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Supplementary planning documents and guidance
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) provide further detail on policies within the district’s development plan. The following SPDs and guidance are available on our website to view: Guidance for New Developments Waste and Recycling (P...
Report Online - Information for New Residents
You can report a number of issues to us as well: Abandoned vehicles Anti-social behaviour Breaks in planning rules Damaged residential bins Damaged street nameplates Dead animals Dog bins Fly-tipping Graffiti or flyposting Housing repairs Litter Lit...
Who do the EIR regulations apply to? - Environmental Information Regulations
The regulations apply to: councils, including Newark and Sherwood District Council the range of public bodies covered by FOI public utilities certain public private partnerships private companies with obvious environmental functions such as those in...
Christmas food safety - Food safety and hygiene
From defrosting the turkey to using up leftovers safely, thinking hygienically will help keep your Christmas safe and minimise food waste over the festive period. Find tips on having a safe Christmas in the kitchen on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) ...
Reduce
Reducing the amount we consume in our lives helps the environment and can save us money. Amending our purchasing habits, looking at plastic and food waste, how we travel and how we use energy are important ways of reducing our impact on the environme...
Cleaning up after your dog - Dog Fouling
You can buy poop-scoops to pick up your dog's mess, or a carrier bag will do just as well. Special bins are provided in many parks and road verges for disposing of mess. Otherwise, use a litter bin or your wheelie bin at home; first making sure that ...
Environmental Enforcement - Fly-tipping and abandoned vehicles
Prosecutions Committing an environmental offence can result in being prosecuted at a magistrate’s court. Prosecution is one of a number of enforcement actions we can take on people that deposit waste unlawfully, the other is the issuing of Fixed Pe...
What happens next? - Concessions
A final decision on all applications will be made by 15 March 2024. If the concession is awarded to you, there is an admin fee of £150 to pay when you sign the license. You are responsible for any extra costs throughout the license such as utilities...
Duke of Edinburgh Volunteering - Community litter picks
If you’re a parent or manager of a local Duke of Edinburgh team and would like to consider litter picking for your group please . Our waste management team will act as the assessor for your group and can supply high vis jackets, black bags and pick...
Industrial emissions
Some industrial activities which emit substances into the environment could be harmful to wildlife, ecosystems or human health unless they’re controlled. Industrial emissions are regulated and controlled under the Environmental Permitting Regula...
Recycle electrical items - Recycle
It’s important to recycle old electrical items as they can be harmful to the environment if disposed of in your general waste. Any electrical items, large or small, can be recycled at our local . For a small fee, you can also have most large electr...
School visits - Greener schools programme
Children aged seven and above can visit the Materials Recovery Facility in Mansfield to find out what happens to their recycling. Veolia can also arrange to visit your school to lead a variety of sessions on waste management and recycling. You can fi...
Greener schools programme
Our children are our future - and helping them to understand the impact of waste on the planet as well as how to care for our green spaces is crucial. We help schools with: recycling its materials providing talks and events arranging litter picking ...
Silver bin recycling - What happens to my recycling?
After it’s collected, the recycling from your silver bin is taken to Veolia’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Mansfield. The MRF processes recycling from all Nottinghamshire councils and is operated by Veolia who manage Nottinghamshire's Wa...
Recycleopedia - Recycle
We've teamed up with Recycleopedia so that you can find out what day to day household items you can recycle and how. Simply enter the item you want to recycle and your Nottinghamshire postcode and it will tell you if it belongs in your recycling o...
Bottle bank and recycling points - Bottle banks and recycling points
Around half of the waste you produce at home can go into one of your two recycling bins. You can put most in your silver bin for recycling waste. Glass can be collected via our new kerbside glass recycling service. Recycling points You can also t...
County level documents - Evidence Base Library
Local transport plan CD1 Local Transport Plan (Strategy) (PDF File, 7,787kb) and Local Transport Plan (Implementation Plan) (PDF File, 1,550kb) CD2 Nottingham and Notts Waste Local Plan (PDF File, 6,045kb) CD3 Nottingham and Notts Minerals Local Plan...
Industry regulated by Newark and Sherwood District Council - Industrial emissions
A2 installations We control and issue permits for A2 installations, which have the potential to pollute more than one medium (air, water and land) and will have a moderate environmental impact. If you’re a new operator requiring an A2 permit or a...
Other council strategies and policies - Council strategies
Anti-fraud and corruption strategy (PDF File, 658kb) Anti-money laundering policy February 2021 (PDF File, 914kb) Children and adults safeguarding policy Council enforcement policy (PDF File, 334kb) Gifts and hospitality policy (PDF File, 228kb) Pr...
Empty homes - Empty buildings
Empty homes restrict local housing supply and are a wasted resource. Our first course of action is always to engage with the current owners to find suitable solutions. We may take enforcement action if re-occupation of empty properties has not been a...
Request a different sized bin - Silver bin for recycling
You can request a smaller or larger bin by completing our bin exchange online form or using our resident portal '' which will also allow you to track the status of the request. If you live in a household of six or more you may be entitled to a large...
Contaminated silver bins - Silver bin for recycling
If your silver bin has been contaminated with items that cannot be taken, we’ll leave a sticker on the bin. Please contact us for advice on what caused the contamination and what to do next. Common items that contaminate silver bins include: glas...
What is environmental information? - Environmental Information Regulations
The definition of environmental information is very wide and includes written, electronic, visual or audio information on: the state of the elements of the environment - air, atmosphere, water, soil, land, landscape and natural sites, biological div...
Our Top 5 Tips - Information for New Residents
1 - Keep up to date We send out monthly updates with key information for our residents. You can sign up here. Also, follow us on social media for the latest important updates. 2 - Garden waste Sign up for our Garden Waste collection service here: ww...
Greener - Cleaner, Safer, Greener
We're making our district even greener with a focus on: reducing littering in parks and green spaces reducing anti-social behaviour in parks and green spaces increasing recognition of the parks and green spaces in our district increasing the reuse...
Schools' recycling service - Greener schools programme
As part of our commitment to increase recycling rates in the district, we offer a waste recycling service to schools in Newark and Sherwood. Simply purchase a special school recycling bin and we’ll collect it fortnightly, free of charge. We off...
Slurry spreading - Fumes and odours
Slurry or muck spreading can become an issue when the smells associated with the practice give rise to complaints. Farmers dispose of accumulations of farm waste as an organic fertiliser and traditionally spread this on agricultural land during the a...
What to do if there's a fire - Fire safety for tenants
If there is a fire in your home or building: keep calm and act quickly, get everyone out as soon as possible don’t waste time investigating what’s happened or rescuing valuables if there’s smoke, keep low where the air is clearer before you op...
Cleaner - Cleaner, Safer, Greener
We're making our district even cleaner by focusing on: increasing the reporting of littering, dog-fouling and fly-tipping reducing littering, dog-fouling and fly-tipping increased reporting to build a map of the district to enable targeted cleaning ...
Paying by telephone - Making payments to the Council
You can pay for the following by telephone: council tax business rates housing rent benefit overpayments invoice payments (includes Careline payments, pest control invoices, parking permits, trade waste - you cannot use the new 0300 number for this...
What services can I pay for online? - Making payments to the Council
You can pay for the following things online: housing rent benefit overpayments invoice payments (includes, pest control invoices, parking permits, trade waste) planning payments (includes pre-application advice, planning applications, decisions...
What services can I pay for online? - Payment
You can pay for the following things online: housing rent benefit overpayments invoice payments (includes, pest control invoices, parking permits, trade waste) planning payments (includes pre-application advice, planning applications, decisions...
Repairs we’re responsible for - Repairs and maintenance
As the landlord, for Council homes we’re responsible for: drains, gutters and outside pipes the roof outside doors (including door handles, locks and hinges), window sills, window catches, glazing putties, window frames, and glass (including any n...
