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Newark and Sherwood District Council to decide application for improvements and upgrades at the National Civil War Centre on Appletongate, Newark




Improvement works at a Newark tourist attraction are set to be approved tonight (Thursday) if council members follow recommendations.

Newark and Sherwood District Council have submitted plans to carry out a series of improvements and upgrades at the National Civil War Centre on Appletongate.

The proposals include upgrading eight internal doors to FD60 fire doors, as well as providing bespoke security shutters to two other doors to the Grade II* listed building.

The National Civil War Centre, Newark.
The National Civil War Centre, Newark.

Upgrades to internal and external CCTV would also be made, with additional cameras, external security lighting, and a new improved means of escape from the attic.

Repairs will be made to the building’s main entrance and stone canopy by carefully cutting out and replacing sections of the existing stone with new Lincolnshire limestone to match the existing appearance.

The plans would also see an improved means of escape from the attic, with the existing vertical ladder, not deemed safe to use, replaced by a new internal stair, and installing additional internal and external CCTV cameras and the installation of new external security lighting.

Newark Town Council’s planning committee offered no objections, but did express a concern about the appearance of the security shutter as they had previously objected to similar applications in the town centre on the same grounds.

Historic England stated that advice should be sought from the council’s conservation adviser.

It was recommended by officers that the plans are approved — a final decision will be made by Newark and Sherwood District Council at its planning committee meeting tonight at 4pm at Castle House.



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