Parish Council

  • Allotments
  • Burial Grounds – Maintenance of Churchyard
  • Bus Shelters
  • Bye-laws – the power to make bye-laws
  • Clocks – public clocks can be provided and must be maintained
  • Community Centres, Conference Centres, Halls, Public Buildings
  • Drainage – of ditches and ponds
  • Entertainment and the Arts
  • Footpaths
  • General Spending – parish councils can spend a limited amount of money on anything they deem of benefit to the community that is not covered by the other specific responsibilities described in this list
  • Health – there is a pharmacy nearby, you can also use an online pharmacy
  • Highways – Verge maintenance, cleaning of road signs, tree planting and problem reporting
  • Land – acquisition and sale of
  • Legal proceedings – power to prosecute and defend any legal proceedings in the interests of the community, power to take part in any public enquiry
  • Litter – provision of litter-bins and support for any anti-litter campaigns
  • Planning – parish councils must be notified of, and display for residents, any planning applications for the area. Any comments submitted to the planning authority by the parish council must be taken into account
  • Public conveniences – provision and maintenance of public toilets
  • Recreation – provision of recreation grounds, public walkways, pleasure grounds, open spaces, village greens, gymnasiums, playing fields, holiday camps and boating ponds
  • Rights of Way – footpath and bridleway maintenance
  • Seats (public)
  • Signs – danger signs, place names and bus stops signs
  • Tourism – financial contributions to any local tourist organisations allowed
  • Traffic Calming, Speed Watch
  • War Memorials
  • Water Supply – power to utilise stream, well or spring water and to provide facilities for general use

The Parish Council also has the power to issue fixed penalty fines for things like:

  • Litter
  • Graffiti
  • Fly posting
  • Dog offences