The Parish Council
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Parish Council Responsibilities
The Parish Council's responsibilities include:- Consultation on planning applications.
- Provision of skips for disposal of general household rubbish. This is a service undertaken on behalf of the Parish Council by Malvern Hills District Council.
- Grant aid to Parish Church, Parish Hall, CAB and other local charities.
- Grass cutting to open spaces and verges on behalf of the County Council and Elgar Housing Association.
- Consultation with the Highway Partnership Unit (a joint Malvern Hills District Council and Worcestershire County Council body) over traffic signing, speed limits and other ancillary matters.
- Maintenance of memorials and crosses.
- Consultation over Cycle paths.
- Land drainage in conjunction with the County Council.
- Consultations over street naming.
- Parish facilities such as 'bus shelters, seat, notice boards.
- Provision and maintenance of trees on Council owned land.
- Maintenance of Public Rights of Way (PROW).
- Represent the interests of residents on appropriate matters.
- Consultation with landfill operators over works of gravel extraction within the Parish
- Representations with Tingdene Marina Limited over extension to mooring and holiday development.
- Representations with Aquila on power supply.
Other matters currently being dealt with by the Parish Council include: