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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...
Free Trees from the Woodland Trust - Trees and nature conservation
The Woodland Trust also offers packs of free trees for schools and community groups. They are currently taking applications for trees to be delivered in November 2025. Find out more from the Woodland Trust....
Lowdham Neighbourhood Plan - Neighbourhood plans under preparation
The parish of Lowdham was designated as a neighbourhood area for the purposes of neighbourhood planning on 23 March 2022. The community are now able to progress with the development of a neighbourhood plan. ...
Orchards for Schools from the Tree Council - Trees and nature conservation
Orchards for Schools is a popular grant programme for UK schools that provides a free pack of fruit-bearing, wildlife-enhancing, carbon-storing orchard or fruiting hedgerow for your school. Find out more about orchards for schools....
Trees for Climate - Trees and nature conservation
Trees for Climate is a woodland creation programme funded by DEFRA. In Nottinghamshire the programme is delivered by Greenwood Community Forest. The District Council is now a partner in two new woodland creation projects together with Greenwood Commu...
Publication of allowances - Councillor allowances
All councils publish their members' allowance scheme annually. Councillors' Allowance Scheme 2025/26 (PDF File, 127kb) This sets out what members are entitled to receive and what expenses they can claim. Most allow councillors to claim for some trav...
Meetings - Caunton Parish Council
2nd Wednesday of the month except August & December, held in Dean Hole Primary School at 7.30pm: 2024 Meeting dates January 10th February 14th March 13th April 10th May 8th June 12th July 10th No meeting in August September 11th October 9th November...
Notice of Poll, including polling places - 3 July 2025 County Council by-election
The Notice of Poll was published on Wednesday 25 June 2025. This notice gives details of the remaining validly nominated candidates following last date for a candidate to withdraw and the polling places to be used....
Notice of Poll, including polling places - 6 November 2025 District Council by-elections
The Notice of Poll was published on Wednesday 29 October 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....
Meetings - Kneesall, Kersall and Ompton Parish Council
Parish council meetings are normally held bi-monthly in the Community Hall, starting at 7:30pm. The next Parish Council Meeting is Tuesday 13 September 2022 commencing at 7.30pm in the Bill Hemsley Community Centre. All are welcome to attend....
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....
Fire safety in your home and community
Fires in homes still claim the lives of over 200 people every year, and fires in public places or on farms can cause significant damage to the local environment....
Nottinghamshire County Council - Information for New Residents
You can report the below to Nottinghamshire County Council (www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk): Uneven pavements and verges Street lighting and traffic lights Roadworks and road closures Potholes Road signage Problems with cycleways Gritting You can also ...
School visits - General visitor information
While the Gatehouse Project is underway, we are unable to host school visits to Newark Castle. However, if your school would like to be involved in helping us to shape and pilot the Learning programme in 2025 and 2026, please get in touch with the Le...
Affordable Housing Delivery - Affordable housing development
Since the start of the Plan Period in 2013, a total of 1,189 additional affordable homes have been provided across the district. These have been delivered through: Section 106 planning agreements 100% Affordable Housing Developments Rural Housing Ex...
Grass Cutting - Grounds maintenance service
Please be aware that our team will commence cutting season as the weather conditions improve. If you have any concerns please On all ground surrounding District Council let homes, we cut the grass between 18 – 20 times per year and it will not be ...
The Sherwood Seed Bank - Trees and nature conservation
The Sherwood Seed Bank is a local community tree nursery based in Clipstone near to Sherwood Pines and it is managed by the Sherwood Forest Trust. You can volunteer at the tree nursery to help collect Sherwood acorns, nuts and seeds to sow and grow. ...
Equal pay and measuring the gender pay gap - Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EEDI)
Equal pay deals with the pay difference between men and women who are employed in the same role or work of equal value. The Gender Pay Gap is different to equal pay and looks at the average earnings for both males and females to see whether there is ...
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on - Active Cookies
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics visit: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout...
Domestic homicide review reports conducted in Nottinghamshire - Domestic homicide reviews (DHR)
Domestic homicide review executive summary - Judith - Jan 2019 (PDF File, 669kb)...
Contact - Norwell Parish Council
Email: jsnorwellparish@gmail.com...
Policies and procedures for conducting and delivering council services - Our policies and procedures
Community Plan 2023 - 2027 (PDF File, 17,357kb) Council Enforcement Policy (PDF File, 334kb) ...
