Asda changes, new flat and firm's HQ upgrade – all the latest Mansfield plans

They all feature in the latest bundle of planning applications received by Mansfield District Council.

Supermarket giant Asda has lodged a proposal for its large store on Old Mill Lane in Forest Town, where it wants to create what it describes as an outdoor trading shelter or seasonal canopy.

The unit would be built on a hard-standing area to the right-hand side of the main entrance that is currently used as a bay for shopping trolleys.

Asda wants to convert it into a covered area for the store to display “seasonal outdoor goods, such as charcoal, compost, outdoor furniture and accessories, and Christmas trees etc”.

Planning papers say: “The canopy would operate within the opening hours of the store. It is part of our continual commitment to improve services and facilities requested by customers”.

The proposed, new flat in Mansfield town centre has been earmarked for the first floor above Ask estate agents on Stockwell Gate.

Kelly Statham, of Ask Property, has submitted the application for prior notification for the change of use, stressing that the estate agency would continue to operate as normal on the ground floor.

The plan promises a “modern, high-quality” one-bedroom flat, with living area, kitchen and bathroom, creating “a bright, comfortable and healthy living environment”. Access would be via "a separate, external entrance from the rear car park”.

Although the building is not listed, those nearby at 53, 55 and 57 Stockwell Gate are. But the applicant says the flat would be “a sensitive re-use of the upper floor”, which would be “carefully designed to preserve the character of the street and its heritage assets”.

The independent construction contractor seeking to upgrade its premises is Cash And Carry Windows, which is based within a werahouse building at Bridge House, 45 Hermitage Lane in Mansfield.

The site comprises a showroom and offices, from where the company has been supplying and installing high-quality windows, doors and conservatories since it was founded in 1987.

It has lodged an application for the full “refurbishment of its existing industrial unit, with new cladding to the north and west, and of its existing office area, with external alterations to the roof and the introduction of additional glazing to cater for a new internal layout”.

The council’s planning officers are currently considering all three schemes. Their deadline dates for decisions or recommendations are Wednesday, September 30 for Asda, Monday, September 28 for Ask and Thursday, September 24 for Cash And Carry Windows.

Other planning applications received by Mansfield Council include these:

Land at Madeleine Court, Mansfield – one double-sided, outdoor digital display unit, for advertising and information purposes, on a private pedestrian-area.

151 West Street, Warsop – installation of external wall insulation.

10 Pochard Close. Forest Town – retrospective application for single-storey, glazed veranda.

Units 5B and 6, St Peter’s Retail Park, Station Street, Mansfield – prior approval for installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) roof-mounted system.

Land at Elkesley Road, Meden Vale – discharge of conditions attached to outline application for residential development of nine dwellings. The conditions relate to soft landscaping, maintenance of trees, private maintenance of communal areas, bin collection point and junction paving.

2-6 Toothill Lane, and 34, 38 and 42 Leeming Street, Mansfield – listed building consent for replacement of external signage.

THE details of many planning applications can be found in public notices advertised by local and regional newspapers. To catch up on all the latest public notices, go to https://publicnoticeportal.uk/