People in Gedling borough are being invited to share their views on the future of local government.
A survey, launching today, aims to gather public feedback on what matters most to local people and organisations,to help shape new authorities’ priorities.
The six-week survey is being led jointly by all nine councils in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
The decision to launch a local government reorganisation process was taken by central government, who wrote to local authorities in February formally asking them to submit proposals to create new structures of ‘unitary authorities’ – which is a single tier of local government responsible for all local services in an area. The aim is to create more efficient and effectivelocal government, potentially leading to streamlined services and cost savings.
Currently, council services in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are delivered differently, depending on where you live.
In Nottinghamshire local services are currently delivered under what is known as a ‘two-tier’ council structure.Nottinghamshire County Council oversees county-wide services such as social care, education, and road maintenance. While several smaller district and borough councils are responsible for more localised services, including waste collection, and leisure centres.
Nottingham City Council operates as a ‘unitary authority’, meaning it provides all council services within the city of Nottingham.
Under LGR, all nine existing local authorities would be abolished, to create new unitary councils with a higher population of residents.
It is being proposed that two new unitary councils should be created for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to replace the current nine.
Two core options are currently being considered:
- A new unitary authority combining Nottingham, Broxtowe, and Gedling, with a second new unitary authority for the rest of Nottinghamshire; Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood,Bassetlaw and Rushcliffe. This is known as 1b.
- A new unitary authority combining Nottingham, Broxtowe, and Rushcliffe, with a second new unitary authority for the rest of Nottinghamshire; Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood,Bassetlaw and Gedling. This is known as 1e.
At this stage, no final decision has been made on a single option, and some councils could still explore additional proposals alongside the two core options currently being considered.
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.
A spokesperson for the nine councils said: “This is an important opportunity for local people to help shape the future of local government in Nottingham andNottinghamshire.
“We are taking a single approach to engagement to ensure we capture a consistent and representative view on what is the biggest shake-up of local government in over 50 years.
“We want to understand what matters most to people and ensure that any future changes reflect the needs and priorities of our communities. We encourage everyone to take a few minutes to complete the survey and have their say.”
The views of people shared in this survey will feed into the development of final proposals, which must be submitted to government by November 28 2025.
Government will then review proposals before making a final decision on the LGR option for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire – as well as other council areas across England – in the Summer of 2026.
The survey will be open until 11pm on Sunday 14 September and offers anyone with an interest in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, from residents to businesses, the opportunity to learn more about LGR and share their views. You can access the survey online www.lgrnotts.org
A new coucil for Arnold and dump the rest elsewea
Love to dump Arnold and it’s crime levels. Happy it goes alone.Then will be no capital or ‘our London
It would be nice to have a new capital and our London.
Why no vote on the options in this survey?
Typical pathetic comment from Arnold Lad yet again, he really is on another planet ?
If it saves as from rule by Reform, I would go for 1b, but politics aside, it should include Rushcliffe, because that’s really part of Nottingham, as are Gedling and Broxtowe. The current city boundaries are far too small. What connection do any of us have with Bassetlaw? Anyone been to Worksop lately?
Whilst it’s not a paradise on Earth and the town centre has its’ issues, Arnold is probably a better area to live than anything currently under the control of Nottingham City council. This town becoming part of the city will likely destroy it. I’d rather take my chances joining the other councils.
Arnold is not even the best area in Gedling. Are you Arnold Lad in disguise?
Have you seen a map for GBC? A good part has absolutley no connection to Notts city.
https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/2412.html
Arnold obviously isn’t the best area of Gedling borough, I can’t imagine many Arnold residents staying put if they had the money to move to one of the villages, but in terms of the urban sprawl (before you get out into the countryside), I’d rather be in Arnold than Carlton, Colwick or Netherfield. The anti-Arnold rhetoric on here is seemingly driven by people having an issue with somebody who dares to takes pride in where he lives. If only more people actually cared about their local environment.
The point I was making is that I don’t want Arnold (or Gedling, where I visit often) to be part of the city council.