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North Muskham Neighbourhood Plan - Neighbourhood plans under preparation
The parish of North Muskham was designated as a neighbourhood area on 13th May 2025. The community are now able to proceed with developing a Neighbourhood Plan. North Muskham Neighbourhood Area Designation Decision (PDF File, 110kb) ...
Newark and Sherwood District Council headquarters - Council offices and buildings
Castle House Great North Road Newark Notts NG24 1BY For all enquiries, call us on 01636 650000 or email us at customerservice@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Find out more about the Council’s headquarters, ....
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...
Preferred Approach and Issues Paper stages - Making of the amended core strategy
The first stages of the production of the Amended Core Strategy were undertaken as part of a wider plan review process. Details of the Preferred Approach consultations and the Issues Paper can be found on the webpage. ...
How do I make a request? - Data protection
Visit our making a request page for details on . When we have received your request we must give you the information or a reason why the information cannot be given to you within 30 calendar days....
How can I get help in making a request? - Freedom of Information (FOI)
We can provide advice and assistance to help you: put your request in writing understand your rights under the FoI Act identify the information that you want Contact us by emailing us freedom@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk or calling us on 01636 650000 ...
Supporting documents - Residential Cycle and Car Parking Standards SPD
Screening Report (PDF File, 850kb) Parking Standards SPD Final (PDF File, 16,624kb) Parking Standards Topic Paper (PDF File, 3,462kb) Zone map 1 (PDF File, 2,825kb) Zone map 2 (PDF File, 2,009kb) Statement of Consultation (PDF File, 944kb) Adoption S...
Public register of site rules - Caravan site licence
Site rules are different to site licence conditions and are put in place by the owner of a site to ensure standards are maintained. These rules will benefit occupiers and promote community cohesion on the site. New site rules deposited by owners: Sit...
Latest agendas and minutes - Laxton and Moorhouse Parish Council
Agenda 27 January 2026 (PDF File, 62kb) 19 November 2025 (PDF File, 63kb) Agenda - 22 July 2025 (PDF File, 66kb) Agenda for Parish Council Meeting - 24 June 2025 (PDF File, 56kb) Agenda for Annual Parish Council Meeting - 27 May 2025 (PDF File, 50kb)...
Options report stage (October to November 2011) - Making of the Allocations & DM DPD
The first stage in the production of the allocations and development management DPD was the allocations and development management DPD options report (PDF File, 25,987kb) which underwent public consultation between 3 October and 25 November 2011. The...
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
In 2022, the UK government announced plans to provide £2.6 billion of funding for local investment as part of a three-year UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The UK government’s Autumn Budget in 2024 announced a further £900 million to extend the program...
Drawing and Painting - Arts directory
Abbey Road art and craft group This group are a mixture of artists and card makers who meet regularly to discuss what each other are working on and arrange regular outings and entertainment. For information about joining contact Barbara Freer on 0162...
Developing Affordable Housing - Affordable housing development
The delivery of additional affordable homes across the District is a key priority in our . We’ve made an ongoing commitment to develop a mixed provision of affordable homes to meet the requirements of younger people, families with young children an...
Lasers and intense pulse light treatment regulations - Beauty treatments
As of the 1 October 2010 providers in England of Class 3B and 4 Lasers and intense pulse light treatments for non-surgical procedures such as hair removal and tattoo removal no longer have to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Thes...
Reporting unauthorised works on a heritage asset - Heritage and tree conservation
If you notice works being undertaken to a designated heritage asset and suspect that they might be unauthorised, please contact us as soon as possible. Unauthorised works might include alterations to a listed building, excavations within a scheduled ...
How to register an ACV - Assets of community value
Nominations should be made using our ACV nomination form (PDF File, 242kb). You should include as much evidence as possible to assist us in our decision making. We’ll consider nominations in line with our evaluation criteria for an ACV (PDF File, ...
Grants and funding expenditure - Spending over £500
Community, sports, arts and events spending Grants awarded April 2022 to March 2023 (PDF File, 99kb) Grants awarded August 2021 to March 2022 (PDF File, 99kb) Grants awarded April 2019 to May 2021 (PDF File, 92kb) Grants awarded Feb 2019 (PDF File, ...
Call for Sites Consultation - Strategic Housing & Employment Land Availability
As part of work on the New Local Plan, we are now undertaking a call for sites consultation. This consultation will run from Wednesday 25th June 2025 to Tuesday 16th September 2025. If you would like to submit land for consideration or would like mor...
Senior officer pay - Council managers
Each year we publish information on the number of employees who were paid £50,000 or more. These can be viewed below: Amounts payable to Senior Employees 2021-2022 (PDF File, 129kb) Amounts Payable to Senior Employees 2020 - 2021 (PDF File, 431kb) ...
Applying for a scrap metal dealer licence - Scrap metal
You can apply for your scrap metal dealer licence by and returning it to us, along with the correct fee. You’ll need to submit a basic criminal record disclosure form as part of the application process.Application for Scrap Metal Licence [50kb] ...
Information that may be withheld - Data protection
In principle, individuals have access to all personal data held about them, however, there are a few exceptions. The Council can withhold personal information, if providing you with the information could affect: the way crime is detected or...
Council Tenants who wish to complain about tenancy related matters - Customer complaints and feedback
If you are a council tenant you may wish to complain about a matter specifically related to your tenancy. You can do this is any of the ways described above. You can also make contact with the Housing Ombudsman at any point for additional support, an...
Lost dogs - Lost Animals
We are responsible for collecting stray dogs. If you’ve lost your dog, you’ll find photographs of all the dogs we’ve collected recently on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can also report your dog missing using our online form, or by calling...
Statement of accounts - Statement of accounts
As a District Council, we deal with a huge budget each year. We handle the income we receive from: grants council tax fees and charges We also carefully manage the money we spend on: delivering services paying precepts to the Parish Councils, Coun...
Social media
Our social media accounts are monitored during normal office hours, Monday to Friday, so we can't always respond to questions asked outside these hours. We try to respond quickly to the questions and queries people raise through social media. If nece...
Newark town centre PSPO - Licensing
Newark town centre is subject to a public space protection order (PDF File, 738kb), making it an offence to consume alcohol on public land within a designated area. Newark Town Centre - alcohol related controls map (PDF File, 1,827kb)...
CCTV code of practice - CCTV
All CCTV systems should comply with the 12 guiding principles of the surveillance camera code of practice outlined by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner. Our compliance with these principles is outlined in our CCTV self assessment tool (PDF File,...
The Data Protection Officer - Privacy Notice
The contact details for you to exercise any of your data protection rights or to raise any concerns you may have regarding your personal data are: Data Protection OfficerNewark and Sherwood District CouncilCastle HouseGreat North RoadNewarkNottsNG24 ...
Community Plan
Our Community Plan 2023 - 2027 (PDF File, 17,357kb) sets out our values, purpose and objectives for four years. It details what we intend to achieve in that period to improve residents’ quality of life and enable those who live, work and invest in ...
Serious Violence Response Planning
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act 2022 provides new duties in respect to Serious Violence. The Serious Violence Duty requires councils and local services work together to share information and target interventions to prevent and re...
Community centres
Most of our towns and villages have a community centre or village hall. Some of these are managed through a community association or village hall management committee. Your town or parish council will be able to provide you with contact details. Our ...
Internal audit reports - Internal audit and inspections
Internal audit submit reports to the audit and accounts committee covering the audit plan, audit reports issued and an end of year report giving a statement as to the overall control environment. Other reports may be issued on an ad-hoc basis through...
Planning decisions - Planning feedback
We understand that applicants, agents and members of the community may not always agree with the decisions we make as the local planning authority. You can send feedback on any application – please to do so. Once a decision has been made, applic...
Retail, hospitality and leisure relief scheme - Rate reliefs
You could qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief if your business is mainly being used as a: shop restaurant, café, bar or pub cinema or music venue hospitality or leisure business - for example, a gym, a spa or a hotel In the 2025/26 ...
Solar Energy SPD
The Solar Energy Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) was adopted on 10 June 2025. This SPD provides guidance on the application and interpretation of local and national policy on major stand-alone ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) developments...
Thurgarton neighbourhood plan - Made Neighbourhood Plans
The Thurgarton Neighbourhood Plan was adopted on 19 May 2017. The plan therefore now forms part of the development plan for the district and can be used in the determination of planning applications in the Thurgarton area. More information can be ...
Notice of Poll, including polling places - 1 May 2025 County Council Elections
The Notice of Poll and Polling Places was published on Wednesday 23 April 2025. This notice gave details of the remaining validly nominated candidates following last date for a candidate to withdraw and the polling places to be used....
Open data terms of re-use - Open data
Before downloading our data, please read our open data terms of re-use. Our data is freely re-useable under the terms detailed on the Open Government Licence. These terms are interoperable with any Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence or Open D...
Planning appeals
If you’ve submitted a planning application, you have the right of appeal to the planning inspectorate if: a decision regarding your planning application has not been reached within the statutory period for a decision (usually either eight or 13 we...
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...
Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places - Elections latest news
Newark & Sherwood District Council is currently undertaking a review of polling districts and polling places and is inviting views from the public to see if anything needs changing. The Notice of Review (PDF File, 118kb) and introduction to polling ...
Volunteering
The Council and our partners offer lots of opportunities to volunteer in Newark and Sherwood. As a volunteer you’ll be making a vital difference in our communities, as well as learning new skills, enhancing your CV and making new friends. Find out ...
What if the problem is not on your own property? - Pest control
If there is a pest problem that is not on your own property, the first thing to do is to let your neighbour know about the problem. If they are unhelpful you can get advice by calling us on 01636 650000....
Vulnerability Disclosure policy
Newark and Sherwood District Council serves 120,965 people, covering over 65,134 hectares of land, which contains 84 civil parishes and 21 wards. 39 elected members represent the District and work in collaboration with 603 employees to provide high q...
Great British Spring Clean
Keep Britain Tidy’s annual Great British Spring Clean is back from Friday 13 March to Sunday 29 March and we are delighted to be taking part! Thousands of #LitterHeroes across the country all come together to collect rubbish and enhance the fantast...
Get involved - Support for older people
Volunteering in Nottinghamshire - advice from Nottinghamshire County Council National Civil War Centre volunteers - have your say on how we do things! Contact your district councillor - what we do at Newark and Sherwood Nottinghamshire library...
Southwell neighbourhood plan - Made Neighbourhood Plans
The Southwell Neighbourhood Plan was adopted on 11 October 2016. The plan therefore now forms part of the development plan for the district and can be used in the determination of planning applications in the Southwell area. More information can be ...
Fernwood neighbourhood plan - Made Neighbourhood Plans
The Fernwood Neighbourhood Plan was adopted on 28 September 2017. The plan therefore now forms part of the development plan for the district and can be used in the determination of planning applications in the Fernwood area. More information can be ...
Epperstone Neighbourhood Plan - Made Neighbourhood Plans
The Epperstone Neighbourhood Plan was adopted on 12 December 2019. The plan therefore now forms part of the development plan for the district and can be used in the determination of planning applications in the Epperstone area. More information can ...
Farnsfield Neighbourhood Plan - Made Neighbourhood Plans
The Farnsfield Neighbourhood Plan was adopted on 28 September 2017. The plan therefore now forms part of the development plan for the district and can be used in the determination of planning applications in the Farnsfield area. More information can...