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Local Government Responsibilities
Information about local government responsibilities
Hanley Castle Parish Council reports to two tiers of local government; Worcestershire County Council, which, as the name suggests, covers the whole of Worcestershire, and Malvern District Council, which covers a district within the county. Each tier of government is responsible for different things, as summarised below.
If you have a specific issue to report, our Report It page has useful information on how to do so.
Parish Council
- Allotments
- Bus shelters
- Community buildings
- Consultation on neighbourhood planning
- Grants to help local organisations
- Open spaces
- Play areas and play equipment
- Street lighting
It also has the power to issue fixed penalty fines for littering, graffiti, fly posting and dog offences.
Malvern Hills District Council
- Building control; managed by North and South Worcestershire Building Control (a collective of District Councils within each region).
- Car parks.
- Council Tax collections
- Deceased animals which do not block a road; District Councils are responsible for the general disposal of deceased animals.
- Housing
- Land drainage.
- Litter or dog fouling.
- Parking or obstructive parking: either the District Council if a TRO (Traffic Regulation Order) is in place, or the police if there is no TRO in place.
- Pest control: Worcestershire Regulatory Services or a private pest control company.
- Planning Decisions.
- Road sweeping and street cleaning.
- Street nameplates.
- Recycling
- Rubbish collections
Worcestershire County Council
- Education
- Fire and public safety
- Libraries
- Planning
- Social care
- Trading standards
- Transport
- Waste management
National Highways
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