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Our armed forces covenant - Armed forces covenant
The covenant is a voluntary agreement encouraging local communities to develop a relationship with the armed forces community in our area. This includes serving members of the armed forces, their families and veterans. The aims of the covenant are to...
Armed forces support - Armed forces covenant
Being a member of the armed forces community, or returning to civilian life after serving, can be challenging, but there are lots of organisations who can help. Veterans' Gateway Veterans' Gateway is the first point of contact for veterans whether ...
Armed Forces Hub - Armed forces covenant
The new Armed Forces Hub has been launched on the Nottinghamshire County Council website to support the Armed Forces community. Help available comes from a range of internal and external sources, including links to an emergency helpline, NHS support...
Recognising and supporting the armed forces - Armed forces covenant
The Council is proud to have received Gold status in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme acknowledges employers who support defence personnel, including reservists, veterans, wounded injured and sick, families and cadets. The counci...
Meet our Armed Forces Champion - Armed forces covenant
If you'd like to find more about our Armed Forces Champion, follow to read about their background and how they can help....
Meet Councillor Ross, Armed Forces Champion, Newark and Sherwood District Council - Our Armed Forces Champion
I am Dr Neil Ross. I became a first time District Councillor in 2023. I joined the RAF as a Medical Cadet in 1980, whilst at University. The RAF trained me as a GP and Aviation Medicine specialist. I served in the RAF for 20 years to the rank of Win...
Armed Forces events across the district
On this page you will find information about the events that are taking place across Newark and Sherwood in relation to celebrating our Armed Forces. To find out how we support our Armed Forces personnel please visit our webpage. For more informat...
Armed forces covenant
The armed forces covenant is a promise from the nation that those who serve, or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. We deliver on this promise at a local level by encouraging awareness, understanding and integration between the arme...
Op Courage - Armed forces covenant
Op Courage is an NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, Armed Forces veterans and their families. Everyone at Op Courage is either from the Armed Forces community or is experie...
The covenant fund - Armed forces covenant
The covenant fund, made available by the Ministry of Defence, supports projects which improve ties between the armed forces and the wider community. Grant decisions are made by a national panel based on the recommendations of regional panels. Applica...
Staff reservist policy - Armed forces covenant
We recognise the vital role of Britain's reserve forces and valuable contribution that reservists make to our defence, communities and the civilian workplace. Use the map to search reservist and cadet units within the district. We support membership...
Where to find a warm welcome and a hot drink across Newark and Sherwood - Warm Hubs
Sometimes we all need to get out, to meet people enjoy conversation and have a warm drink. We've put together a list of some of the places that offer a cuppa, conversation and a warm welcome to everyone....
Upcoming events - Armed Forces events across the district
Saturday 7 June 2025 - 1940s picnic Commemorate the anniversaries of VE Day, D-Day and VJ Day at St Simon and St Judes Church, Rainworth. Bring a picnic to enjoy on the grass and take part in traditional sports day activities, stalls and much more! T...
Warm Homes on Prescription - Making your home warmer
If you live in a low-income household where someone has cold-sensitive long-term health conditions, the Nottinghamshire project may be able to help you keep your house warmer for less....
Warm Homes Hub - Warm Hubs
The Warm Homes Hub was a local authority backed scheme which aimed to improve the quality of heating and energy efficiency of Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County households. The scheme ended in February 2022. The Hub offered free advice regard...
What should I do if the CO alarm starts making a sound? - Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Don’t switch on/off the lights, smoke or strike a match If possible, turn off all fuel-burning appliances such as boilers, cookers and fires Leave your house Call the emergency helpline: If you believe your carbon monoxide emergency was caused by...
How does warm homes on prescription work? - Warm Homes on Prescription
Qualifying residents will get a home visit to check the need for a heating upgrade/insulation measures and to asses income and savings levels. Supporting evidence will need to be supplied. The project will also signpost you to existing local servi...
Smoke alarms - Fire safety for tenants
Did you know you’re four times more likely to die in a fire in your home if there’s no working smoke alarm? Smoke alarms detect fires via a smoke detector and alert you early, giving you time to enable you and your family to leave the house in sa...
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide alarms - Advice for private landlords
From 1 October 2022 the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 require all social landlords to provide smoke alarms on every storey of their properties where there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation. This ha...
