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Nottinghamshire: 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.

Read on 25 September 2026. Councils publish at different rates and in different places, so “nothing found” means nothing found, not nothing happening.

Nottinghamshire County Council: County (upper tier), England, East Midlands; part of the EMCA combined authority. GOV.UK lists it as a county council. ONS code E10000024.

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Do it online

The council’s own service pages as listed by GOV.UK’s Local Links Manager (Open Government Licence), refreshed weekly; the same list of everyday services, in the same order, for every council, in GOV.UK’s wording.

Open consultations

Listed automatically from the council’s own consultation site, refreshed daily. Standing surveys open for more than a year are left out.

Housing

Not applicable: in two-tier areas the Local Plan housing target is set by the district council, not the county council. In Nottinghamshire these are set by the seven district and borough councils.

Transport

The county council has introduced a 7.5 tonne environmental weight limit in the Blidworth, Rainworth and Ravenshead area, replacing an 18 tonne limit.

“Nottinghamshire County Council has introduced a 7.5 tonne environmental weight limit to replace the 18 tonne weight limit in the Blidworth area, to reduce the impact of large vehicles in the area.”

Nottinghamshire County Council, 27 August 2026. Read 25 September 2026. TRO 3401, sealed 17 August 2026, in force 27 August 2026; notice open 27 Aug to 8 Oct 2026. Other open transport notices on the hub on 2026-09-25: TRO 1278 Devonshire Street, Worksop (closes 5 Oct 2026) and Gilt Hill, Kimberley bus stop clearway relocation (closes 13 Oct 2026). Hub also lists 'Budget Survey 2026' (closes 30 Oct 2026).

Traffic and highways orders published in The Gazette (last four months) Updated automatically

The Gazette, the official public record (Open Government Licence). Titles are the orders’ own names. Councils outside London usually publish these in local newspapers instead, so an empty list here does not mean no orders were made.

Council tax

Band D set by Nottinghamshire for 2026–27: £1,970.13. MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (Open Government Licence).

Nottinghamshire County Council raised its share of council tax by 3.99% for 2026-27, to £1,970.13 at Band D.

“That the County Council element of the Council Tax be increased by 3.99% in 2026/27. That the overall Band D tax rate be set at £1,970.13 with the various bands of property as set out in paragraph 110 in appendix 2 of the report.”

Nottinghamshire County Council, 26 February 2026. Read 25 September 2026. Minutes of Full Council 26 Feb 2026 (published in the 19 March 2026 meeting papers), RESOLVED 2026/002 item 4; a Conservative Group amendment was declared lost. The council's own Council Tax page (https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/finance-and-budget/council-funding-spending/council-tax) still showed 2025/26 figures on 2026-09-25.

Environment

The county council's Carbon Reduction Plan 2022-2032 states a commitment to carbon neutral council activities by 2030 and a net zero Nottinghamshire by 2050.

“It has subsequently declared a climate emergency and committed to becoming carbon neutral for its activities by 2030 and achieving a net zero Nottinghamshire by 2050, in line with the national target.”

Nottinghamshire County Council, undated. Read 25 September 2026. Carbon Reduction Plan 2022-2032 (PDF metadata 2023-02-06), linked from https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/planning-and-environment/environmental-sustainability/our-policies-plans-and-reporting as of 2026-09-25. The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2024-25 (report produced May 2026) reports a 42% reduction since 2019-20 and does not restate a carbon-neutral target year in its text.

Education

The county council agreed to close Dean Hole Church of England Primary School in Caunton, near Newark, from 31 August 2026.

“Nottinghamshire County Council has agreed the closure of Dean Hole Church of England Primary School, in Caunton, Newark, from 31 August 2026, following a formal consultation.”

Nottinghamshire County Council, 6 March 2026. Read 25 September 2026. This is a decided change, not an open proposal (Cabinet 5 March 2026). Statutory notice: https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/education/public-notices/public-notices-relating-to-schools. Another current schools item: council newsroom 2 June 2026 on a £12.7 million replacement building for Albany Junior School, Stapleford (subject to planning approval, completion expected summer 2027).

