Bassetlaw District - Multiple Planning Applications

BASSETLAW DISTRICT COUNCIL
PLANNING APPLICATIONS
RETFORD TIMES

The following applications are being considered by the Council.

Parish: Retford
Applicant: Reverend Julie Coates
Proposal: Remove Existing Boundary Wall to South and West, Install New Metal Railings to Secure the Car Park and Return the Existing Brick Wall to the East Maintaining
Access. Relocate Steps and Brick Side Walls to the Main Entrance to Provide a Landing with New Metal Handrails.
New Stone Paving to South Frontage, Resurface Car Park and Install Sliding Electric Gates. New Handrail and Railings to Side Entrance
Location: Grove Street Methodist Church, Grove Street, Retford
Reference No: 25/01211/FUL
Reason for Advert: The application site is within a conservation area and within the setting of a listed building

Parish: Retford
Applicant: Mr M Price
Proposal: Display a Maximum of 9 Individual Non Illuminated Vinyl Signs on Boundary Wall
Location: MCP Carpets Ltd, 5 Hospital Road, Retford
Reference No: 25/01213/ADV
Reason for Advert: The application site is within a conservation area and within the setting of a listed building

Parish: Gamston
Applicant: Mr & Mrs C Hewgill
Proposal: Erect Extensions to Existing Garaging within Residential Curtilage
Location: Apple Barn, Great North Road, Gamston
Reference No: 25/01214/HSE
Reason for Advert: The application site is within a Conservation Area and, if permitted, the proposed development could affect the character and appearance of the Area.

Parish: Marnham
Applicant: National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc
Proposal: Erection of a 400kV Air Insulated Switchgear
(AIS) Substation with one400/275kV Supergrid Transformer (SGT) and One 400/33kV SGT andConstruction of 16 Bays, Gantries, Control and Amenities Building,Permanent Access Road, Diesel Generator, Parking, Drainage, Lighting and CCTV Landscaping and Biodiversity Enhancement and Security Fencing.
Location: Land Adjacent to High Marnham, Power Station, Power Station Access,Fledborough Road, High Marnham
Reference No: 25/01302/FUL
Reason for Advert: It is a Major Development

Copies of submitted drawings and documents may be inspected on the Council’s Public Access website at http://publicaccess.bassetlaw.gov.uk/online-applications/ or at Queen’s Buildings, Potter Street, Worksop, between the hours of 9:00am and 4:30pm, Mondays to Fridays.

Any person who wishes to comment about any application described above should do so: via Public Access, by emailing planning@bassetlaw.gov.uk or in writing to the Head of Planning and Place.

To guarantee that they will be considered by the Council, comments must be received no later than 1 January 2026 All comments made on planning applications will be made available for public inspection and copying. In addition, if there is an appeal against the Council’s decision, copies of all comments received will be sent to the Planning Inspectorate and to the applicant.

Dated this 11 December 2025

Mr Alastair Curran, Head of Planning and Place, Bassetlaw District Council, Queen’s Buildings, Potter Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2AH.