Grange-over-Sands Town Council

Which Council Does What:

There are three Councils serving the area – Cumbria County Council, South Lakeland District Council and Grange Town Council. Each Council provides different services.
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​​Grange Town Council has specific responsibility for the following:

• ​The Victoria Hall​
• Public Conveniences
• Allotments
• Recreation Facilities on the Prom
• Band Concerts - Music in the Park​​

• Gardens and Floral Displays​​
• ​Grants
• Christmas Lights​​
• War Memorial
• Banner Sites

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What South Lakeland District Council Does:

District Council Website - www.southlakeland.gov.uk
​Tel: 01539 733333  Email: customer.services@southlakeland.gov.uk

• ​Council Tax and Benefits
• Environmental Services (Noise, Pest Control)
• Housing Services and Benefits
• Recycling and Refuse Collection​
• Street Cleaning/Dealing with Fly Tipping

• ​Sport and Leisure Centres
• Licensing and Street Trading

• ​Planning
• Markets
• Electoral Services

• ​Building Control
• Car Parking​​
• Handy Person Scheme (for elderly or vulnerable householders)
  

What Cumbria County Council Does:

​Cumbria County Council Website - www.cumbria.gov.uk

• ​Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
• Strategic planning and some planning applications (mainly mineral extraction and waste disposal sites)
• Trading Standards
• Transport
• Waste Recycling Centres

• ​Health and social care
• Highways, including potholes, overhanging vegetation, signage and gritting
• Libraries and archives
• Public rights of way
• Public transport services

• ​Blue badges
• Children’s services
• Concessionary travel
• Education and schools
• Emergency planning
• ​On and off street Parking Enforcement​​

​Highways

The best way to report problems with roads and footpaths in the area is through the Cumbria Highways Hotline.

• Cumbria Highways Hotline: Click Here to report a fault online or Tel: 0300 303 2992
• Email your area highways team - betterhighways.southlakeland@cumbria.gov.uk
• Track an existing fault