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Land Off Sand Lane Spalford

25/02146/PIPPermission in PrincipleRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 16 February 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedPlanning committee1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Application for permission in principle for a residential development of up to a maximum of 2 dwellings and a minimum of one

Received
24 December 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Collingham
  1. Received24 Dec
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.12 Feb
  4. Target9 Feb
  5. Decided16 Feb

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land Off Sand Lane Spalford. Newark and Sherwood has handled 184 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Newark and Sherwood's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Collingham.

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).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal, by virtue of its siting within the village of Spalford, represents residential development in a location not identified as an area of growth within the Adopted Core Strategy. Spalford lacks the services, infrastructure and facilities necessary to support sustainable development, contrary to the requirements of Spatial Policy 3 which seeks to direct new housing away from less sustainable settlements. Furthermore, the introduction of residential development in this area characterised by its limited built form and rural setting would undermine the established character of the local area and fail to accord with the design principles of Policy DM5. As such, the proposal constitutes an inappropriate form of development that would result in an unacceptable detrimental impact on the character of the site and its surroundings. The development therefore conflicts with Policies SP3 and DM5 of the adopted Development Plan, and no material considerations have been identified that would outweigh this harm.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Permission in Principle
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Spalford

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2026
Consultation start
5 February 2026
Last date for comments
12 February 2026
Target decision date
9 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
5 The Quays Burton Waters Lincoln LN1 2XG

Planning decision

Case officer
Jared Pailing
Statutory period
35 days

Appeal history

6007168
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 5 August 2026Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
16
Constraints
7

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

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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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