Thriving supermarket in Ollerton gets green light for extension -- more planning applications

The long-established Costcutter store, on Whitewater Road, is housed within a two-storey building that is part of a small parade of shops which offers a range of goods and services to residents in the area.

A planning application was submitted to Newark and Sherwood District Council last summer for a single-storey extension at the back that would also include storage space and new toilets for staff.

No objections were received, with Ollerton and Boughton Town Council supporting the scheme.

Now it has been given permission by the district council’s planning officers, on condition that a bat box is also installed on the site as part of planning requirements to boost biodiversity.

The agent for the scheme was the Nottingham-based company GPS Planning and Design Ltd, whose planning statement said: “The store provides a valuable local service that meets day-to-day needs.

"The extension will provide additional retail floorspace and is considered to be a proportionate and reasonable expansion of the business, allowing it to continue for years to come.”

GPS says the extension will be constructed of similar materials to the main building and could lead to a modest increase in the number of part-time jobs available at the supermarket. A first-floor flat above the store would not be adversely affected.

Elsewhere in the district, Newark and Sherwood Council has also granted planning permission to these proposals:

The Joseph Whitaker School, Warsop Lane, Rainworth – installation of roof-mounted solar panels.

28 Westhorpe, Southwell – listed building consent for replacement of timber front door and frame with new timber door and frame of same size and style, to be painted to match existing.

Birklands, 42 Mansfield Road, Edwinstowe – work to lime trees protected by preservation order.

Tithe Barn, Potter Lane, Wellow – detached car port and garage conversion.

Meanwhile, these planning applications have been received by Newark and Sherwood Council:

St Giles Cottage, 1 Church Street, Ollerton – lawful development certificate for proposed solar panels to roof of building, front and rear of property.

Land at The Nursery, Main Street, Blidworth – request for confirmation of discharge of conditions attached to planning permission for four detached properties. The conditions relate to contamination and construction method statement.

Popely’s Piece, Bishops Drive, Southwell – construction of replacement gates, and completion of modified boundary treatment, at front of property.

Lindum, Station Lane, Farnsfield – single-storey front and side extension, new render and new windows and doors.

Co-op supermarket, Main Street, Farnsfield – installation of internally illuminated fascia signs and non-illuminated fascia signs at front and side of building.

4 The Orchards, Oxton – demolition of existing garage, front conservatory/utility room and rear conservatory, plus erection of single-storey side extension and rear extension.

7 Pine Avenue, Ollerton – proposed outbuilding in rear garden.

Dalestorth Nursery, Cockett Lane, Farnsfield – application to remove occupancy condition attached to planning permission because it no longer serves a useful purpose.

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/