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Bassetlaw Local Plan: Publication Version Addendum, January 2022

Bassetlaw District Council is inviting comments from the public, businesses and other stakeholders on an Addendum to the Bassetlaw Local Plan.

The Council consulted on its Publication Version of the Local Plan in September and October of 2021 and in response to new evidence and representations made as part of this process, and to accommodate an updated timetable, an additional focused consultation must now take place on the proposed new elements of the Plan (the Addendum).

Please submit your representations on the ‘soundness and legal compliance’ of the Local Plan by 5pm on Thursday 17 February, 2022.

Find more details of the Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Addendum and submit your representations.

Draft Planning Enforcement Protocol Consultation

Bassetlaw District Council has launched a consultation to seek the views of residents, businesses and other people on how Planning Enforcement is carried out so that it can improve its response to service users across the district.

The eight-week consultation on a Draft Planning Enforcement Protocol – how the Council will investigate and deal with reported breaches of planning control in a consistent, fair and proportionate way – is the first part of a staged approach to a new Planning Enforcement Strategy for Bassetlaw.

The Council has a duty to investigate alleged breaches of planning control and has powers to take action where it is appropriate to do so. The Draft Planning Enforcement Protocol aims to make the process easy to understand and to improve communication with everyone who uses the service.

All of the responses and comments received as part of the consultation of the Draft Protocol will shape any revisions and changes that are needed, with the final aim of improving how the Council delivers this service and the overall experience of customers.

The consultation will run until 17 February, 2022.

View the consultation

The Canch: Have your say on Inclusive Play

Plans to install brand new play equipment suitable for all abilities at the award-winning Canch Park in Worksop are set to take a step forward. Bassetlaw District Council are seeking views on the provision of equipment designed with the less able bodied person in mind.

Bassetlaw District Council are proposing to install the following equipment in the Canch:

• AbilitySwing with Enclosure - Wheelchair Swing
• Ability SpaceWhirl - 1.9m Inclusive Roundabout
• Tubular Ally Glockenspiel Inclusive Free Standing Music Panel

The survey closes on Friday 4th February, 2022.

Have your say on inclusive play 

Levelling Up Fund 

Over the last month there has been a lot of commentary, news reports and queries to the Council surrounding Bassetlaw District Council’s bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund. Of particular concern to the Council was the claim that Bassetlaw District Council did not submit a bid.

David Armiger, Interim Chief Executive at Bassetlaw District Council said: “The Council submitted its Levelling Up Fund bid to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ahead of the deadline on 18th June and we have an email receipt to acknowledge it was received by the department’s systems.

“It was only when the Government announced the successful recipients of the Levelling Up Fund that we learned that our bid had not been processed.

“We have since spoken to officials within the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and while it is very disappointing not to have been considered in this first round of funding, we are now working with the Department to gain feedback on our original bid to ensure that our submission is even more robust for the next round of funding in the spring."

The Levelling Up Fund Bid was also the subject of question and discussion at the last full Council Meeting on 9th December 2021. Answering questions on the bid, Leader of the Council, Cllr Simon Greaves said:

“It is clear that the levelling up bid has turned into a political football. Sadly it looks to me in recent times the recent objective is to try and gain political capital rather than secure funding for the area. There are differences of opinion in relation to this matter however the bottom line is what I see from the local public is 'quit arguing and get on securing the funding.'” Cllr Greaves went on to say, “The wider public are not interested in the politics. They want to see work done in order to get things moving and make the changes needed. The challenge now is there is an opportunity to submit in the future and I would say we need to do that in a positive way, collaboratively working together to secure the funding or the political circus goes on.”

Further information is available in the Minutes of Council - 9th December 2021

The Council’s focus is now on preparing a comprehensive Levelling Up Bid submission for the next round of funding. The next stage is for the Council to engage with businesses and the local community on their priorities for the bid area.

Fusion Power - Bassetlaw Site Makes Government Shortlist

Bassetlaw District Council have welcomed the announcement by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency (UKAEA) that the West Burton A Power Station site in Bassetlaw has been added to the shortlist to be the future home of the UK’s first fusion energy plant – the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production, or “STEP”. The site, located in the east of the district towards the River Trent has played a key role in UK energy production for over half a century, making a significant contribution to both the national and local economy. Cllr Simon Greaves, Leader of Bassetlaw District Council said: “I am delighted that the UKAEA have added West Burton A to the STEP shortlist, this is a site with an enormous amount of potential. Securing the future of energy production in Bassetlaw and the jobs and investment that comes with that would be a huge step in driving forward the local economy. We will continue to work with the nominating partnership including Nottinghamshire County Council and D2N2 in support of the West Burton site.” Residents can find out more about the process via an online community engagement event to be held by UKAEA on 8th February. For more information view the Government Press Release: STEP siting process update

Latest Job Adverts

Considering a career with the council? We offer a variety of working patterns, giving the flexibility our staff need.

View and apply for jobs at the Council using our online jobs site. 

Football Fives, Worksop

Free football sessions for children aged 11 - 18 years.

Where: Outwood Academy Portland

When: Every Monday during term-time, 6pm - 8pm

Email our Health and Wellbeing Officer  for more information.

Game On England

Testing in England for COVID-19

From 11th January in England, people who receive a positive lateral flow test for COVID-19 won’t be required to take a confirmatory PCR test.

They should continue to self-isolate.

Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant

Bassetlaw Businesses in the Hospitality, Leisure and Accommodation sectors that have been most impacted by the effects of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 can now apply for a one-off grant of up to £6,000.

Bassetlaw has been allocated £1.134 million to support local businesses as part of the Government’s £700 million scheme and the Council has already paid out £318,023 to 101 businesses. Please note, the Government has set a grant closure date for this scheme – applications need to be submitted before Midday on Monday 28 February 2022.

The full details of the grant can be found on our website, where you can also check your business’s eligibility before applying.

Please be aware that we cannot answer individual enquiries from businesses on social media. All businesses are encouraged to read the guidance to establish their eligibility.

More information is also available on the Government's assets website.

You can also sign up to our Business Newsletter.

Holocaust Memorial Day - David's Story

As part of Holocaust Memorial Day, Bassetlaw District Council and the ’45 Aid Society have organised a virtual event on Tuesday 1 February 2022, 6.30pm, Via Zoom.

Ros Gelbart will talk about her father’s life in Czechoslovakia before the war, his detention in Auschwitz at the age of 14, the death march and his life in England after the war.

Please note: Parents are advised that some of the content may not be suitable for younger children.

This meeting will be an online meeting and held on 'Zoom'.

Meeting ID: 947 7850 8376
Passcode: 949411

Holocaust Memorial Day

Bin Basics: Flat Lid Policy from 1st Feb

We are reminding residents that from 1 February 2022 we will be enforcing our flat lid, no side waste policy.

As part of this, we will not be collecting any bins that are overloaded, have raised bin lids or collect any side waste.

From week commencing 17 January, bins that have raised lids or side waste, will have a yellow sticker placed on them, reminding residents that the policy is due to be operated soon, however, we will still empty these bins on this occasion.

From 1 February, red stickers will be placed on bins that have a raised lid or side waste, and these will not be collected until the resident’s next collection date.

Recycling and Waste Information