Local Government Information
- Jobs Includes current job vacancies and pension information
- News and events Includes press releases, project information and events
- Roads, parking and transport Includes problems on the road, parking fines and road closures
- Adult social care Includes information for people who are 18 or over who have care and support needs
- Children’s services Includes safeguarding, early years, getset, children’s centres and adoption
- Education, learning and schools Includes adult learning, choosing a school and school transport
- Libraries and heritage Includes finding your library, renewing items and recommended reads
- Births, marriages, deaths Includes registration, ceremonies and copies of certificates
- Waste and recycling Recycling sites, opening hours, recycling collections and business waste
- Health and wellbeing Includes mental health, stopping smoking and sexual health
- Business and economy Includes licences, grants and doing business with the Council
- Environment and planning Includes planning, rights of way and Scientific Services
- Somerset County Council has recently launched a new traffic and travel website This runs alongside the @TravelSomerset Twitter account, which provides live updates from the Council’s traffic control team.
- Latest news All the latest news across South Somerset from your District Council.
- About us About South Somerset District Council
- Report it, online services and payments –Pay a bill or council invoice, report a change in circumstances, make an application or tell the council about something.
- Your area Get information about where you live. Includes waste and recycling, council tax and an interactive map.
- Contact us Contact us online, call us or visit us in person. Have a say about issues in your local community. Find out about our complaints procedure and senior management structure.
- Planning and building control Land and premises, planning permission, building control, planning policy. conservation, strategic housing and view applications online.
- About Our District Want to find out more about South Somerset, your parish or ward? This section contains full profiles for your area.
- Elections and voting Information on forthcoming elections and registering to vote
- Council Tax Information Information on Discounts, Exemptions, penalties and how to pay your Council Tax bill.
- Housing Benefit / Council Tax Support / Universal Credit Information on Housing Benefit / Council Tax Support / Universal Credit and how to apply for them. Information about changes in circumstances you need to report and penalties for not doing so
- Business Information for your business, business relocation and local regeneration.
- Business rates Business rates or national non-domestic rates (NNDR) are collected from businesses by councils on behalf of central government.
- Councillors and Meetings Councillors, meetings and decisions, elections, parish/town councils, overview and scrutiny.
- Housing Information on independent living, housing solutions, your home, private sector housing.
- Licensing, permits, registrations and notifications Information, online applications and forms.
- Communities Funding and support, equality and diversity, area working and the Localism Act
- Community safety Partnerships, Safer and stronger neighbourhoods, Speed Watch, road safety and how to get involved.
- Environment Recycling and Waste, streetscene services, environmental health, countryside, emergency planning, climate change.
- Leisure and culture Play and youth, sports and health, museums
and heritage, the arts, tourism and local markets. - Jobs and volunteering Job Vacancies, working for us, placement schemes and volunteering.
- British Sign Language Videos