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Bassetlaw: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
Bassetlaw District Council: Non-metropolitan district (lower tier), England, East Midlands; within the county of NTT. GOV.UK lists it as a district council, within Nottinghamshire County Council.
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Do it online
- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Bulky household waste collections: Applications for service
- Household garden waste: Providing information
- Recycling bags and containers: Providing information
- Flytipping: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax annual notification: Collecting revenue
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Electoral register: Applications for service
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
The Bassetlaw Local Plan sets a minimum housing requirement of 9,720 homes from 2020 to 2038.
“Using the full objectively assessed need of 540 new homes per year, the total housing requirement is a minimum of 9,720 dwellings for the 18 years from 2020-2038.”
Local plans on the national planning register Updated automatically
- Bassetlaw District Council Local Plan 2020, adopted 29 May 2024, plan period 2018–2038
- Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038 — adopted, adopted 29 May 2024, plan period 2020–2038, housing requirement 9,720 homes
- Emerging new local plan
Transport
Bassetlaw introduced pay and display parking at Prospect Precinct in June 2026 as part of a district-wide parking strategy, then amended the conditions.
“At the beginning of June, Bassetlaw District Council introduced pay and display parking at Prospect, as part of a district-wide parking strategy, which included an hour of free parking.”
Council tax
Band D set by Bassetlaw for 2026–27: £212.05 of a £2,644.95 total bill in the area.
Bassetlaw's 2026-27 Band D council tax (district share) rose 2.99%, from £205.90 to £212.05.
“That if the formal Council Tax Resolution at Appendix A is approved, the total Band D Council Tax will be as follows: 2025/26 2026/27 Increase £ £ Bassetlaw District Council 205.90 212.05 2.99%”
Environment
Bassetlaw councillors committed to net zero council operations by 2030 (and net zero area-wide emissions by 2045).
“Councillors at Bassetlaw District Council have unanimously committed to reducing council operations to Net Zero by 2030, following a motion to Council on Thursday 21st September 2023.”
Education
Not applicable: district councils do not run schools; schools here are the responsibility of the county council. (Nottinghamshire County Council).
Changes to schools in this area recorded by the Department for Education Updated automatically
No school here is currently recorded as proposed to open or close.
In the last twelve months: 2 opened (2 academy converter), 2 closed (2 academy converter)
- St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School (primary) — closed; reason recorded: academy converter, 30 June 2026
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School (primary) — closed; reason recorded: academy converter, 31 December 2025
- St Anne's CofE Primary School (primary) — open; reason recorded: academy converter, 1 July 2026
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School (primary) — open; reason recorded: academy converter, 1 January 2026
What Bassetlaw is deciding
Coming up
Recently
Thu, 15 October 2026 · Full Council
- Report of the Monitoring Officer
- Updates to Appointments to Council Committees 2026/27 Municipal Year
Thu, 15 October 2026 · Full Council
- Report of the Head of Performance and Engagement
- Polling Places Interim Review 2026 (Key Decision No. 1207)
Tue, 13 October 2026 · Cabinet
- Housing Services Neighbourhood and Tenancy Management Policy (Key Decision No.1186)
- Review of the Council Housing Tenancy Agreement (Key Decision No.1190)
- Housing Services - Income Policy (Key Decision No.1187)
- Review of Garage Plot Sites for Disposal (Key Decision No. 1198)
- Medium Term Financial Plan Update 2026/27 to 2028/29 (Key Decision No. 1193)
- Refreshed Asset Management Plan 2026/7 to 2028/9 (Key Decision No. 1200)
- Housing Organisational Development Proposal
- National Scheme of Delegation
7 earlier meetings
Thu, 17 September 2026 · Full Council
