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What happens to an application once submitted? - Validation checklists
Upon receipt of your application, we will cross check the information submitted against the planning application requirements, as set out in our validation checklist below. If all of the required information is included, your application will be cl...
Rolleston Parish Council
Rolleston is just off the A617, some four miles from the A46 junction west of Newark on Trent. There’s has easy access to and from the A1 which is approximately seven miles away. Rolleston has its own village railway station with direct links to Ne...
Transport links - Employment and the economy
Newark’s geographical location and excellent transport links make it an ideal location for business. A staggering 70% of the UK population are within three hours' drive. Easy access to the A1 and the recently-dualled A46 offer fast access to Nottin...
Revenues and Benefits Privacy Notice
Local Government Finance Act 1992 (and subsequent amendments) Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 2006 Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 Housing Benefit ...
Planting a hedge at home - Protecting trees and hedgerows
Most hedges are formed from plants that naturally want to be trees, so face and top trimming is usually needed once or twice a year to keep them tidy. Hedges can last for many years if properly maintained making them reliable and cost effective. Most...
When we visit - How to report a repair
Anyone from the Council who visits your home will carry an ID badge. Make sure you ask to see this before you allow anyone into your home. If you’re unsure, feel free to give us a call 01636 650000 and pressing the option for repairs. We’d rather...
Planning fees - Submitting an application
Most applications need a planning fee. Planning Fees in England are set nationally by the Government and are detailed in the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site visits) (England) Regulations 2012...
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1
A level 1 strategic flood risk assessment (PDF File, 1,367kb) has been undertaken for the district. The study gives a thorough assessment of the extent and nature of flood risk and its implications for land use planning. It also sets out flood risk c...
Medical examination - Taxi licensing
To apply for your licence, you’ll need to pass a medical examination of Group II standards. Medical examinations must be usually be conducted by our independent medical advisor. If you are aged 45 or over you’ll need to have a repeat examination ...
2018 - Public health funerals
Public Health Funerals December 2018 (PDF File, 83kb) Public Health Funerals November 2018 (PDF File, 81kb) Public Health Funerals October 2018 (PDF File, 85kb) Public Health Funerals August and September 2018 (PDF File, 86kb) Public Health Funerals ...
Healthy Start scheme
The Healthy Start scheme offers prepaid food cards to women who are more than ten weeks pregnant or those with children under four. If you are eligible, you'll be sent a Healthy Start card that you can use in some UK shops. Your benefit will be added...
What actions are we taking now? - Climate change emergency
Across the Council, there are several actions already underway to help combat the climate emergency. These include: reporting on our carbon footprint annually: Climate Emergency Update 2024 (PDF File, 315kb) minimising the use of peat in all our ...
Do you want your business to be breastfeeding friendly? - Breastfeeding friendly
We worked with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Nottinghamshire County Council and all local and district councils to launch breastfeeding friendly accreditation (PDF File, 1,124kb). It encourages businesses and venues within Nottinghamshire to ...
Documents - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 2 Stage 1
ENV 9 SFRA Level 2 Pt1 June 2010 (PDF File, 421kb) Appendix A Strategic Site Boundaries (PDF File, 610kb) Appendix B Land around Fernwood Existing Watercourses (PDF File, 503kb) Land around Fernwood Historical Flooding (PDF File, 460kb) Land around F...
Report fly grazing - Fly Grazing
If you’ve had horses placed on your land illegally or know of someone else who has, for information and guidance. If you see a horse on a play area, a sports centre, next to a public building or other such public place, you should contact the owne...
Making a payment - Leaseholder services
The easiest way to view and pay your bill is online through MyAccount - you will need your invoice reference number. You can also pay over the phone using a debit or credit card. Call us on 016360650 000. You'll need to enter a billing/reference nu...
Car parks with electric charging points in Newark - Electric vehicle charging
Castle House car park 1 - NG24 1BY 1 x Ultra-charging point for electric cars BP Pulse Parking payment hours: 8am to 6pm, seven days a week No height restriction but vehicles must be able to park within a parking bay Park Mark Safer Parking Accredi...
Electric car charging points - Car parks
There are seven rapid charge points in three of the district council’s car parks, each able to charge two vehicles at a time. four at Riverside car park (fastcharge) one at Appletongate car park (ultracharge) two at Castle House (1 x fastcharge an...
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. We offer collection services inline with the recent government changes to recycling, effective 31st March ...
LGBT+ Nottinghamshire - Supporting the LGBT+ community
LGBT+ Nottinghamshire provides specialist advice and support to young people aged 11-25 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and any other sexual orientation or gender identity, or who may be questioning this. The service offers one-to-one, ...
Conversion of Traditional Rural Buildings SPD
The Council adopted the Conversion of Traditional Rural Buildings SPD in November 2014. The document sets out what is required from applicants when applying for permission to change their use, and the issues that will be taken into account when co...
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...
Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant - Advice for businesses
On 21 December 2021, the government announced the introduction of grant support for hospitality and leisure businesses in England. The scheme provides support to hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses, in recognition that the rise of the O...
Removal of permitted development rights - Do I need planning permission?
Be aware that some of your permitted development rights may have been removed as part of a previous planning application decision. This will mean that you have to submit a planning application for work which normally does not need one. We're abl...
Volunteer Fair – Friday 6 June 2025 - Volunteer Thank You Week 2025
As part of the week’s celebrations, we’re also hosting the Newark and Sherwood Volunteer Fair in partnership with Your CVS Notts. Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm Venue: RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, Edwinstowe, NG21 9HN Entry: Free and ope...
