Following the Government issuing its feedback on Nottingham and Nottinghamshire’s joint interim Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) plan in June, councils are now rolling out an engagement process with local residents and stakeholders until Sunday September 14.
Please see the project’s website
It means anyone can complete this survey, or here in Rushcliffe they can fill in a paper survey at one of nine locations across the Borough from Thursday:
- East Leake Parish Council, 5 Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PF
- Rushcliffe Arena, Rugby Road, West Bridgford NG2 7YG
- West Bridgford Library, Bridgford Road, West Bridgford, NG2 6AP
- Grange Hall, Vicarage Lane, Radcliffe on Trent, NG12 2FB
- Bingham Arena, Mercia Court, Chapel Lane, Bingham, NG13 8QX
- Cotgrave Library, Cotgrave Hub, Rivermead, Cotgrave NG12 3UQ
- Edwalton Golf Club, Wellin Lane, Edwalton, NG12 4AS
- Keyworth Parish Council, Village Hall, Elm Avenue, NG12 5AN
- Ruddington Parish Council, St Peter’s Rooms, Church St, Ruddington, NG11 6HD
It is being proposed that two new unitary councils should be created to replace the current nine.
Two core options are being proposed:
- A new unitary authority combining Nottingham, Broxtowe, and Gedling, with a second new unitary authority for the rest of Nottinghamshire. This is known as option 1B.
- A new unitary authority combining Nottingham, Broxtowe, and Rushcliffe, with a second new unitary authority for the rest of Nottinghamshire. This is known as option 1E.
We are reiterating to all stakeholders no final decision has been made on a single option and some councils could still explore additional proposals alongside these options being proposed. Nottingham City Council is one of those councils and is currently working up a boundary review option. This looks at the current boundaries, the communities within them and the services they access to see if they work well or whether new boundaries may work better.
We continue to look at the shape the new unitaries may take too following our own Council report discussed at Full Council earlier this month and continue to work collaboratively with the other local authorities. This is with a view to developing a final unitary proposal for submission by the Government’s deadline of November 28 this year.
Government outlined a slightly updated timetable last week which means that following final proposals being submitted, their own consultation could be launched in the New Year.
It would likely close after the local elections in May 2026. Following this, decisions on which proposal to implement could be announced before the summer 2026 recess.
Secondary legislation could then be made, subject to Parliamentary approval, allowing for elections to the new unitary authorities on 6 May 2027 and the new authorities could then go live on 1 April 2028.
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