Southwell planning approval rate
Southwell ward in Newark & Sherwood has a 89.7% approval rate based on 1,646 planning decisions. Newark & Sherwood overall: 83.6%.
Last updated: September 2026
89.7%
ward approval rate
1,646
Decisions
1,476
Approved
170
Refused
83.6%
Newark & Sherwood average
Southwell is 6.1 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 Southwell compares
Southwell ward
89.7%
Newark & Sherwood overall
83.6%
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Recent decisions in Southwell
Installation of solar panels to rear elevation. · Wed 23 Sep 2026
Proposed single storey rear extension · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Rebuild of existing hay barn to create a garage/family room. · Thu 17 Sep 2026
T1 - Mature conifer hedge row (Yew, Leylandii) Clear back from roadside, trimmin · Tue 15 Sep 2026
Single storey rear extension. · Tue 15 Sep 2026
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✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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