East Midlands · Council and area guide
Find planning applications across Nottinghamshire
Choose from 25 local area guides or find the responsible authority's official register. This county grouping helps navigation; it is not one planning jurisdiction and does not imply complete county-wide records.
Official authority guide
Which planning authority covers Nottinghamshire?
Seven district and borough councils handle housing, commercial and retail applications. Nottinghamshire County Council handles minerals, waste and its own development. Nottingham City Council is a separate unitary authority with its own register.[2][4]
This directory does not establish county-wide or Nottingham City feed coverage. A Nottingham postal address or NG postcode is not an authority boundary.
Official external links below open in a new tab. Council websites and search guidance are labelled separately from registers.
District / borough
Ashfield District Council
Housing, commercial and retail planning applications in the district or borough; county minerals, waste and county development are separate.[2][3][7]
Official register guidanceDistrict / borough
Bassetlaw District Council
Housing, commercial and retail planning applications in the district or borough; county minerals, waste and county development are separate.[2][3]
Open official council websiteDistrict / borough
Broxtowe Borough Council
Housing, commercial and retail planning applications in the district or borough; county minerals, waste and county development are separate.[2][3][8]
Official register guidanceDistrict / borough
Gedling Borough Council
Housing, commercial and retail planning applications in the district or borough; county minerals, waste and county development are separate.[2][3]
Open official council websiteDistrict / borough
Mansfield District Council
Housing, commercial and retail planning applications in the district or borough; county minerals, waste and county development are separate.[2][3]
Open official council websiteDistrict / borough
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Housing, commercial and retail planning applications in the district or borough; county minerals, waste and county development are separate.[2][3][9]
Open official planning registerDistrict / borough
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Housing, commercial and retail planning applications in the district or borough; county minerals, waste and county development are separate.[2][3]
Open official council websiteCity / unitary authority
Nottingham City Council
Planning applications in Nottingham City's area; this is a separate authority from Nottinghamshire County Council.[4][6]
Open official planning registerCounty matters
Nottinghamshire County Council
Minerals, waste and the County Council's own development, such as schools and libraries; not a Nottingham City or county-wide housing register.[2][5]
Open official planning register
Choose the council for the actual site, then check its official application record for current status and any public commenting deadline.
Official sources · guidance reviewed 2026-11-06
- [1] GOV.UK: Find your local council (opens in a new tab)
- [2] Nottinghamshire County Council: Apply for planning permission: county and district responsibilities (opens in a new tab)
- [3] Nottinghamshire County Council: District and borough councils (opens in a new tab)
- [4] Nottinghamshire County Council: Types of councils in Nottinghamshire (opens in a new tab)
- [5] Nottinghamshire County Council: County Council planning application search (opens in a new tab)
- [6] Nottingham City Council: View and comment on planning applications (opens in a new tab)
- [7] Ashfield District Council: Search planning applications (opens in a new tab)
- [8] Broxtowe Borough Council: Planning applications: view, comments and decision (opens in a new tab)
- [9] Newark and Sherwood District Council: Official application register: Newark and Sherwood (opens in a new tab)
The review date applies to this guidance, not to application records or feed freshness. Official links do not establish permission to reuse council documents.
Local planning area guides in Nottinghamshire
Pages explain whether their records follow a mapped authority or a nearby radius. Town centres and council boundaries are not interchangeable.
Recently tracked activity from mapped sources
Only 0 explicitly mapped authority codes contribute to this panel. Dates describe records first tracked, not all council submissions. A failed or empty source does not establish no activity.
Postcode alerts in Nottinghamshire
Choose your own postcode to monitor a radius around it, not the whole county. Source coverage and delivery choices are shown during setup.
Set up a planning alert
From Nottinghamshire: choose a postcode and radius. This alert covers available records near that postcode, not the whole named locality or council area. Source coverage and check times vary; notifications are not a guarantee of instant delivery.
Planning applications in Nottinghamshire: questions
How do I find planning applications in Nottinghamshire?
Choose a locality below or search using a postcode. The responsible planning authority can differ from a postal county or town name; the official council finder can help identify it.
Does this page cover every authority in Nottinghamshire?
No complete county-wide coverage is implied. The activity panel uses only explicitly mapped authority codes, and source availability varies. Official register guides remain useful when tracked records are unavailable.
Can I get planning alerts in Nottinghamshire?
Create an account and choose a postcode, radius and delivery frequency. Alerts depend on available source records and your account allowance; they are not a substitute for checking official consultation deadlines.
How do I comment on a planning application in Nottinghamshire?
Comments are handled by the responsible planning authority. Check its official record for the public consultation deadline and eligibility. An undecided status alone does not mean comments are open.