Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
That Cabinet:
a) note the update provided in relation to the Newark Town Centre Masterplan;
b) adopt the Newark Town Centre Masterplan as planning guidance from 1 April 2026;
c) allow for a review of not less than 6 months of the implementation of the Town Centre Masterplan, with delegated authority for any necessary amendments being delegated to the Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Economic Development in consultation with the Chair of Planning Committee and Director – Planning & Growth; and
d) note the update provided in relation to the Newark Town Centre Design Code and endorse its adoption as guidance as part of an updated Newark Conservation Area Management Plan the publication of which is already delegated to the Council’s Director of Planning & Growth.
Report author: Matthew Norton
Publication date: 25/02/2026
Date of decision: 24/02/2026
Decided at meeting: 24/02/2026 - Cabinet
Date comes into force if not called in: 03/03/2026
Call-in deadline date: 02/03/2026
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