County and Sub-Regional Planning
The East Midlands has been divided, for planning purposes, into five sub-regions. Two of these Sub-Regions cover Nottinghamshire, they are:
Three Cities Sub-Region
This area covers Leicestershire and Rutland, and the areas surrounding Derby and Nottingham.
In South Nottinghamshire planning is co-ordinated across the
- Nottingham Core Housing Market Area (HMA)- Broxtowe, Gedling, Nottingham City and Rushcliffe plus Hucknall in Ashfield district, and Erewash Borough in Derbyshire.
Northern Sub-Region (of the East Midlands)
This area covers North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire.
It includes two housing market areas:
- Nottingham Outer HMA – Ashfield, Mansfield and Newark and Sherwood
- North Derbyshire and Bassetlaw HMA - Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, and North-East Derbyshire.
Planning Studies for County and Sub-Regions
Sub-Regional studies are important for spatial planning across the County and involve many different themes, such as employment or housing. They often involve several organisations working together. County Council strategic planners have led work on the studies described below. Other work, for example by district councils or led by emda, may be found via the useful links page.
Nottingham Employment Land Study (2007) - A study to assess the amount and quality of employment land in Greater Nottingham (Roger Tym & Partners)
Study update March 2009 [PDF 436KB] 
Northern Sub-Region Employment Land Study (2008) -.A study to assess the demand for and supply of employment land in seven districts in North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. (Arup)
Nottinghamshire Landscape Character Assessment (2009) - An assessment of the characteristics that made a place unique. Three reports contain a survey of the whole County
Greater Nottingham Accessible Settlements Study (2010) - This work is part of an evidence base to inform the Greater Nottingham authorities about suitable settlements in terms of access to services. Nottinghamshire County Council has undertaken this piece of work with assistance and contributions from all those authorities.
Study Tables (selected)[PDF 99KB]
Appraisal of Sustainable Urban Extensions in greater Nottingham Final Report 27 June 2008 - a study carried out by Tribal Urban Studio to assess development locations on the edge of Nottingham.
Appraisal of Sustainable Urban Extensions in Greater Nottingham Final Report 27 June 2008 [PDF 4.85MB] (please note this is a large file and may take a while to download)
Sustainable locations for growth study, February 2010 - A study commissioned to follow the Appraisal of Sustainable Urban Extensions Study; it covers settlements and general locations outside the built-up-area of Nottingham, assessing them for their suitability to accommodate new housing growth in terms of infrastructure capacity, transport accessibility etc. The study and its three appendices can be accessed from the Greater Nottingham Growth Point web site
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments (SHLAA)
The Nottingham core Housing Market Area SHLAA for 2010 has been prepared jointly by the local authorities forming that area (Ashfield (Hucknall), Broxtowe, Erewash, Gedling, Nottingham City and Rushcliffe). Details are available via the link above.
The rest of the County also has SHLAAs being prepared, details may be found on the appropriate District council Web sites:
- Ashfield (Kirkby and Sutton) - www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk
- Bassetlaw - www.bassetlaw.gov.uk
- Mansfield - www.mansfield.gov.uk/shlaa
- Newark and Sherwood. - www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/planningpolicy
Sustainable Energy Policy Framework (2009)
The County Council released a Sustainable Energy Policy Framework document in November 2009 which aims to inform local development planning across the county. The Study was co-ordinated by Nottinghamshire County Council on behalf of the Nottinghamshire Sustainable Energy Planning Partnership (NSEPP) made up of all the Nottinghamshire Districts and the City of Nottingham Council. The relevant documents are available on the Green Issues "Energy" page of our website.
Contact for County and Sub-Regional Planning
Planning Policy
Policy Planning and Corporate Services
Nottinghamshire County Council
4th floor, County Hall
Loughborough Road
West Bridgford
NG2 7QP
E-mail: development.planning@nottscc.gov.uk
Tel: 0115 9774545
