The role of the District Council

From Camlink

The District Council is the intermediate tier of local government, below County Councils and above Parish and Town Councils. In Cambridgeshire there are five District Councils:

Cambridge
East Cambridgeshire
Fenland
Huntingdonshire
South Cambridgeshire

Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of District Councils are:

• Building regulations
  
• Car parks
  
• Cemeteries
  
• Concessionary bus fares
  
• Council tax collection
  
• Council housing for rent and sale
  
• Economic development
  
• Elections
  
• Food safety and hygiene
  
• Historic buildings
  
• Housing benefits
  
• Leisure and recreation
  
• Licensing
  
• Local plans
  
• Parks and playing fields
  
• Pest control
  
• Planning applications
  
• Refuse collection
  
• Sports centres
  
• Street cleaning
  
• Tourism
  
• Tree preservation.

These activities are described in detail on the website of each District Council.

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