Castle planning approval rate
Castle ward in Newark & Sherwood has a 93.3% approval rate based on 508 planning decisions. Newark & Sherwood overall: 87.4%.
Last updated: March 2026
93.3%
ward approval rate
508
Decisions
474
Approved
34
Refused
87.4%
Newark & Sherwood average
Castle is 5.9 percentage points above the Newark & Sherwood average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Castle compares
Castle ward
93.3%
Newark & Sherwood overall
87.4%
Planning in Newark & Sherwood? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Recent decisions in Castle
Replace the door leaf only to the door on the Victoria Street (north westerly) e · Mon 22 Dec 2025
Solar panels to rear elevation. · Thu 18 Dec 2025
Solar panels to rear elevation. · Thu 18 Dec 2025
Proposed redecoration of shopfront and new signage · Tue 16 Dec 2025
New hand painted signage to shopfront fascia and applied logo to both sides of e · Tue 16 Dec 2025
What gets approved near your property?
In Newark & Sherwood, 1 in 8 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Newark & Sherwood
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Newark & Sherwood
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 9,966 decisions.