Council Responsibilities
The Town Council is offering an expanding range of services to Shaftesbury. The other authority to provide services to the town is Dorset Council. Although each Council is an independent body providing separate services we work together to ensure that all the services provide what the people of Shaftesbury need.
Shaftesbury Town Council
Shaftesbury Town CouncilThe main services provided by the Town Council are as follows:
- Allotments
- Bus Shelters
- Car Parks at Coppice Street and Barton Hill only
- Cemeteries
- Civil Ceremonies and Weddings
- Civic events promoted by the Town Mayor
- Crime Prevention Initiatives
- Hall Hire (of the Town Hall and STC-owned land)
- Litter and Grit Bins, Public (some)
- Markets
- Grants to Voluntary Organisations
- Parks, open spaces and play areas
- Planning matters (acting as a consultee on planning applications to the planning authority)
- Public Conveniences—in the Bell Street car park, open from 6am to 5pm (SP7 8AP)
- Recreation and Recreational Facilities
- The Town Hall
- War memorials
What is Dorset Council Responsible for?
The main services provided by the County Council are as follows:
- Benefits
- Domestic Bins, recycling, litter, and some public litter bins
- Births, deaths and marriages
- Business, consumers and licenses
- Care and support for adults
- Children and families
- Climate and Ecological Emergency
- Council Tax
- Councilors, committees and elections
- Countryside, coast and parks
- Education and training
- Emergencies and severe weather
- Environmental Health
- Housing
- Jobs and careers
- Libraries, history and culture
- Parking
- Planning, buildings and land
- Roads, highways and maintenance
- Sport and leisure
- Travel information—including road closure information
To apply for a bus pass please visit the Dorset Council Website using the following link.