District Council
There are three levels of local Government in Shipston on Stour:
- the Town
- District
- County Councils
Stratford-on-Avon District Council (SDC) provides a number of services that affect local people. These include:
- Planning
- Refuse collection and recycling
- Council Tax and Business Rate collection (on behalf of all authorities that level Council Tax – the Town Council, the County Council, and the Fire and Police Authorities)
- Council Tax benefit
- Housing benefit
- Leisure centres and sports pitches (although not the Sports Club here)
- Parking enforcement (although there are still some occasions when the police will become involved)
- Housing – SDC no longer has any council houses, but works closely with local housing associations. SDC does maintain a common housing waiting list for the associations
- A wide range of environmental protection responsibilities (including noise)
- Food safety and inspection
- Business advice (including the Shipston Business Centre)
Shipston’s two District Councillors are Richard Cheney (elected in 2008) and Philip Vial (elected in 2010).
Web Links:
August Forum '10
Richard Cheney July Report