Junior Rangers
Autumn leaf crafts and activities from the Woodland Trust Wildlife watch winter activities with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Getting children interested in gardening Let’s get greening Great Britain Giving nature a home near you with garden act...
Reuse clothes - Reuse
Lots of us are guilty of holding onto clothes which we no longer wear, for one reason or another. The average UK household has around £4,000 worth of clothes in their wardrobe, but around 30% of clothing in wardrobes has not been worn for at least a...
Referral to Ombudsman - Customer complaints and feedback
If you have been through all stages of our complaints procedure and are still unhappy, you can ask the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, or if your complaint is regarding your housing tenancy, the Housing Ombudsman, to review your complaint...
Registering your food business
When you start a new food business or take over an existing business, you must register with your local authority. You must register at least 28 days before opening. Registration is free, and cannot be refused. If you’re already trading and have ...
What's on! - Newark Festival of Food
Saturday 2 August 10.30am - Jason from Burnt Toast will be cooking one of his delicious dishes. Jason runs monthly supper clubs as well as private dining using locally grown and seasonal produce. 11am - Chop and Chat. Come and see the team from New...
Nottinghamshire’s battlefield - Registered battlefields
We have one registered battlefield in the Nottinghamshire district. The Battle of Stoke Field, 1487, is the last Battle of the War of the Roses. The battlefield is close to Newark. Find out more about the Battle of Stoke Field on the UK Battlefields...
Concerns about caravan sites - Caravan site licence
If you’re concerned about noise, pollution, etc or have a complaint relating to licensed premises or suspect premises are operating without the required licence, please for help and advice. The Government has extended the role of the Leaseholder ...
Wind Energy SPD
The Wind Energy Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) (PDF File, 428kb) describes our approach to wind energy development in Newark and Sherwood. It was adopted on 26 March 2014 and now forms part of the planning application process in our District...
More information - Your Council Tax 2024
If you have a query regarding the detail provided, any aspect of your bill or would like to receive a hard copy of the details provided here, contact us. You can also contact the different services funded by your council tax using the details below....
More information - Your Council Tax 2025
If you have a query regarding the detail provided, any aspect of your bill or would like to receive a hard copy of the details provided here, contact us. You can also contact the different services funded by your council tax using the details below....
Direct Debit - Ways to pay business rates
The simplest and most convenient way to pay is by Direct Debit. You have a choice of payment dates, either the 1st or 14th of each month. Once the Direct Debit has been set up, you’ll receive a bill listing the instalment amounts. If you choose to ...
Thank you to our funders
The project has received funding from the Government’s Towns Fund initiative, with £3million to deliver the Castle Gatehouse project. A further £1.4million grant has been awarded from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. We would like to thank b...
2021 - Public health funerals
Public Health Funerals December 2021 (PDF File, 181kb) Public Health Funerals November 2021 (PDF File, 98kb) Public Health Funerals October 2021 (PDF File, 98kb) Public Health Funerals September 2021 (PDF File, 187kb) Public Health Funerals August ...
Habitat management - Intake Wood
Intake wood covers almost 13 ha comprising of mostly commercial pine (Scots and Corsican) with small pockets of semi-natural broadleaf trees including oak and birch. The aim for the site is a slow reversion to native oak-birch woodland with areas of ...
Gypsy and Traveller call for sites - Housing needs
The Council has a new Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (Feb 2020) (PDF File, 2,029kb), which shows how many new pitches need to be provided up to 2033. To help meet the accommodation needs of the district's Gypsy and Traveller communi...
Procedure for giving a TEN - Temporary events notice
You’ll usually need to apply for a TEN at least ten working days prior to your event start date (not including the day the application is received and the day of the event). We prefer a notice period of 28 days. The application form includes: deta...
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...
Who we may share your information with - Public Protection Privacy Notice
We may share your information with other Council departments, for example legal services, housing and Finance etc. We routinely share information to resolve issues and enquiries satisfactorily, within the Public Protection department. This helps us t...
How we’re responding to the climate emergency - Climate change emergency
Since the declaration of a climate emergency in Newark and Sherwood, we’ve been: auditing existing environmental practices within the Council working with the Carbon Trust to establish data to determine our carbon footprint considering our c...
Not in Newark and Sherwood
We’re working alongside Nottinghamshire police to catch and punish fly-tipping offenders in the district. We’re also working in partnership with neighbouring councils to target suspects. Find out more about . The Not in Newark and Sherwood campai...
Working with Partners - Infrastructure to support growth
We recognise the importance and benefits of working with our partners including Nottinghamshire County Council, Newark Business Club and infrastructure providers to deliver new and improved infrastructure and services. This includes: the dualling...
Licensing
The Council is responsible for issuing a variety of licences, some of which you may need before you can start trading. These include: businesses which involves selling alcohol or opening late in the evening other business purposes including taxis ch...
Our health and safety priorities - Health and safety enforcement
During our inspections, we’ll concentrate on a number of priority topics and what you are doing to identify, minimise and control the risks created by your work activities. There are a number of current priority topics. These have been identified n...
Integrated Impact Assessment - Previous stages of plan review
An integral part of the Plan Review process is its Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA). This process will fulfil the statutory requirements to carry out a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), as well as an Equa...
How does it work? - Careline
Newark and Sherwood’s Careline service now uses the latest digital technology meaning that you only need a power socket. The Careline uses a SIM card in which the signal strength is tested upon installation and monitored continuously. If the signal...