Summary of Responsibilities of
Parish, Borough & County Councils
at Upper Saxondale

Upper Saxondale Parish Council’s responsibilities:

• Manage & Maintain the Notice Boards

• Manage & Maintain all Parkland Areas including Grass Mowing and Tree Maintenance

• Maintain the Back Lane (Unadopted)

• Maintain the Gazebos

• Maintain Millennium Way and the Land and Shrubs Around Venezia

• Manage & Maintain the Village Hall

• Manage & Maintain the Playpark

• Manage & Maintain the Tennis Courts

• Manage & Maintain the Fruit Garden & the Orchard

• Manage & Maintain the Woodland Walk & the Wildflower Meadow

• Manage & Maintain the Bowl and the Surrounding Land and Shrubs

• Dog Mess Bins - Manage Streetwise Contact

• Manage & Maintain the Defibrillator

• Facilitate & Organise Village Events - Christmas Tree Etc.

• Consulted on Local Planning Applications

Rushcliffe Borough Council’s responsibilities:

• Empty Litter Bins in the Park & by Venezia

• Waste Collection & Recycling (Blue/Green/Grey/Purple Bins)

• Bulky Item Collection

• Dogs, Dog Fouling, Stray Dogs

• Planning Policy, Conservation, Listed Buildings & Local Plan Decisions

• Electoral Services

• Collection of Council Tax

• Collection of Business Rates

• Streetwise (RBC’s provider for) Street Cleaning/Sweeping Provision/Emptying of Dog Bins/Graffiti Removal/Event Bins/Fly Tipping

RBC’s website has more information about what the Borough Council does and its Councillors.

Nottinghamshire County Council’s responsibilities:

• Street Lighting

• Trees/Hedgerows by Roads

• Libraries (including Mobile Library)

• Education

• Countryside Footpaths

• Road Maintenance including Potholes & Dropped Kerbs (Adopted)

• Strategic Planning Application Decisions

• Transport

• Fire & Public Safety

• Social Care

• Trading Standards

• Waste Management

NCC’s website has more information about what the County Council does and its Councillors.