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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, 631kb) Gifts and hospitality policy (PDF File, 228kb) La...
The costs of renting - Renting a home
There are lots of costs associated with owning or renting a home. As well as rent, you’ll also need to pay: home contents insurance council tax gas electricity water rates phone and broadband TV licence TV services connection and aerial cost basic...
What to expect when reporting damp and mould - Damp and mould advice
When you report an issue, how we respond will depend on whether it is classed as an emergency hazard or a significant hazard. Emergency hazards include severe mould causing health risks and electrical danger. We will inspect your home within 24 hour...
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...
Moving home checklist - Moving home
Bank account providers Your employer Your children's school(s) Gas and electricity provider Water company TV licensing Check your bin collection day Do you need to register at a different medical and dental practice? Register a vehicle to use N...
Winter driving advice - Winter safety
Fog and icy road conditions bring a whole set of additional hazards but a bit of forward planning goes a long way. Set your alarm 15 minutes early so you have time to sit with your car as it warms up and then have a bit more time to make your journey...
Craft studios and workshops - Business units to rent
An imaginative conversion of the Victorian stables of Edwinstowe Hall into 16 individual studios, Sherwood Forest Art and Craft Centre is just a few minutes’ walk from the Major Oak and RSPB Visitor Centre. Each studio includes: track lighting sy...
Emergency repairs - How to report a repair
If you need an emergency repair (immediate danger to your safety, or that of your Council property) please call us immediately on 01636 650000 and pressing the option for repairs. If you smell gas please look at the next section for emergency contact...
Flood warnings - Flood warnings
There are three levels of flood warnings in England. Flood Alert – Prepare Flooding is possible. Prepare a bag that includes medicines and insurance documents. Visit the flood warning information service. Flood Warning – Act Flooding is expected ...
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 ...
Appointing an emergency proxy - 12 February 2026 Neighbourhood Plan Referendum
If you have become unable to vote in person since the deadline to apply to appoint a proxy at 5pm on Wednesday 4 February 2026 because of either illness, due to employment, or based on photo ID, you can apply for an emergency proxy. This application ...
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) ...
National Fraud Initiative - Counter fraud
The National Fraud Initiative is an exercise run by the Cabinet Office, matching electronic data between the public and private sector to detect fraud. Data matching involves comparing computer records, usually containing personal information, held b...
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...
Appointing an emergency proxy - 3 July 2025 County Council by-election
If you have become unable to vote in person since the deadline to apply to appoint a proxy was at 5pm on Wednesday 25 June 2025 because of either illness (PDF File, 259kb), due to employment (PDF File, 184kb), or based on photo ID (PDF File, 92kb), y...
Office suites - Business units to rent
Church Farm Business Centre Set around a gated courtyard in the heart of Edwinstowe village, Church Farm Business Centre hosts eight modern, self-contained office suites. The suites all have capacity for several IT workstations and access to broadba...
Supplementary Planning Documents - 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: Conversion of Traditional Rural Buildings SPD (PDF File, 46...
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...
What rules apply in a smoke control area? - Smoke control areas
Only approved solid fuels or exempted appliances (eg. wood burning stoves) can be used in buildings in a smoke control area. Authorised fuels include inherently smokeless fuels such as gas, electricity and anthracite together with specified brands of...
Grant for Local Opportunities and Wellbeing
We have given our Community Chest fund a fresh new look and feel relaunching the scheme as the Grant for Local Opportunities and Wellbeing (GLOW). GLOW provides community groups with the opportunity to apply for funding of up to £1,000 to support lo...
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...
What does SAG do? - Safety Advisory Group (SAG)
The Safety Advisory Group will review the documents created by the event organiser to understand all the details of the event, which may include: Event Management Plan [69kb] Risk Assessments Traffic Management Plan Fire Safety Plan First Aid Plan I...
Who we are? - Customer Services Privacy Notice
Customer Services assist customers with their enquiries relating to many council services and wherever possible resolve these at the first point of contact. There are several ways that customers can contact the Councils: contact centre - all calls t...
What services can I pay for online? - Making payments to the Council
You can pay for the following things online: Regular payments Council tax Business rates Housing rent Invoice payments (includes, parking permits, trade waste) Benefit overpayments One-off or annual payments Change to your address e.g. adding a...
What services can I pay for online? - Payment
You can pay for the following things online: Regular payments Council tax Business rates Housing rent Invoice payments (includes, parking permits, trade waste) Benefit overpayments One-off or annual payments Change to your address e.g. adding a...
The law we use to process your personal information - Public Protection Privacy Notice
We need to process your data in order to ensure that the services we are providing meet our statutory and legal obligations, are fit for purpose, efficient and effective. Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protecti...