Street care and cleaning
The Council is responsible for keeping all Council land clear of waste. You can help by reporting any areas where you spot issues with litter or refuse. We’re not responsible for cleaning private land or land owned by other public bodies. But we ca...
Community litter picks
If you, your parish council, school or local community group would like to organize a voluntary litter pick in your area, we can support you. If you’re organising an event, please . We can help by: promoting the pick locally to encourage involveme...
Recycleopedia - Recycling
We've teamed up with Recycleopedia so that you can find out what day to day household items you can recycle and how. Simply enter the item you want to recycle and your Nottinghamshire postcode and it will tell you if it belongs in your recycling or...
What we do in emergencies - Emergencies
We plan for emergencies as one of the key partners in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Local Resilience Forum (LRF). The LRF is led by Nottinghamshire Police, and brings together local agencies to plan and respond to emergencies in a co-ordinated ...
What can go into my glass bin? - Kerbside glass recycling service
You can put glass bottles or jars of any colour in your new bin as long as they are clean and empty. This includes: Food jars Drink bottles Toiletry jars, which have contained things such as face creams or aftershave Perfume bottles Reed diffuser ...
What can go into my glass bin? - Kerbside glass recycling service
You can put glass bottles or jars of any colour in your new bin as long as they are clean and empty. This includes: Food jars Drink bottles Toiletry jars, which have contained things such as face creams or aftershave Perfume bottles Reed diffuser ...
Paying council invoices - Making payments to the Council
The sundry income section is responsible for collecting a wide range of income on behalf of the council, including charges for: building control fees commercial waste Careline payments rents car parking permits radio link (shop watch alarm system) ...
Our Moving Home Checklist - Information for New Residents
Here are a few things that you may need to change immediately: Council Tax (that’s us!) Housing benefit (that’s us too!) Register your new address to vote (that’s also us!) DWP for any benefits Bank account providers Your employer Your childre...
Water pollution
Water pollution can seriously damage the viability of ecosystems. The UK has standards that: protect water resources in terms of public health and nutrition allow a greater number of species to prosper in rivers and other waters The Environment A...
Garden recycling service
Did you know the Council provides a garden recycling service across the district? For just £37 a year you get: A brown bin An all year-round collection service, every two weeks between March and November, and monthly from December to February Faci...
Resident Panel
What does being a panel member involve? As a Resident Panel member, you’ll be asked to complete approximately three surveys a year, focusing on key local issues such as: community safety environmental issues local policing health waste and recyc...
Silver bin contamination - What happens to my recycling?
Contamination is when the wrong items are put into your recycling bin. There are two types of contamination: when something which cannot be recycled is placed in your silver bin when items such as a pizza box with traces of food on it contaminates o...
What does the internal audit process involve? - Internal audit and inspections
The service provides all appropriate internal audit functions in accordance with the CIPFA Code of Practice for Internal Audit in Local Government in the United Kingdom 2006. The core service provided is to appraise and report on the adequacy of sys...
Compost - Reuse
Composting at home is a great way to reduce the volume of waste going to landfill. It’s great for garden wildlife too. Everything from torn up cardboard to fruit and vegetable peelings, and grass cuttings to the contents of your vacuum cleaner can ...
Weeding - Grounds maintenance service
Our teams will be tending to weeds in the shrubbery areas six times per year. We will be treating weeds in hard standing areas twice per year. Japanese Knotweed Japanese Knotweed is the most common of four invasive knotweed plant species in the UK...
Community Chest
Community projects with the aim of making social housing areas Cleaner, Safer and Greener may be eligible for up to £1,000 of Council funding. The grants can be used to support a range of projects that will specifically improve amenities in or aroun...
Garden bonfires
Bonfires may be fun, but they are not usually the most environmentally friendly way of getting rid of rubbish. Bonfires cause air pollution. Burning garden waste produces smoke, especially if it is damp and smouldering rather than dry and blazing. Th...