Planning permission in Bassetlaw
Bassetlaw District Council decides planning applications in Bassetlaw. This page shows the protected areas that affect what homeowners can build without planning permission, and the planning data Bassetlaw publishes.
Conservation areas
Bassetlaw has 33 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Bevercotes
- Blyth
- Bothamsall
- Carlton in Lindrick
- Clayworth
- Cuckney
- East Drayton
- East Markham
- Everton
- Gamston
- Gringley on the Hill
- Holbeck
- Lound
- Mattersey
- Misson
- Mr Straw
- Nether Langwith
- Norton
- Oldcotes
- Old Gateford
- Retford
- Retford South
- Retford Station & West Fields
- Saundby
- Scaftworth
- Scrooby
- Shireoaks
- Sunnyside
- Tuxford
- West Stockwith
- Wheatley
- Wiseton & Drakeholes
- Worksop
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Article 4 directions
Bassetlaw hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
National parks, National Landscapes and green belt
- There is green belt in or bordering Bassetlaw. Householder permitted development rights apply as normal in the green belt, but if you need planning permission, green belt policy limits how much a home can be enlarged.
Listed buildings and protected trees
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Bassetlaw also publishes 1,116 listed building outlines, which show exactly which building is listed.
Bassetlaw doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What Bassetlaw publishes
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 33 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Published | 1,116 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Bassetlaw? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
Start a checkData from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Bassetlaw District Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. Bassetlaw District Council website.