What we do for businesses

What we do for business

The council can offer help and support to individual businesses or put you in touch with key partners that might be able to help you with a range of topics.

Building Control

Advice on building regulations
Advice on structures damaged by accident e.g. fire
Advice on disabled access [3.57MB]

For further information contact the building control team on 01895 837296

Business Rates

Business Grants

Community

improving connections between businesses, residents and community groups
working with towns and villages to develop their own visitor strategies

Community Safety

Crime Reduction Advice
ShopWatch - brings the retail industry and the police together to fight against crime in stores and on the streets
Hotel Watch - a scheme which has been designed to identify and minimise potential crime trends within the accommodation sector and combat Child Sexual Exploitation
Ask For Angela - an initiative to raise awareness of sexual violence and abuse
Safe Place Scheme for vulnerable members of the community

Democratic Services

Purchase the Open Access Electoral Register - businesses and individuals have the opportunity to purchase the edited electoral register for marketing purposes either by ward or for the complete district

Housing

Housing landlord forum and newsletter
Disabled facilities grants to householders seeking to improve and adapt their properties which in turn supports the local building trade

Licensing

Advice on and issuing of licenses relating to:

animal welfare
alcohol and entertainment
street trading and collections
taxi and private hire drivers and vehicles
gambling and lotteries