Lowdham planning approval rate
Lowdham ward in Newark & Sherwood has a 86.6% approval rate based on 402 planning decisions. Newark & Sherwood overall: 83.6%.
Last updated: September 2026
86.6%
ward approval rate
402
Decisions
348
Approved
54
Refused
83.6%
Newark & Sherwood average
Lowdham sits slightly above the Newark & Sherwood average, with a 3.0 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Lowdham compares
Lowdham ward
86.6%
Newark & Sherwood overall
83.6%
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Recent decisions in Lowdham
New single-storey extension creating additional restaurant space. · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Erection of illuminated and non-illuminated signs to the exterior of the buildin · Tue 15 Sep 2026
Proposed single storey side and rear extension, erection of a detached car barn · Thu 10 Sep 2026
Proposed single storey side and rear extension, demolition of outbuilding and in · Thu 10 Sep 2026
Reduce branches from trees overhanging property back to boundary line to create · Mon 07 Sep 2026
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