Farm fires - Fire safety in your home and community
A fire on a farm can have a devastating affect on business. More than 40% of farms that experience a serious fire never trade successfully again. Incidents of deliberate fires on farms hit a peak during the months of July, August and September. To he...
Smoke alarms - Fire safety in your home and community
Did you know you’re four times more likely to die in a fire in your home if there’s no working smoke alarm? Smoke alarms detect fires via a smoke detector and alert you early, giving you time to enable you and your family to leave the house in sa...
Registration of farms - Registering your food business
Farmers producing food for human consumption need to register their premises using the online food premises registration form. Inspections of primary producers of food are carried out by Nottinghamshire County Council....
Carbon monoxide alarms - Fire safety in your home and community
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, poisonous gas produced by incomplete burning of carbon-based fuels, including gas, oil, wood and coal. Carbon Monoxide poisoning can be fatal or cause permanent damage to your health. Carbon...
Armstrong Gardens, Bilsthorpe - Housing with care
Armstrong Gardens in the village of Bilsthorpe is a mix of extra care and general needs properties for residents aged over 60s. This development caters for a wide range of people with different requirements with lots of amenities close by. There are ...
If you are deaf or hard of hearing - Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
If an audible (sound) detector is not suitable (and our records show you are deaf or hard of hearing) we will contact you separately and arrange to provide a more suitable alarm. You will be asked at the visit if you would experience any issues wit...
How to apply - Warm Homes on Prescription
If you think you’re eligible you can apply online via the warm homes on prescription application form, and we will them make contact and arrange a home visit. If you would like to discuss the project further, please contact Jane Eley on 01636 655 5...
Exemptions for working dogs - Public space protection orders
You’ll be exempt if you have a working dog on land to which the PSPO applies while the dog is working. This includes dogs that are being used for work in connection with emergency search and rescue, herding or shepherding animals, law enforcement a...
Information for private rented homes - Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
All landlords are also required to provide carbon monoxide alarms in any room of their properties used wholly or partly as living accommodation where a fixed combustion appliance is present (excluding gas cookers). The new regulations requires landl...
Keeping your home warm - Winter safety
Cold homes can have a significant impact on your health. One of the best ways of keeping yourself well during winter is to stay warm. Nottinghamshire County Council provides some top tips for keeping warm in winter on their website or you can visit ...
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
From 1 October 2022 the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 require all social landlords to provide smoke alarms on every storey of their properties where there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation. The Gov...
6. Agriculture-related documentation - Kelham Solar Farm
6.1 - MAFF ALC Guidelines (PDF File, 3,886kb)6.2 - Defra R&D project SP08016 Best Practice (PDF File, 964kb)6.3 - Natural England Technical Information Note TIN049 (PDF File, 115kb)6.4 - BRE Agricultural Good Practice Guidance for Solar Farms (PDF Fi...
How can we help? - Warm Homes on Prescription
Depending on the existing systems in your home, the following might be recommended. Heating Improvements including: boiler repairs/replacement (please note this is not an emergency service and your boiler must be broken or beyond economic repair) ne...
Warm Homes on Prescription
It’s important to keep warm, particularly if you have long-term health conditions that make you vulnerable to the negative effects of living in a cold home. The cold can worsen existing health conditions and so increase the risk to those with exist...
Financial help for low income households - Making your home warmer
If you’re a Newark and Sherwood resident on a low income, we want to help you to heat your home at an affordable cost. We’re here to help you find a better quality of life by living in a warm and comfortable home. We do this by: advising on offe...
Installing Carbon Monoxide Detectors for our tenants - Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Since April 2022 the District Council started installing Carbon Monoxide detectors during gas servicing appointments as part of our responsibility to ensure the health and safety of our tenants. Whilst many of our tenants already have a detector, som...
13. Appeals and Case law - Kelham Solar Farm
13.1 APP.D0840.W.23.3334658 (PDF File, 202kb)13.2 APP.C1570.W.23.3319421 (PDF File, 352kb)13.3 EN010101-000888 – Decision Letter – Little Crow Solar Park (PDF File, 339kb)13.4 APP.H1705.W.22.3304561 (PDF File, 272kb)13.5 EM010118-001300 Decision ...
