Planning application
Nottinghamshire Fire And Rescue Headquarters Bestwood Lodge Drive Bestwood Nottinghamshire NG5 8PD
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of retaining walls and banking of existing grounds to reduce amount of offsite materials/removed ground and retain levels closer to existing site levels. Minor amendments to window layouts to suit structural framing and improve construction efficiency. Minor amendment to stone detailing to incorporate brick panels or simplify stone profiles to reduce material wastage Updated landscape proposals to reflect removal of the retaining walls and ensure consistency across approved plans.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0261NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0261NMA
- Type
- Non-material Amendments
- Status
- Conditions
- Decision
- NMA Approval Conditional
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bestwood St Albans Ward 2015
- Parish
- St Albans Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NG5 8PD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by Gedling
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2 Jun 2026
Decision issued: NMA Approval Conditional
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17 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Witney
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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