Reorganisation Local Government in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

"The decision to launch a local government reorganisation process was taken by central government, who wrote to the County Council, District Councils and Borough Councils, in February 2025 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 effective local government, potentially leading to streamlined services and cost savings. 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:

1. A new unitary authority combining Nottingham, Broxtowe, and Gedling, with a secondnew unitary authority for the rest of Nottinghamshire; Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, Bassetlaw and Rushcliffe. This is known as 1b.

2. A new unitary authority combining Nottingham, Broxtowe, and Rushcliffe, with asecond 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 by all Councils on a single option, and some councils could still explore additional proposals alongside the two core options currently being considered.

The views of people and organisations shared in this survey will feed into the development of final proposals, which must be submitted to Government by 28 November 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. As part of this process the Government will carry out their own statutory consultation and we anticipate this taking place in early 2026.

The survey is 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 via lgrnotts.org