County council · England
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county council. In a two-tier area the county runs the larger services while district councils run local ones.
What this council is responsible for
Nottinghamshire
County council · E10000024
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
County council
Upper tier of two
Official code
E10000024
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Not for most applications; those go to the district councils. County councils decide minerals and waste applications.
7
District councils
113
Postcode sectors
District councils in Nottinghamshire
These councils run planning, bin collection, housing and licensing locally. Nottinghamshire runs the services above.
- AshfieldDistrict council · 17 postcode sectors
- BassetlawDistrict council · 20 postcode sectors
- BroxtoweDistrict council · 19 postcode sectors
- GedlingDistrict council · 14 postcode sectors
- MansfieldDistrict council · 13 postcode sectors
- Newark and SherwoodDistrict council · 15 postcode sectors
- RushcliffeDistrict council · 15 postcode sectors
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E10000024.