Village Design Statements are produced by local communities to set out the features of the local area which provide the character of that community. They provide an invaluable resource for anyone considering development in the area by providing an insight into the design issues that are of local concern.

Bassetlaw District Council has agreed to acknowledge the publication of the documents listed below and to make them available for information purposes to applicants and on the planning pages of the Bassetlaw website.

It should be noted that at this stage it is not possible for the District Council to formally adopt the Statements as Supplementary Planning Document as they have not been through the formal sustainability appraisal process required for such documents and also the Council does not have a relevant adopted policy to relate them to. As a result whilst the document will not carry any statutory weight and there may be occasions where the Village Design Statement does not fully accord with other guidance and advice. In these cases officers will need to balance the issues raised and the weight to be afforded to each document in reaching their recommendation upon an individual proposal.

• Lound Village Design Statement
• East Markham Village Design Statement
• South Leverton Village Design Statement
• North & South Wheatley Village Design Statement