefore represent a sustainable form of development and is contrary to SP3 of the Core Strategy (2019) and Policy DM5 and DM8 of the Newark and Sherwood Allocations & Development Management DPD.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Permission in Principle
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Halam

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 August 2025
Consultation start
25 September 2025
Last date for comments
14 October 2025
Target decision date
9 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Town-Planning.co.uk South View 16 Hounsfield Way Sutton On Trent NG23 6PX

Planning decision

Case officer
Jamie Pegram
Statutory period
35 days

Appeal history

6001425
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 14 January 2026Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
40
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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: Newark and Sherwood

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for new homes on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address