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The Barons' War - King John
The Pope decreed that King John did not have to adhere to the conditions of Magna Carta. The king took the Pope at his word. The result was war. The barons called upon the French for support and the Tower of London was seized. The country was engulfe...
Charity and discretionary relief - Rate reliefs
Charities are entitled to relief from rates on any non-domestic property that is wholly or mainly used for charitable purposes. Relief is given at 80 per cent of the bill. Charities and Registered Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) are also entit...
Pest control
We do not offer a pest control services, but you can a find a pest controller on the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) website. The BPCA site also offers useful advice and information on the control of all types of pest....
Past editions of Newark & Sherwood District Councils' residents' e-newsletters - Email newsletters
Past editions of our residents' e-newsletters are available to read at any time: 30/01/2026 - Park improvements | Policing update | Switching to Council Tax e‑billing 12/12/2025 - Christmas bin collections | 2025 highlights from the Council Lead...
Consultation and engagement
Have your say on open consultations, get involved in volunteering or find out information on available community funding....
National Civil War Centre - Room hire
The National Civil War Centre (NG24 1JY) is located in the centre of Newark, is easily accessible by public transport and is a short walk from Newark Northgate train station. The museum has a number of spaces which can be used flexibly to suit your ...
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...
CCTV data protection and security - CCTV
CCTV is provided for the benefit of the community - to deter and detect acts of crime and disorder. Newark and Sherwood District Council's CCTV system is run in accordance with data protection and human rights legislation and never to the detrimen...
Housing health and safety rating system - Help with poor housing conditions
The Housing Act 2004 included a property assessment tool called the housing health and safety rating system (HHSRS). Where a report is received regarding poor housing conditions we use the HHSRS to assess the risk and condition of residential prope...
Contact us - Safety Advisory Group (SAG)
Tell us about your event by completing our online event notification form or you can direct any queries to SAG@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk and a member of the team will get back to you...
Hawtonville community centre - Community centres
This modern, purpose-built facility in St Mary’s Gardens (NG24 4JQ) is fully accessible for all. It’s available for hire at competitive rates for meetings and regular bookings. Current bookings include hype youth club, Elaine Varney school of dan...
Notification to sell an asset - Assets of community value
If the registered owner intends to sell a registered asset, they must inform the Council of this decision by writing to the Business Manager – Planning Policy & Infrastructure. This act triggers the moratorium on any sale until the protected period...
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...
High hedge investigation and action - High hedges and overhanging branches
The aim of our investigation is to strike a balance between your and the hedge owner's interests. We will not mediate in the dispute. If after assessing all of the information and submissions by both sides in the matter, we’re satisfied that a hedg...
National assistance funerals - Cemeteries, crematoria and funeral assistance
In some cases, the district council can take responsibility for the burial or cremation of a body. Read our public health act funerals policy (PDF File, 96kb) for more information Where there are assets that exceed the cost of the funeral in the dec...
Support with event promotion - Arts development
If you’re an arts professional, community group, local individual or arts organisation within the district, we may be able to help with promoting your events. Please send details of your event to our communications team pr@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk...
Gladstone House, Newark - Housing with care
Gladstone House is an extra care development for over 65's just off Bowbridge Road in Newark. Built to meet the needs of our community, it’s a modern facility, designed specifically to allow people to live life to the full, independently and safely...
Elections privacy notice
This privacy notice is published in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) which formally came into effect on the 25 May 2018. The notice provides general information on the way in which the personal information you provide...
Policies and performance information for tenants - Manage my Council tenancy
As a landlord the council has a range of responsibilities to our tenants and our tenants have responsibilities to stick to the policies and rules we set which are there to keep themselves, their community and their property safe. The following list a...
Councillors - Hawton Parish Council
Cllr Tom Pykett (Chair) The Elms, Cotham Lane Hawton, Newark NG24 3RL 01636 703520 (h) 07918 882300 (m) tom.pykett@hawton.parish.email Cllr Ken Sutton The Granary, Sycamore Close Hawton, Newark NG24 3RL 01636 679218 (h)...
GDPR - Hawton Parish Council
How Hawton parish council handles your data: Hawton Data Protection ICO Certificate (PDF File, 94kb)...
Changes for taxi, private hire or scrap metal licence applications from April 2022 - Taxi licensing
The rules are changing if you’re an individual, company or any type of partnership applying for a licence for a: taxi driver private hire driver private hire vehicle operator scrap metal site scrap metal collector All existing licence holders and...
Coddington Parish Council
Coddington lies three miles east of Newark-on-Trent. The parish council consists of eight councillors....
Councillors - Rolleston Parish Council
Statement of Persons Nominated (PDF File, 115kb) for the Parish of Rolleston By election on 22 June 2023. Cllr Pati ColmanRolleston VillaRollestonNG23 5SG01636 813260colman@icloud.com Cllr Michael GemsonAddress in Newark & Sherwood district. All ...
Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) - Advice for private landlords
There are a number of specific requirements for landlords operating houses of multiple occupation and a mandatory licensing scheme for particular high risk properties. Visit our page for more information....