Making your home warmer
Domestic heating currently accounts for 25% of UK energy use. We use so much energy for heating because many of our houses have little or no insulation, are draughty and lack basic energy efficiency technologies. Cold, damp homes cause excess deaths ...
Kelham Solar Farm
The Kelham Appeal is a Public Inquiry that relates to a planning application reference 23/01837/FULM at “Land To The West Of Main Street, Kelham”. The scheme is as follows: “Proposed ground mounted photo voltaic solar farm and battery energy ...
1. Application plans/reports on which application decision was made - Kelham Solar Farm
1.1 Application Form (PDF File, 447kb) Drawings1.2 Site Location Plan (PDF File, 1,523kb)1.3 Planning Application Boundary Sheet 2 (PDF File, 787kb)1.4 Planning Application Boundary Sheet 1 (PDF File, 785kb)1.5 Site Layout (PDF File, 2,613kb)1.6 Subs...
2. Relevant planning application consultation responses and correspondence. - Kelham Solar Farm
2.1 Statement of Community Involvement (PDF File, 3,335kb)2.2 Consultee List (PDF File, 87kb)Third party representations to application.Consultee responses are listed below. All neighbour/contributor comments can be viewed on our planning applica...
3. Officers report - Kelham Solar Farm
3.1 Committee Minutes (PDF File, 562kb)3.2 Committee Report (PDF File, 1,786kb)...
4. The Development Plan - Kelham Solar Farm
Local Development Framework, comprising:4.1 Amended Core Strategy DPD (PDF File, 15,555kb)4.1 The Allocations & Development Management DPD (PDF File, 10,347kb)4.2 Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan (2021): Policy SP7: Minerals Safeguarding, Consulta...
5. National policies, guidance, strategy and law - Kelham Solar Farm
5.1 Planning Practice Guidance5.2 National Planning Policy Framework (PDF File, 695kb)5.3 UK Government Solar Strategy 2014 (PDF File, 2,238kb)5.4 Written Ministerial Statement on Solar Energy (PDF File, 78kb)5.5 The COP21 UN Paris Agreement 2016 (PD...
7. Landscape and visual-related documentation - Kelham Solar Farm
7.1 - Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment 3rd Edition GLVIA3 (PDF File, 22,730kb)7.2 Landscape Institute guidance 7.3 - National Character Area (NCA) 48 Trent and Belvoir Vales (PDF File, 2,546kb)7.4 - Trent Washlands (TW) Policy ...
8. Heritage-related documentation - Kelham Solar Farm
8.1 Historic England Advice Note 12 2028 (PDF File, 365kb)8.2 Conservation Principles - Policies and Guidance (PDF File, 287kb)8.3 Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning Note 3 (PDF File, 328kb)8.4 Historic England - Historic Environme...
9. Appeal Documents - Kelham Solar Farm
9.1 Appeal Form (PDF File, 50kb)9.2 Appeal Confirmation email9.3 Appeal Questionnaire (PDF File, 110kb)9.4 Appellant's Statement of Case (PDF File, 683kb)9.5 Appeal Start Letter from PINS (PDF File, 52kb)9.6 Appellant's Statement of Case clarificatio...
10. Appeal comments and re-consultation - Kelham Solar Farm
The following documents are available to view on our Planning application website.10.1 Anson J - 1169703 - INTERESTED PARTY10.2 Anson J - 1169703 - INTERESTED PARTY_(ATTACHMENT) - letter to PINS re appeal 336418110.3 ...
11. Proofs of Evidence - Kelham Solar Farm
Appellants Proofs 11.1 Appellant's Planning Proof of Evidence (PDF File, 669kb)11.2 Appellant's Agriculture Proof of Evidence (PDF File, 319kb)11.3 Appellant's Landscape Proof of Evidence (PDF File, 4,244kb)11.4 Appellant's Heritage Proof of Evidence...
12. Biodiversity Net Gain - Kelham Solar Farm
12.1 Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment [5,484kb]12.2 Technical Note Responding to Comments (PDF File, 616kb)...
Ways of insulating and draught proofing your home - Making your home warmer
There are many easy and inexpensive ways to improve the energy efficiency of your home. Installing better insulation is the most effective way to improve domestic energy efficiency and raise the standard of UK housing. As well as reducing the carbon ...