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Current development plan

The statutory Development Plan is the starting point in the consideration of planning applications for the development or use of land.

Last updated: 09 September 2025

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Statement of community involvement

Find out how we involve and consult with people, communities, businesses and other organisations on planning matters.

Last updated: 09 September 2025

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Call for sites (SHELAA)

Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA). Submit land for development. Tell us about brownfield sites for development potential.

Last updated: 17 November 2025

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Monitoring

View our annual monitoring report and monitoring reports on housing land, employment land, and retail floorspace in Ashfield.

Last updated: 09 September 2025

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Kirkby town centre spatial masterplan

Find out what improvements will be made to Kirkby in the Kirkby town centre spatial masterplan

Last updated: 09 September 2025

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Hucknall town centre masterplan

Find out what improvements will be made to Hucknall in the Hucknall town centre masterplan.

Last updated: 09 September 2025

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Sutton town centre spatial masterplan

See our plan for guiding development and improvements through to 2029 in Sutton in Ashfield town centre - set out in our spatial masterplan

Last updated: 09 September 2025

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Station masterplans / Maid Marian line

A proposal has been developed to re-open the freight line between the Robin Hood Line at Kirkby in Ashfield and the Erewash Valley Line to passenger trains.

Last updated: 09 September 2025

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Custom and self build register

Add your self or custom residential build to the register for Ashfield, Mansfield and Sherwood.

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Self build and custom build monitoring

Check our custom map to see details of self or custom builds. Search the Planning Portal using a reference number

Last updated: 01 October 2025

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Emerging Local Plan

Learn about the emerging local plan - a framework for the next 17 years. See sustainability appraisal, SHELAA, evidence base, and local development plan.

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Ashfield draft Local Plan consultation (regulation 18)

Ashfield draft Local Plan consultation (regulation 18)

Last updated: 01 October 2025

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Ashfield Local Plan (2023-2040) Regulation 19 pre-submission draft

Local Plan (2023-2040) Regulation 19 pre-submission draft - Now closed

Last updated: 09 September 2025

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Ashfield Local Plan (2023-2040) Regulation 22 Submission / Examination

Ashfield Local Plan (2023-2040) Regulation 22 submission and examination

Last updated: 09 September 2025

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Additional housing site allocations consultation

Ashfield Local Plan 2023 – 2040: Additional housing site allocations consultation - now closed.

Last updated: 30 September 2025

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Land and environment

Find out what information we hold on land and environment including conservation areas. Find out about local land charges.

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Local land charges

Get a CON29 search, check fees for land charges and pay online.

Last updated: 06 October 2025

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Natural environment

Find out about sites of natural local and national importance, protected and priority habitats or species, and ancient woodland in Ashfield

Last updated: 09 December 2025

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Brownfield land register

View Part 1 of the brownfield land register for land suitable for housing. We have no sites listed in Part 2. See sites on a map

Last updated: 18 November 2025

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Building on brownfield land

Planning decisions are a driver for dealing with land contamination. See how councils in Nottinghamshire are working with brownfield land.

Last updated: 09 September 2025

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Heritage and conservation

Heritage and conservation is important to a sense of place, quality of life, cultural, economic and social value - find out how we consider in planning

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Historic environment and listed buildings

Find out about local heritage assets such as listed buildings, conservation areas, and HER - Historic Environment Record

Last updated: 09 September 2025

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Local Heritage Assets

Local Heritage Assets which build local identity and sense of place - other than listed buildings - can be viewed in our online mapping system

Last updated: 12 November 2025

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Conservation areas

Find out about conservation areas with architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance.

Last updated: 23 October 2025

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Tree works and preservation

Find out about trees in conservation areas, which trees in Ashfield are protected, and how to make a request for a Tree Preservation Order.

Last updated: 19 September 2025

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