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]- Builders Partnership Scheme
For further information contact the building control team on 01895 837296
Business Rates
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
Environmental Health
- Food safety training
- Food premises registrations
- Food hygiene ratings
- Pest control
- Air quality management