- Report(s) of the Head of Planning and Place
- Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Proposals Position Statement July 2026 (Key Decision No. 1196)
- Audit and Governance Committee - 16th July 2026 - Minute No. 14(b) Audit & Governance Committee Annual Report 2025-26
- Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 28th July 2026 - Minute No. 28(b) - Scrutiny Annual Report
- Joint Employee Council - 1st July 2026 - Minute No. 7(a) Revision of the Probation Policy and Procedure
- Joint Employee Council - 1st July 2026 - Minute No. 7(b) Revision of the Sick Absence Management Policy
- Joint Employee Council - 1st July 2026 - Minute No. 7(c) Revised Drivers Handbook
- Joint Employee Council - 1st July 2026 - Minute No. 7(d) Revision of the Paternity Leave Policy
- Cabinet - 14th July 2026 - Minute No. 29(a Review of Housing Repairs Policy - Outcome of Consultation (Key Decision No.1159)
- Cabinet - 14th July 2026 - Minute No. 29(c) Housing Services: Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS) Policy (Key Decision No.1185)
- Cabinet - 1st September 2026 - Minute No. 46a Managing Unacceptable Behaviour Policy (Key Decision No.1188)
- Report(s) of the Director of Corporate Resources and Assistant Chief Executive
- Beckingham cum Saundby Community Governance Review - Draft Order
- Report of the Monitoring Officer
- Updates to Appointments to Appeals Committee
- Previous Motions Action and Implementation
Tue, 1 September 2026 · Cabinet
- Planning Enforcement Update (Key Decision No.1139)
- Finance and Performance Monitoring Q1 2026-27 (Key Decision No.1180)
- Managing Unacceptable Behaviour Policy (Key Decision No.1188)
- Bassetlaw Local Plan Scoping Report - approval for consultation (Key Decision No. 1194)
- Bassetlaw Infrastructure Funding Statement 2025-26 (Key Decision No. 1195)
- Regulator of Social Housing - Regulatory Judgement (Key Decision No. 1197)
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (Key Decision No.1199)
- Health & Safety Committee - 1st July 2026
- Joint Employee Council - 1st July 2026
- Review of Housing Repairs Policy - Outcome of Consultation (Key Decision No.1159)
- Annual Report to Tenants 2025-26 (Key Decision No.1176)Result: agreed, 14 July 2026. “Resolved : 1. That Cabinet approve the Annual Report to Tenants 2025/26.” Minutes
- Housing Services: Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS) Policy (Key Decision No.1185
- Housing Services Neighbourhood and Tenancy Management Policy (Key Decision No.1186)
- Housing Services Household Data Strategy (Key Decision No.1189)
- Corporate Performance Management Framework (Key Decision No.1191)
- Building Control - Building Safety Regulator Inspection (Key Decision No.1192)
- East Midlands Investment Zone Strategic Update
- Health & Safety Committee - 15th April 2026
- Joint Employee Council - 15th April 2026
Thu, 18 June 2026 · Full Council
- Previous Motions - Action and Implementation
- Report of Director of Corporate Resources and Assistant Chief Executive
- Beckingham cum Saundby Community Governance Review - Final Recommendations
- Cabinet - 2nd June 2026 - Minute No.8(a) - Bassetlaw Binfrastructure Strategy (Key Decision No.1171)
- Cabinet - 9th June 2026 - Minute No 6(d)- Annual Treasury Management Review 2025-26 (Key Decision No.1179)
- Cabinet - 29th April 2026 - Minute No. 132(b) - Review of the District's Tenancy Strategy and Council's Tenancy Policy (Key Decision No.1173)
- Report of the Director of Regeneration and Neighbourhoods and Assistant Chief Executive
- Houses in Multiple Occupation - Update (Key Decision No.1127)
- Joint Employee Council - 15th April 2026 - Minute No.27(a) - Revision to the Employee Code of Conduct
- Joint Employee Council - 15th April 2026 - Minute No. 27(b) - Introduction of a Learning and Development Policy
- Carlton-in-Lindrick Neighbourhood Plan Review: Consideration of Examination Report, enactment of recommendations, and arrangement of a local referendum
- Cabinet - 10th March 2026 - Minute No 112(a) - Waste Management Update (Key Decision No. 1043)
- Finance and Performance Outturn 2025-26 (Key Decision No. 1178)
- Annual Treasury Management Review 2025-26 (Key Decision No. 1179)
- Houses in Multiple Occupation - Update (Key Decision No. 1127)
- Bassetlaw 'Binfrastructure' Strategy (Key Decision No. 1171)
- Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2025-26 (Key Decision No. 1174)
- Bassetlaw Local Plan Timetable - Update (Key Decision No. 1184)
Wed, 13 May 2026 · Full Council
- Report(s) of the Chief Executive
- Appointment of Monitoring Officer
- Confirmation of Leader
- Committees- 2026-27
- Outside Organisations - 2026-27
- Schedule of Meetings - 2026/27
What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education services | none budgeted |
| Highways and transport services | −£632,000 |
| Children's social care | none budgeted |
| Adult social care | none budgeted |
| Public health | none budgeted |
| Housing services (general fund only) | £2.9 million |
| Cultural and related services | £3.2 million |
| Environmental and regulatory services | £7.7 million |
| Planning and development services | £4.6 million |
| Police services | none budgeted |
| Fire and rescue services | none budgeted |
| Central services | £4.7 million |
| Other services | £37,000 |
| Total service expenditure | £22.4 million |
Life in Bassetlaw: the official facts
- People living here
- 126,454 people
- Typical age
- 44 years
- Money to live on, per person, per year
- £22,511
- Typical weekly pay, before tax
- £576
- Children growing up in poverty
- 28.2%
- People claiming unemployment-related benefits
- 3.1%
- Average price of a home
- £211,488
- How many years of pay a home costs
- 5.8 times yearly pay
- Greenhouse gases, per person
- 7.7 tonnes per person
- Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
- 80.9%
- Public chargers for electric cars
- 145.7 per 100,000 people
- Businesses trading here
- 4,320 businesses
Who runs the council
This council’s area is covered by East Midlands combined authority, with its elected mayor.
48 seats in 2026. Run by: Labour, with a majority.
Councillors by party: Labour Party 35, Reform UK 6, Conservative and Unionist 4, Independent / Other 3.
Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.
All 48 councillors, by ward
- Warren Limber (Reform UK) — Beckingham
- Jack Bowker (Labour Party) — Blyth
- David Pidwell (Labour Party) — Carlton
- Robin Carrington-Wilde (Labour Party) — Carlton
- Steve Scotthorne (Labour Party) — Carlton
- Fraser McFarland (Reform UK) — Clayworth
- Gary Dinsdale (Conservative and Unionist) — East Markham
- Dan Henderson (Labour Party) — East Retford East
- John Manners (Conservative and Unionist) — East Retford East
- Susan Shaw (Labour Party) — East Retford East
- David Challinor (Labour Party) — East Retford North
- Graham Oxby (Labour Party) — East Retford North
- Jonathan Slater (Labour Party) — East Retford North
- Carolyn Troop (Labour Party) — East Retford South
- David Naylor (Labour Party) — East Retford South
- Harriet Digby (Labour Party) — East Retford West
- Malachi Carroll (Labour Party) — East Retford West
- Steven Pashley (Conservative and Unionist) — Everton
- Joe Horrocks (Labour Party) — Harworth
- June Evans (Labour Party) — Harworth
- Lynne Schuller (Labour Party) — Harworth
- Gillian Freeman (Labour Party) — Langold
- Hazel Brand (Independent / Other) — Misterton
- Simon Richardson (Reform UK) — Rampton
- Andrew McCallum (Reform UK) — Ranskill
- Matt Turner (Reform UK) — Sturton
- Darrell Pulk (Labour Party) — Sutton
- Emma Griffin (Conservative and Unionist) — Tuxford and Trent
- Lewis Stanniland (Reform UK) — Tuxford and Trent
- Charles Adams (Labour Party) — Welbeck
- Cliff Entwistle (Labour Party) — Worksop East
- Deborah Merryweather (Independent / Other) — Worksop East
- Jo White (Labour Party) — Worksop East
- Laura Sanders (Labour Party) — Worksop North
- Maria Charlesworth (Labour Party) — Worksop North
- Neil Sanders (Labour Party) — Worksop North
- Alan Rhodes (Labour Party) — Worksop North East
- Fraser Merryweather (Independent / Other) — Worksop North East
- Madelaine Richardson (Labour Party) — Worksop North East
- David Pressley (Labour Party) — Worksop North West
- Lynn Dixon (Labour Party) — Worksop North West
- Sybil Fielding (Labour Party) — Worksop North West
- Julie Leigh (Labour Party) — Worksop South
- Paddy Ducey (Labour Party) — Worksop South
- Tony Eaton (Labour Party) — Worksop South
- Clayton Tindle (Labour Party) — Worksop South East
- John Shephard (Labour Party) — Worksop South East
- Josie Potts (Labour Party) — Worksop South East