Sometimes it can be confusing to know which council is responsible for your local services as Lichfield District is also served by Staffordshire County Council and parish councils.
You’ll find the main services provided by each council below - the lists are not exhaustive but should give you a good overview of what each council does.
Services provided by us
- Waste, recycling and street cleansing
- Collecting council tax and business rates
- Housing and homelessness support
- Distributing housing benefit and council tax support
- Planning and building control
- Car parks, parking enforcement and public toilets
- Leisure centres - managed by LWMTS
- Parks and open spaces
- Business rates, licensing and business support
- Environmental health and food safety inspections
- Creating plans for local development
- Delivering and monitoring CCTV
- Running elections
- Tourist information
- Wildlife conservation
- Disabled facilities grants - managed by LWMTS
- Community safety and transport
Services provided by Staffordshire County Council
- Schools, nurseries and children’s centres
- Adopting and fostering
- Children and adult social care
- Adult and community learning
- Roads, street lights, illuminated signs, footpaths and rights of way
- Trading standards advice
- Operating waste and recycling sites (tips)
- Libraries and mobile libraries
- Public health
- Bus and transport issues
Services provided by parish councils
- Events and encouraging the arts
- Allotments and village halls
- Some recreation grounds
- War memorials
- Footpath signage and lighting
- Creating neighbourhood plans
