Making Payments
| Business Rates | Council Tax | Housing Rents | Sundry Income | Planning Fees | Parking Fines | |
| Direct Debit | Y | Y | ||||
| Telephone Payments- | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Internet | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Cheque/In Person or via the post | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Cash/In Person | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Standing Order | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Post Office | Y | Y | Y | Y |
* Sundry Income payments include Lifeline payments, pest control invoices, parking permits, commercial waste, re-chargeable works, and housing benefit overpayments.
Cash / Cheque / Postal Order
If you pay by cash at any of our offices, please ensure that you obtain a receipt from the cashier.
Suitable for all payments
Cheques to be made payable to Newark and Sherwood District Council. Cheques should be crossed.
Payments can be made at the following locations
| Newark and Sherwood District Council Kelham Hall Kelham Newark, Notts NG23 5QX 01636 650000 | Newark Town Hall |
| Mon - Thurs 8.30am to 5.15pm Friday 8.30am to 4.45pm Location Map | Mon -Thurs 8.45am to 4.30pm Friday 8.45am to 4.00pm Location Map |
| Hawtonville District Office Eton Avenue Hawtonville Newark Notts NG24 4JH 01636 655503 | Ollerton District Office Sycamore Road Ollerton Newark Notts NG22 9PS 01623 860740 |
| Mon - Fri 9:00am to 3:45pm Location Map | Mon - Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm Location Map |
Please note – post dated cheques will not be accepted.
Debit Card
Suitable for Council Tax, Business Rates, Housing Rents, Planning fees and Sundry Income payments.
Payments can be made at the above locations or by calling 01636 655978 (during normal office hours).
Please have your bill reference number and debit card details to hand.
Internet
Suitable for Council Tax, Housing Rents and Sundry Income
The service is provided by Girobank’s BillPay scheme on behalf of the Council. You do not need to hold a Girobank account. The service is available 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
To use the service you will need a debit card. Credit cards are not accepted.
Full details of how to use the service, including registering as a new user, and importantly the assurance that the latest encryption technology is used by Girobank, can be found by clicking here www.billpayment.co.uk.
The on-line submission and payment of planning applications is now available from the Planning Portal.
Parking Fines can be paid on-line via the Nottinghamshire County Council website
Direct Debit
Suitable for Council Tax and Business Rates payments.
Setting up a direct debit is easy, simply contact either the Council Tax office (01636 655386) or Business Rates office (01636 655351) and supply your bank details and our staff will do the rest for you.
Alternatively you can download a Direct Debit mandate here.
Council Tax Direct Debit Mandate
Business Rates Direct Debit Mandate
Direct Debit Your Rights and Safeguards
You will require Adobe Reader to view any PDF documents.
Please ensure that your bill reference number is quoted when making payment.
By Post
Suitable for all payments
You can send cheques (not cash) through the post to
NSDC
PO BOX 132
Newark
Notts
NG24 1AE
Cheques to be made payable to Newark and Sherwood District Council.
Cheques should be crossed.
Please write your reference number and name and address on the back of the cheque.
Local Post Box
There are post boxes available at Kelham Hall (access from visitor car park) and Newark Town Hall Cash Office (situated off the Old Market Square between the National Westminster Bank and Newark Town Council Offices).
Post Office
Suitable for Council Tax, Business Rates, Housing Benefits and Sundry Income payments.
Transcash payments can be made at any Post Office. However the Post Office may charge for this service.
If you wish to make Council Tax payments at the Post Office you can do this free of charge using a Post Office Payments Card available from the Council Tax Office. Please call 01636 655386 and ask for Council Tax for this service.