Council services

In this section is a guide to information about the services the council provides including leaflets, guidance and newsletters.

• Regulatory and licensing responsibilities (links to information on lists and registers)
• Services for local businesses
• Services for members of the public
• Information for visitors to the area This link will take you to an external website...
• Leisure information
• Museums, libraries and archive collections
• Leaflets, booklets and newsletters
• Advice and guidance
• Media/press releases
• Election information

Services for which the council is entitled to recover a fee:

• Building control approval
• Planning application fees
• Economic development
  - Garage rents
  - Mobile homes
• Environmental Services
  - Licences
  - Health and safety courses
  - Hygiene training
  - Dog control/Stray dogs
  - Pest control
  - Car parks
  - Cemeteries
  - Bulky waste collection
  - Garden waste collection scheme
  - Unwanted vehicles
  - Housing Act Works (Sewerage Treatment Plants)
• IT
  - Ordnance Survey map extracts
• Legal and Democratic
  - Legal fees and charges
  - Section 106 legal agreements
  - Local land charges
  - Register of electors
  - Photocopying charges
  - Sale of committee minutes
  - Access to information act
  - Public path orders
  - Hire of council accommodation
• Leisure and countryside
  - Leisure passes
  - Use of land
  - Chainsaw training courses