Current Applications - Pavement licence
Starbucks, Newark Market Place - Starbucks Site Notice (PDF File, 292kb) Gossips, 24-26 King Street, Southwell - Gossips Site Notice (PDF File, 508kb) The Wheatsheaf, Southwell - The Wheatsheaf Site Notice (PDF File, 363kb) ...
Grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations - Transparency
Find details of all ....
Currently elected councillors' information and contact details - Who we are and what we do
Councillors ...
Relationship with other authorities - Who we are and what we do
Nottinghamshire County Council Nottinghamshire Police Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service Partnership Toolkit (PDF File, 462kb) ...
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...
Where do shows take place? - Live and local Nottinghamshire
Venues for the programme range from village halls to schools and community centres, each providing a warm welcome to both audiences and visiting performers. Some music and street theatre shows are also available for community fun days and village ...
Parish housing needs studies - Housing needs
To complement the district-wide survey, we‘ve undertaken a programme of parish housing needs surveys and analyses. These support and inform our housing strategy and decision-making process in providing new affordable housing. Download individual pa...
Yorke Drive Focus
We have been working hard to develop a masterplan for the existing Yorke Drive estate and Lincoln Road playing fields to improve the safety of the area, build more homes for rent and sale, and make it a nicer place to live. The community has been inv...
Previous stages of the Plan Review - Plan Review
More information on the is available on our website....
Resident Impact and Involvement - Yorke Drive Focus
The project aims to improve the whole of the estate and the open spaces, which will have a positive impact upon all residents within the area. There will also be a direct impact on some residents whose homes fall within the intended demolition area. ...
Building prosperity - Building Prosperity in Newark and Sherwood
Our key priorities for economic development are: the creation of 3,900 new jobs in Newark by 2050 growth in specific sectors of the economy, specifically the digital economy, aerospace, logistics, education and innovation creating new homes in the t...
Health and safety enforcement
The enforcement of health and safety law is split between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and our Environmental Health team. This is dependant upon the type of work activity involved, but in general the Council is responsible for: offices, sho...
Garage Sites - Grounds maintenance service
We clear excess vegetation from the following garage sites around the district: Alliance Street, Newark Alvey Road, Balderton Belvoir Road, Balderton Cambridge Close, Rainworth Chatham Court, Newark Coghill, Southwell De Lacey Court, Ollerton Eton A...
Housing - Amended core strategy examination library
HOU/01 Nottingham Outer Housing Market Area Strategic Housing Market Assessment (PDF File, 6,172kb)HOU/02 Nottingham Outer SHMA EXEC SUMMARY (PDF File, 423kb)HOU/03 Strategic Housing Market Assessment Addendum (PDF File, 249kb)HOU/04 HMA Position St...
FAQs - Yorke Drive Focus
We will be adding to these FAQs over time – if you have any further questions please email these through to yorkedrive@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk What are the sizes of the new properties compared to the existing homes at Yorke Drive? The new ...
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 ...
Southwell Leisure Centre
This webpage contains all relevant information relation to Southwell Leisure Centre....
Play Parks - Grounds maintenance service
In some of the communal areas of District Council let homes we have play areas. We carry out safety inspections and remove litter from all play parks once a week. We also complete an annual safety inspection. These are in the following locations: Br...
Yorke Drive Focus
You can view all the submitted plans and documents by visiting the District Council’s planning portal. The planning application reference is 22/01528/RMAM. Due to the scale of this project, it will be delivered over several phases, with improvemen...
Working together - Community Plan
The Community Plan is not something that the Council can deliver on its own. Tackling crime, improving health and providing new homes and jobs are just some of the many examples where we rely on the support from partners across the public, private an...
What should I put in my emergency kit? - What you should do during a flood
Emergency home kit list of emergency contact numbers - this should be a paper copy, in case your mobile phone loses power battery-operated torch and spare batteries, or a wind-up torch battery-operated radio and spare batteries, or a wind-up radio m...
Advice centres - Council offices and buildings
For help, advice and information on all Council enquiries, visit one of our advice centres. Ollerton Advice Office Sycamore RoadNew OllertonNewarkNottinghamshireNG22 9PS Opening hours: Monday to Friday9am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 4:30pm...
Get advice - Support for older people
Pensions and retirement planning Disability benefits Age UK Find a reliable trader - buy with confidence website Consumer rights Nottinghamshire Help Yourself - information and support for communities across Nottinghamshire Parkinson's - provide...