Responsibilities



Banbury Town Council provides a range of services in the town (see list below).

Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire County Council also provide services in Banbury.

Each council is an independent body, but all three work together to ensure that the services provided are what the people of Banbury want.

The town council is the first tier of local government and is therefore closest to the people. 

Its mission is to provide high quality and responsive public services, economically, and efficiently.

Although the town council has limited powers, it is a voice for Banbury within the higher authorities, and works with the other councils and public agencies to solve problems and provide facilities which might not otherwise be achieved.

The main services provided by the town council are:-


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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