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Council Matters - Function

Parish Councils are responsible for open spaces in the parish, sports grounds, burial grounds, footpaths and bridleways, street lighting on minor roads, although, not all parishes have all the aforementioned.

In Chesham Bois, the Parish Council is responsible for the following:

Chesham Bois burial ground
Chesham Bois Common and Bricky Pond
Land off The Grove
Land adjacent to Chesham Bois School
Seats within the Parish
Street lighting on minor roads (Main road lighting is the responsibility of Buckinghamshire County Council - BCC)
Cutting of grass verges on minor roads, which the Parish Council has taken over from BCC
Chesham Bois Parish Council hold meetings on most 2nd Mondays in each month.

The following should be referred to Chiltern District Council:

Planning & building control
Swimming pools and leisure facilities, not privately owned
Refuse collection, recycling and street litter clearance
Road name signs
Car parks
Food hygiene
Pest control
Concessionary fares
Council Tax
Business rates
Electoral Register

The following should be referred to Buckinghamshire County Council:

Education
Libraries
Social Services
Fire & Ambulance services
Lighting on major roads
Road traffic signs
Traffic calming
Potholes in the road
Road maintenance
Trading standards

 

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