Financial information - Bathley Parish Council
AGAR documents 2024 - 2025 (PDF File, 8,275kb) Notice of Public Rights 2025 (PDF File, 143kb) If you would like to view previous documents relating to financial information, please contact the Parish Clerk....
Flooding risk and responsibilities - Flood FAQs
When is flooding likely? Flooding is usually a consequence of a long period of rain or heavy downpours. It can be made worse by many variables including neglected culverts, saturated ground and blocked drainage systems. It’s hard to predict when...
National legislation - Evidence Base Library
ND1 Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (PDF File, 4,841kb) ND2 Town and Country Planning Regulations 2004 (PDF File, 118kb) ND3 Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) (Amendment) Regs 2008 (PDF File, 97kb) ND4 Town and Country ...
Petitions
We welcome petitions and recognise that they are one way in which you can let us know your concerns. In general, a petition should include a brief title and a short statement covering the subject matter of the petition. The petition should clearly st...
Meetings - Rolleston Parish Council
Rolleston parish council meet on the first Monday of every month (except bank holidays) at 7.30pm at Rolleston Village Hall (Greenaway). No meeting is normally held during August....
Council's constitution - Transparency
Our constitution sets out how we operate, how decisions are made and the procedures that are followed to ensure these are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people. Read more about the ...
Restrictions - Terms of use
You may not use MyHome for any illegal or unauthorised purpose. You must not: Share your account credentials with others Interfere with the operation of the portal Upload or transmit any harmful or malicious content ...
Contact - Barnby-in-the-Willows Parish Council
Clerk: Mrs Helen Cowlan 22 Cardinal Hinsley Close. Newark, NG24 4NQ Telephone: 07905 787086 Email: parishclerk@barnbyinthewillows.com...
Pay by telephone - Ways to pay business rates
You can pay over the phone using a credit or debit card. Call 01636 650 000 and select the correct option. You will need to enter your billing/reference number. Please make sure that you have: your debit or credit card your business rates accoun...
Our policies relating to your home - Information for Council tenants
You can find our policies relating to your home You can download and read our policy on Building safety in the home for Tenants and Leaseholders here: Building Safety in the Home Policy for Tenants and Leaseholders (PDF File, 789kb) You can downlo...
District and County councillors - Kneesall, Kersall and Ompton Parish Council
Find your district councillor (Sutton on Trent ward). Find your county councillor on the Nottinghamshire County council website....
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, parking permits, trade waste) You can pay over the phone using a debit or credit card. Call 0163...
Which organisations form the SAG? - Safety Advisory Group (SAG)
Our Safety Advisory Group (SAG) is comprised of various partner agencies offering specialist advice on issues related to public safety. This includes: Environmental Health Community Safety Licencing Highways - Nottinghamshire County Council Eme...
Amended core strategy examination library
The core strategy examination library contains documents submitted with the and background documents that informed its production. It will also list documents related to the examination and will be updated as the examination progresses. Copies of th...
Introduction - Terms of use
Welcome to our online account portal - MyHome. This portal is designed to provide services to council tenants, leaseholders and applicants. By using our portal, you agree to the following terms and conditions. ...
Health and safety - workplace inspections - Health and safety enforcement
We make visits to businesses throughout Newark and Sherwood to help prevent accidents and ill-health in the workplace. We inspect premises where we’re responsible for enforcement to ensure that risks from work are being properly managed. A visit ma...
Consultations
Have your say in important decisions and developments. Whether you’re a business, resident or visitor, our consultation and engagement strategy (PDF File, 574kb) is designed to listen to your views on council services, plans and decisions. Open c...
What will we do? - Help with poor housing conditions
The type of action we will take depends on: the level of risk the occupancy potential threat to visitors any effect on the local area The action we take will depend on the degree of risk and can vary from no action, to written advice, legal notice ...
Examination Library
The Examination Library contains a list of documents submitted for the Examination along with background documents and evidence that have informed the production of the AADMDPD. It also contains documents relating to the examination and will be updat...
Negotiation - Planning process and services
Sometimes we’ll ask for changes to be made to the application if we do not consider that the proposal is acceptable in terms of current planning policy. If the changes are significant we may re-notify (although we are not required to do so) and ask...
East Midlands Building Consultancy
Visit the East Midlands Building Consultancy (building control) website...
Further information - Collingham Neighbourhood Plan
Collingham Neighbourhood Area Confirmation (PDF File, 411kb) Collingham Neigbourhood Area - Map (PDF File, 1,706kb)...
Dispute resolution - Leaseholder services
If you have a problem, with us so we'll work with you to resolve it. On the rare occasions when we're unable to solve your issue, you can request to report the issue formally....
How are unregistered sites identified? - Parks and gardens conservation
The identification of new unregistered parks and gardens is carried out using the definition informed by Historic England’s registered park & garden selection guides. These state that an unregistered park and garden should comprise: ‘Landscapes s...
Preferred Approach Consultation - Previous stages of plan review
Having reviewed the comments received on the Issues Paper and brought together the necessary evidence base, we consulted on our preferred approach to the Plan Review with three papers: The Preferred Approach - Strategy consultation (29 July to 23 ...