Changes to schools 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: 13 opened (10 academy converter, 2 new provision, 1 academy free school), 11 closed (10 academy converter, 1 closure)

Get Information about Schools, DfE’s register of every school in England, refreshed daily (Open Government Licence). The register’s own reason is shown: most closures and openings are a school becoming an academy, which changes who runs it, not whether it is there.

What the council plans to spend, 2026–27

The budget for each service, as Nottinghamshire reported it to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The same headings, in the same order, for every council in England.

Nottinghamshire: budget by service, 2026 to 2027
ServiceBudget
Education services£560.0 million
Highways and transport services£22.5 million
Children's social care£236.8 million
Adult social care£435.5 million
Public health£58.7 million
Housing services (general fund only)−£26,000
Cultural and related services£13.9 million
Environmental and regulatory services£43.6 million
Planning and development services£13.8 million
Police servicesnone budgeted
Fire and rescue servicesnone budgeted
Central services£2.6 million
Other services£20.0 million
Total service expenditure£1,407.5 million

Net current expenditure: net of sales, fees and charges; spending funded by the NHS, such as through the Better Care Fund, is excluded.A minus figure means the service’s income is budgeted to be more than its spending. “None budgeted” usually means another body runs that service here. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Revenue Account Budget 2026 to 2027, individual local authority data (part 1), updated 11 June 2026 (Open Government Licence).

Life in Nottinghamshire: the official facts

Facts about the people who live here: their pay, homes, health and more, from official statistics. They describe the place, not you, and every council gets the same list. Each shows when it was measured.

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Showing: Nottinghamshire.

People living here
862,326 people 30 June 2025 · Office for National StatisticsAn official estimate of everyone who lives in the area, in the middle of the year.
Typical age
43 years 30 June 2025 · Office for National StatisticsHalf the people who live here are younger than this and half are older.
Money to live on, per person, per year
£23,567 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage household income per person after taxes, with benefits added: what people have to spend or save.
Typical weekly pay, before tax
£595 30 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsFor employees who live here: half earn more than this each week, half earn less.
Children growing up in poverty
23.4% April 2024 to March 2025 · Department for Work and PensionsThe share of children under 16 in families on low incomes once housing costs are paid.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.1% 2025 · Office for National StatisticsThe share of people aged 16 to 64 claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while looking for work.
Average price of a home
£230,591 August 2026 · HM Land RegistryThe average price of a home here in the month shown.
How many years of pay a home costs
6.5 times yearly pay 1 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsA typical home's price divided by the typical yearly pay of people who live here.
Years in good health: women
58.7 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsHow many years a girl born here can expect to live in good health, at current rates.
Years in good health: men
58.9 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsHow many years a boy born here can expect to live in good health, at current rates.
Greenhouse gases, per person
5.4 tonnes per person 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroEmissions from the area in a year, shared out per resident, in tonnes of carbon dioxide or its equivalent.
Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
89.5% 1 January 2026 · OfcomThe share of addresses that can get gigabit broadband (1,000 Mbps).
Public chargers for electric cars
119.6 per 100,000 people 1 July 2026 · Department for Transport, sourced from ZapmapPublic charging points at all speeds, for every 100,000 people.
Businesses trading here
29,035 businesses 2024 · Office for National StatisticsBusinesses with sales or staff in the year.

More figures for Nottinghamshire from the ONS

Gathered by the Office for National Statistics in Explore Local Statistics (Open Government Licence), refreshed daily. Some figures aren’t published for every nation, so the list can be shorter outside England.

Who runs the council

This council’s area is covered by East Midlands combined authority, with its elected mayor.

66 seats in 2026. Run by: Reform UK, with a majority. Open Council Data (public domain).

Councillors by party: Reform UK 41, Conservative and Unionist 18, Labour Party 4, Broxtowe Alliance 1, Broxtowe Independent Group 1, Ashfield Independents 1.

Next scheduled council election: 3 May 2029.

