Apply for It
On this page you can apply for various council services and licences. Scroll down to view the full list.
Fair Processing Statement
It is important that you are aware that the council is currently taking part in the Audit Commission's National Fraud Initiative, which means it will share information you provide or have provided with the Audit Commission for the purpose of the detection of fraud.
Please read our Fair Processing Statement for more information.
What can I do online on this site?
The council is constantly making new services available online. Currently you can:
Note: Some of the links on this page link directly to our online forms.
General
Planning
- Submit a planning application
- View planning applications and supporting documentation
- View planning decisions
Environmental
- Report a missed bin
- Report an abandoned car
- Report a stray animal
- Report animal fouling
- Request a clinical waste collection
- Request a Septic Tank emptying
- Register a food business establishment (PDF form)
- Take part in a food safety course
Housing and Council Tax Benefit
Council Tax
- I have a second home and wish to apply for a job-related discount (N.B. you must be liable for the council tax on both properties to qualify)
- I have a second home and wish to apply for a discount
- I am the only adult in the property and wish to apply for a discount
- I wish to apply for a full-time student discount
- I wish to apply for a discount in respect of a person who is aged 18 or 19 and still at school or 18 or 19 in further (NOT HIGHER) education
- I wish to apply for an apprentice discount
- I wish to apply for a care worker providing care/support discount
- I wish to apply for a discount in respect of a person who is in prison/detention by order of a court
- I wish to apply for a discount in respect of a person who is resident in a hospital, or a nursing or residential care home
- I wish to apply for a discount in respect of a person who is severely mentally impaired
- I have an annexe or similar self-contained unit and wish to apply for an exemption
- I own an uninhabitable property and wish to apply for an exemption
- I wish to apply for a reduction in my council tax for people with disabilities
Licensing
- Apply for a joint Hackney Carriage and Private Hire vehicle driver's licence
- Apply for a Private Hire drivers licence
- Apply for a Hackney Carriage drivers licence
- Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Medical Certificate
- Apply for a Private Hire Operator Licence
- Apply for a Hackney Carriage vehicle licence
- Apply for a Private Hire vehicle licence
- Apply for the transfer of a Private Hire vehicle licence
- Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Damage Report