Green Grants - Energy advice
Green Grants is a Government funded scheme which focuses on delivering FREE practical home energy improvements to raise the energy efficiency of poorly insulated homes occupied by low-income households within Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The home ...
What you should do during a flood
If your life is in danger during flooding you should dial 999. Here are some other things that you can do to stay safe: ensure family and pets are safe and away from flood water act on your personal flood plan [PDF] gather essentials and move valua...
Your rights as a Data Subject - Privacy Notice
You have the following rights in relation to your personal data processed by us: Right to be informed The Council will always provide you with sufficient information to ensure that you are happy about how and why we're handling your personal data, an...
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...
Postal and Proxy voting - 1 May 2025 County Council Elections
Postal voting If you would like to vote by post, the deadline to apply for this election was 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025. You can still apply to vote by post online or complete a paper application form which is available from the Electoral Commissio...
Car parks in Newark - Car park locations
Castle House car park 2 - NG24 1BY Car parking spaces: 21 Disabled parking spaces: 5 Charging hours: 8am to 6pm, seven days a week 1 x Ultra-charging point for electric cars No height restriction but vehicles must be able to park within a parking ba...
Our responsibilities to you - Your new home
we will keep the structure and exterior of your home in repair and keep essential installations for the supply of water, gas, electricity, sanitation and heating in repair and proper order we will comply with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018...
What we're doing - Understanding climate change
Since declaring a climate emergency in July 2019, we’ve taken a range of actions to reduce our environmental impact and support a greener future: Strategically Since declaring a climate emergency in July 2019, we’ve taken a range of actions to re...
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...
Councillor Casual Vacancy - Oxton Parish Council
Oxton Parish Council has an exciting opportunity for a member of the community to serve as a Parish Councillor. Are you interested in local current affairs? Do you wish to serve and contribute to your community? Could you provide a voice for local r...
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...
Postal and Proxy voting - 12 February 2026 Neighbourhood Plan Referendum
Postal voting If you would like to vote by post, you can now apply to vote by post online and this application must be submitted by 5pm on Wednesday 28 January 2026 if it is to be effective for this referendum. If you are unable to apply online, a pa...
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 ...
How we get the personal information and why we have it - Planning privacy notice
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you. We collect your information when you contact us, access our services, or make a formal application to any of our services. Information will either have been provided by ...
Postal and Proxy voting - 3 July 2025 County Council by-election
Postal voting If you would like to vote by post, you can now apply to vote by post online and this application should have been submitted by 5pm on Wednesday 18 June 2025 if it is to be effective for this election. If you are unable to apply online,...
April 2017 – December 2017 - Committee Agendas and Reports Archive
Audit and Accounts Committee 29 NOV 2017 (PDF File, 2,261kb) 26 JUL 2017 (PDF File, 6,103kb) 26 APR 2017 (PDF File, 2,876kb) Council meetings 12 DEC 2017 (PDF File, 4,576kb) 10 OCT 2017 (PDF File, 2,017kb) 11 JUL 2017 (PDF File, 1,543kb) 11 JUL 2017-...
Brompton bike hire - Cycling in Newark and Sherwood
Newark has Brompton bike hubs at Newark Northgate Train Station, Newark Castle Train Station, Newark Bus Station and in the heart of the Middlebeck development. The dock at every location holds 8 Brompton folding bicycles and residents ...
Infrastructure delivery plan
The Infrastructure Delivery Plan has helped us gather information on current infrastructure provision throughout the district and to establish future infrastructure requirements and costs. Infrastructure Delivery Plan Update (2023) TI 2 Infrastructur...
Conditions of Hire
If you are in any doubt about the meaning of the following, please contact the Customer Access Service on 0845 2585550. Smoking: Smoking is not permitted in any part of the centre. Supervision: You must be over 18 years old and, during the period of...
If your application is going to planning committee - Planning committee
We’ll let you or your agent know if an application is to be determined at planning committee. You can view the agenda for on our website. For each application going to committee, we write a committee report. Each report includes: a description of...
Cycle Town
Cycle Town is an identified key priority project in the Town Investment Plan creating a visible hub of cycling activity and encouraging participation amongst all of the town’s communities, including underrepresented groups. Newark has Brompton...
Public registers - Pollution
Public registers allow you to check facts. They might provide what is needed to put your mind at rest about an environmental issue or give you the necessary information to raise questions with the people concerned. Contact the Environment Agency if y...
Proposed Projects for the Newark and Sherwood District - Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
There are two proposed solar projects for the Newark and Sherwood district: PS Renewables and Ørsted’s One Earth Solar Project and Elements Green’s Great North Road (GNR) Solar Park. The Planning Inspectorate (PINs) is the Government Agency ...