Responsibilities



As a Town Council we offer a range of services within Banbury. Other Councils provide services in Banbury. These are Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire County Council. Although each Council is an independent body providing separate services we work together to ensure that all the services provide what the people of Banbury want.

The Town Council is the first tier of local government and is therefore closest to the people.  As well as providing a voice for Banbury it is intent on providing high quality and responsive public services, economically, and efficiently. Although the Town Council itself only has limited powers, it can work with the other Councils, and public agencies to solve problems and provide facilities which might not otherwise be addressed.

The main services provided by the Town Council are as follows:-


Allotments
Bus Shelters
By-Laws
Cemeteries
Civic events promoted by the Town Mayor
Crime Prevention Initiatives
Dog Litter Bins
Events: Banbury in Bloom, Canal Day, Christmas Lights Switch-On   Grants to Voluntary Organisations
Litter and Litter Bins
Parks, Open Spaces and Play Areas
Planning matters (acting as a consultee on planning applications for the planning authority)
Public Clocks
Recreation and Recreational Facilities
The Town Hall
Town Publicity and Tourism  



Services provided by the two larger Councils are:-




CHERWELL DISTRICT COUNCIL

Building regulations

By-laws

Clean air

Council Tax collection

Environmental Health -

Food safety and hygiene

Footpaths and bridleways

Grants for various activities

Home Safety

Housing

Local licensing

Markets and fairs

Museums

Planning -

Local Development Framework

Development control

Advertisement control

Conservation Areas

Building preservation notices

Listed building control

Tree preservation

Recreational facilities

Refuse collection

Transportation - Off-street parking

  

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Consumer protection (eg weights and measures, trades descriptions, explosives, food and drugs)

Education

Fire Service

Footpaths and bridleways

Libraries

Museums and art galleries

Planning, Local Development Framework -

Minerals and Waste Policies

Police

Refuse disposal

Social Services

Transportation -

Transport planning

Highways

Traffic

Public transport

Road safety

Highways lighting

Footway lighting

 

 

 

  



 

 

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