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38 Highfield Road Nottingham Nottingham City NG7 2JE

26/00156/PFUL3Full planning applicationRefused
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Refused on 23 April 2026

Council decision: Refuse permissionDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed two-storey rear/side extension, removal of chimneys and internal alterations to create 7 bed HMO with ensuite (Class-Sui Generis).

Received
2 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Lenton And Wollaton East (May 2019)
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a side extension at 38 Highfield Road Nottingham Nottingham City NG7 2JE. Nottingham has handled 1,388 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 3 weeks longer than Nottingham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Lenton And Wollaton East (May 2019). We hold 739 applications in total for the NG7 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Nottingham City 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 proposal would result in the loss of a Class C3 dwellinghouse suitable for family occupation. Furthermore, due to the significant concentration of HMOs in the locality, the proposed Sui Generis HMO use would undermine local objectives to create or maintain sustainable, inclusive and mixed communities. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy 8 of the ACS, and Policies HO1, HO2 and HO6 of the LAPP.
  2. The proposal is likely to result in problems associated with noise and disturbance, property upkeep, waste disposal, a high turnover of occupants, on-street parking pressures, and the absence of residents outside of term time. These factors would be detrimental to both the amenities of neighbouring occupiers and the surrounding area in general, contrary to Policy 10 of the ACS and Policies DE1, DE2, HO6 and IN2 of the LAPP.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NG7 2JE
Application type
Full planning application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2026
Consultation expiry
29 March 2026
Consultation start
25 February 2026
Consultation end
26 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
5 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
29 March 2026
Last date for comments
29 March 2026
Target decision date
21 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
15 Lydney Park West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7TJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14657438
Documents
13
Constraints
8

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)

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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© 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.

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