Powers

Parish Councils can only do what the law expressly permits them to, which means that their scope of activity is very limited. More often than not it will be the District Council or the County Council you need for help.

These are powers that apply in this village (there are others relating to parks, markets, toilets, etc but there isn't any land for those facilities here). The Parish Council has:

Power to provide public clocks

Power to provide entertainment and support of the arts

Power to provide roadside seats and shelters

Power to provide bins

Power to provide information relating to matters affecting local government

 

If you have other issues please see the links below which may be helpful:

Nottinghamshire County Council are responsible for potholes, streetlights, pavements, footpaths, drains, vegetation and road signs. You can report problems via the MyNotts App on your phone or using the reporting hub:

Highways reporting hub | Nottinghamshire County Council

 

Newark &Sherwood District Council (NSDC) are responsible for fly tipping/litter, dog fouling and anti social behaviour matters. Please report any problems via their reporting hub:

Report | Newark and Sherwood District Council (newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk)

NSDC are also responsible for planning.

Parish Councils are asked to give feedback to the District Council about any planning matters affecting their village and its surrounding community. This can be as little as putting up a satellite dish, or as big as building a new housing estate. However the District Council is NOT obliged to take the Parish Council's views into account.

Under the Core Strategy adopted by Newark & Sherwood District Council the policy is not to have any development in the smaller villages surrounding Sutton on Trent.

Plans that have already been passed, however, may go ahead at the owners' discretion. This is not to say that conversions will not be entertained, but it is very unlikely that planning permission for any new buildings in Carlton on Trent will be given unless a pressing need can be demonstrated.

The Parish Council are only able to comment on certain things, which are laid down by the Government and are known as "material planning matters". These are rules that the council's Planning Dept also have to follow. The most common things we and members of the public can assess and comment on are:

• Loss of privacy
• Over shadowing
• Overbearing impact
• Road safety
• Effect on the character of the area
• Effect on trees or landscape

Things that people often think do affect planning permission but actually don't, include:

• Loss of value of property
• Loss of private view
• That a lot of people have objected
• That the work started without planning permission

Click here to find out about current planning applications (you can also make comments on them online), what it means to be in a Conservation Area, how to apply for planning permission, and to track the progress of an application.

Download a leaflet about living in a Conservation Area by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.

Also please remember that if you want to remove or even just prune trees or hedgerows on your land you will need to consult the Council Planning Office, even if the tree in question is not subject to a Tree Preservation Order. Even if a tree is rotten or dead, you should consult the Council before removing it. Click here to make an application, which is free. There is also information here about tree care, what trees are under preservation orders in addition to being in a Conservation Area and what trees are native to the area.