All 66 councillors, by ward
  • John Semens (Reform UK) — Arnold North
  • Wendy Lukacs (Reform UK) — Arnold North
  • John Clarke (Labour Party) — Arnold South
  • Liz Clunie (Labour Party) — Arnold South
  • Alan Bite (Reform UK) — Ashfields
  • Johno Lee (Conservative and Unionist) — Balderton
  • Teresa Cullen (Broxtowe Alliance) — Beeston Central & Rylands
  • Stephen Pearson (Conservative and Unionist) — Bingham East
  • Neil Clarke (Conservative and Unionist) — Bingham West
  • Richard Ward (Reform UK) — Blidworth
  • Hana John (Reform UK) — Blyth & Harworth
  • Steve Carr (Broxtowe Independent Group) — Bramcote & Beeston North
  • Jody Stoll (Reform UK) — Calverton
  • Mike Adams (Conservative and Unionist) — Carlton East
  • Jim Vernon (Reform UK) — Carlton West
  • Paul Brill (Reform UK) — Carlton West
  • Janette Barlow (Conservative and Unionist) — Collingham
  • Richard Butler (Conservative and Unionist) — Cotgrave
  • James Walker-Gurley (Reform UK) — Eastwood
  • Sue Saddington (Conservative and Unionist) — Farndon & Trent
  • Glyn Pepper (Reform UK) — Greasley & Brinsley
  • John Wilmott (Ashfield Independents) — Hucknall North
  • Richard Darrington (Reform UK) — Hucknall South
  • Christopher Adegoke (Reform UK) — Hucknall West
  • John Cottee (Conservative and Unionist) — Keyworth
  • Simon Wright (Reform UK) — Kirkby North
  • Rory Green (Reform UK) — Kirkby South
  • Andy Brown (Conservative and Unionist) — Leake & Ruddington
  • Stuart Matthews (Reform UK) — Leake & Ruddington
  • Martin Wright (Reform UK) — Mansfield East
  • Mick Barton (Reform UK) — Mansfield East
  • David Smith (Reform UK) — Mansfield North
  • Gaynor Mann (Reform UK) — Mansfield North
  • Faz Choudhury (Reform UK) — Mansfield South
  • Kevin Brown (Reform UK) — Mansfield South
  • Barry Answer (Reform UK) — Mansfield West
  • Brian Wheatcroft (Reform UK) — Mansfield West
  • Mike Robertson (Reform UK) — Misterton
  • Bruce Laughton (Conservative and Unionist) — Muskham & Farnsfield
  • Sam Smith (Conservative and Unionist) — Newark East
  • Keith Girling (Conservative and Unionist) — Newark West
  • Stuart Bestwick (Conservative and Unionist) — Newstead
  • James Rawson (Reform UK) — Nuthall & Kimberley
  • David Clark (Reform UK) — Ollerton
  • Roger Upton (Conservative and Unionist) — Radcliffe on Trent
  • Mike Introna (Conservative and Unionist) — Retford East
  • Daniel Saban (Reform UK) — Retford West
  • Dawn Justice (Reform UK) — Selston
  • James Gamble (Reform UK) — Sherwood Forest
  • Roger Jackson (Conservative and Unionist) — Southwell
  • Jan Goold (Reform UK) — Stapleford & Broxtowe Central
  • John Doddy (Reform UK) — Stapleford & Broxtowe Central
  • Joseph Rich (Reform UK) — Sutton Central & East
  • Cathy Mason (Reform UK) — Sutton North
  • Terry Cox (Reform UK) — Sutton West
  • Helen Faccio (Labour Party) — Toton, Chilwell & Attenborough
  • Richard Lowe (Reform UK) — Toton, Chilwell & Attenborough
  • Warren Limber (Reform UK) — Tuxford
  • Andy McCormack (Reform UK) — Warsop
  • Penny Gowland (Labour Party) — West Bridgford North
  • Jonathan Wheeler (Conservative and Unionist) — West Bridgford South
  • Hari Om (Conservative and Unionist) — West Bridgford West
  • Russell Dodd (Reform UK) — Worksop East
  • Kev Dale (Reform UK) — Worksop North
  • Kelvin Wright (Reform UK) — Worksop South
  • Bert Bingham (Reform UK) — Worksop West

Each councillor’s register of interests is on the council’s own site, linked rather than summarised, because summarising means choosing. Councillors from Open Council Data as recorded after the May 2026 elections; a by-election since then may have changed one seat. Attendance and allowances are not shown.

This council’s meeting papers could not be read automatically (the site blocks or did not answer), so decisions and motions are not listed here; the meeting papers hold them.

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Cite this page

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