Grange-over-Sands Town Council

Which Council Does What:

Westmorland and Furness Council took over all the services previously managed by Cumbria County Council and South Lakeland District Council on 1 April 2023. For more information see: www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
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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 Westmorland and Furness Council Does:

Westmorland and Furness Council Website - www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
​Tel: 0300 373 3300  or for online contact form click here

• ​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)
  

• ​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 Westmorland and Furness website.
Highways Hotline: Click Here to report a fault online or Tel: 0300 303 2992