Which Authority is responsible for what?

What does Appleby Town Council do?

  • Represents local people, helping to provide local amenities, facilities and services.
  • Consulted regularly by the District Council and other authorities on issues relating the Appleby and works in partnership with other bodies to achieve benefits for the town.
  • Alerts other authorities to problems that arise or work that needs to be undertaken.
  • Gives views, on behalf of the community, on planning applications and other proposals that affect the town.
  • Undertakes projects and schemes that benefit local residents and businesses.
  • Operates the Tourist Information Centre.
  • Runs the Public Hall.
  • Operates the public toilets in the Market Arcade.
  • Maintains Council owned property.
  • Awards grants to help local community groups and charities.

A: Moot Hall, Boroughgate, Appleby, CA16 6YB

T: 017683 51177 ext 3

E: clerk@applebytown.gov.uk

www.applebytown.gov.uk

What does Westmorland and Furness Council do?

  • Electoral services
  • Council tax and benefits
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Education
  • Local Planning Authority
  • Building control
  • Strategic Planning
  • Economic Development
  • Emergency planning
  • Sport and leisure services
  • Libraries and archives
  • Highways
  • Street lighting
  • Public transport services
  • School transport
  • Car parks
  • Parking enforcement
  • Parking Permits and Blue Badges
  • Concessionary travel
  • Public rights of way
  • Recycling and refuse collection
  • Waste recycling centres
  • Street cleaning
  • Trading Standards
  • Licensing and street trading
  • Registration of births, deaths and marriages

A: Penrith Office: Town Hall, Corney Place, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7QF

T: 0300 373 3300

Online Reporting: Contact W+F

www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/

What does the Environment Agency do?

  • Regulating major industry and waste
  • Water quality and resources
  • Inland river, estuary and harbour navigations
  • Responsible for managing the risk of flooding from main rivers, reservoirs, estuaries and the sea

T: 03708 506 506

E: enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency

What does Highways England do?