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Apply for a council service or tell us about a change. We have included some links and information to other organisations like Essex County Council where we do not provide the service.

Uttlesford District Council is the data controller for any personal information you provide to the council. For more information on your data protection rights or how to contact our Data Protection Officer, please look at our privacy notices.

If you can not find what you want to apply for below, please contact our customer service centre.

Benefit

Universal Credit

Apply for Housing Benefit

Local Council Tax Support (LCTS)

Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP)

Exceptional Hardship Fund (EHF)

Blue Badge - disabled parking

Apply for a Blue Badge (Essex County Council)

More information about Blue Badges and disabled parking

Building Control

Apply for building regulations approval

Building Control - how to contact us to request a site visit

Apply to join a competent person scheme (GOV.UK) - You can join a 'competent person scheme' to self-certify certain types of building work

Bulky waste

Book a bulky waste collection

Bus pass

Apply for a bus pass (Essex County Council)

More information about bus passes

Business rates (NNDR)

Apply to pay your business rates by direct debit payments (PDF, 168 KB)

Register for business rates

How are my rates calculated?

Council houses

Apply for a council or housing association home

Council Tax

Council Tax discounts and exemptions

Moving house?

Manage your Council Tax account online (opens new window)

More information about Council Tax

Elections and voting

Register to vote

Apply for a postal or proxy vote

Food business

Registering a food business

More information on starting a food business

Housing rent

Apply to pay your housing rent by direct debit payments (PDF, 168 KB)

More information about paying your housing rent

Garages

More information about council owned garages

Grants

Apply for a community grant

Jobs

Apply for a job at Uttlesford District Council

More information about the council as an employer 

Licences

Apply for Licensing Act 2003 - Personal and Premises licenses, Gambling licenses, Scrap Metal dealing and other licences.

Apply for a licence

Planning permission

Apply for planning permission

More information about how we decide on planning applications

Street closures

Apply to close a street

Temporary Event Notice (TEN)

More information about Temporary Event Notices