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Council Services and Information

Bins, Rubbish and Recycling

  1. Garden waste & composting
  2. Collection Dates
  3. Missed collections
  4. Request a Refuse Bin

Living in Mendip

  1. Council Tax
  2. Housing Benefit
  3. Housing
  4. Local Communities
  5. Information on Bins, Rubbish and Recycling
  6. Citizens Advice

Planning and Building

  1. Apply for Planning Permission
  2. Apply for Planning Permission - Phosphates
  3. View and Comment on Planning Applications
  4. Pre Application Advice

Committees and Meetings

  1. Forward Plan
  2. Speaking at Meetings
  3. Full Council
  4. Cabinet

Calendar of Public Meetings and Events

Use this calendar to find your way to the dates for public meetings and events.

Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  1. Information and Guidance for Residents
  2. Information and Guidance for Mendip businesses and employers
  3. COVID-19: Events in Mendip

Business Rates

  1. Business Rates General Information
  2. My Business Rates Account
  3. Paying Your Business Rates
  4. How Business Rates Are Worked Out

Employment and Skills

  1. Step Up Somerset
  2. Somerset Skills & Learning (SS&L)
  3. Skill Up Somerset
  4. Self-Employment and Starting a New Business
  5. National Careers Service
  6. Strode College Job Shop
  7. Somerset Libraries - Learning Online
  8. Volunteering in Somerset

Doing Business in Mendip

  1. Information on Coronavirus for Businesses
  2. Mendip Business Hub
  3. Business News and Events
  4. Invest in Mendip

UK Transition (Brexit)

  1. The UK Transition
  2. EU transition business support
  3. UK Transition webinar for businesses
  4. One-to-one EU Transition & International Trade Support for Somerset-based businesses

Council Information

  1. Constitution
  2. Councillors
  3. Council Structure
  4. Mendip Wards and Your Representative

Grants and Funding Information

There are various funding sources available to community groups, charities and businesses in Mendip.

Visiting Mendip

  1. Tourist Information Centres
  2. Leisure Facilities
  3. Glastonbury Festival
  4. Markets & Market Rights

Health and Wellbeing in Mendip

  1. Safeguarding at Mendip
  2. Somerset Volunteering
  3. Health in Mendip
  4. LGBTQ+ Support

Climate Change

  1. Mendip Tree Wardens
  2. Somerset Retrofit Accelerator
  3. Climate and Ecological Emergency Fund
  4. Climate Emergency

Supporting Active Travel and Leisure

  1. The Existing Connections
  2. The Proposed Connections
  3. Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP)

Markets & Market Rights

  1. New Market Traders
  2. Frome Market
  3. Glastonbury Market
  4. Shepton Mallet Market
  5. Street Market
  6. Wells Market

Car Parks

  1. Pay & Display Car Parks in Mendip
  2. Parking Permits
  3. Blue Badges
  4. Caravans and Motorhomes
  5. Mendip Car Parks During Adverse Weather
  6. Electric vehicle (EV) charging points

Road Closures and Footpath Diversions

  1. Road Closures in Mendip
  2. Footpath Diversions

Street Care & Cleaning

  1. Community Weeding Trials
  2. Litter Bins
  3. Voluntary Litter Picks
  4. Tree Maintenance

Community Protection

  1. Fly Tipping
  2. Abandoned Vehicles
  3. Fly-posting
  4. Dog Fouling

Glastonbury Town Deal

  1. Search Glastonbury Town Deal
  2. Glastonbury Town Investment Plan
  3. Glastonbury Town Deal - What to expect and when
  4. Glastonbury Town Deal Board

Environment

  1. Dog Service
  2. Contaminated Land
  3. Radon
  4. Drainage
  5. Flooding Advice
  6. Water Supplies
  7. Cooling Tower Notification

Licensing

  1. Licensing Latest News
  2. Gambling and Lotteries
  3. Temporary Event Notice (TEN)
  4. Taxis and Private Hire

Food Safety

  1. COVID-19: Guidance for Food Businesses
  2. Register A Food Business
  3. Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
  4. Safer Food Better Business

Marketing and Media

  1. Latest News
  2. Mendip District Council Community Briefings and Monthly Round-Ups
  3. Leaders Column
  4. Filming in Mendip

Leisure Facilities

  1. Leisure Centres
  2. Football pitches
  3. Play Areas
  4. Organising an event or filming on council land

Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury Festival is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world and a template for all the festivals that have come after it.

Jobs

  1. Current Vacancies
  2. Recruitment at Mendip District Council
  3. Working for Mendip District Council

Burials and Cremations

  1. Registering a Death
  2. Arranging a Funeral
  3. Purchasing a grave
  4. Memorials

Electoral Services

  1. Elections 2023
  2. Elections 2022
  3. Elections 2021
  4. Elections 2020

Health & Safety

  1. Frequently Asked Questions for Event Organisers
  2. Fireworks
  3. Health and Safety in the Workplace
  4. Report An Accident

Holding an Event in Mendip

Information to help event organisers arrange safe events in Mendip.

Hiring Mendip Facilities

Mendip District Council has a range of facilities that can be hired for events and leisure activities.

Procurement

Tendering opportunities and contracts awarded.

Data and Information

Information is a key resource for Mendip District Council and in order to improve our delivery of services to the citizens of Mendip, it is essential that the information the Council holds is properly managed, kept secure and up to date.

Shape Mendip Lottery

Shape Mendip Lottery raises funds for Good Causes that benefit the Mendip community. If you are a Good Cause, why not raise funds through the lottery to spend as you wish.

Mendip Print and Design Services

Using the latest technology, we are able to offer the following services, print, finishing and design.

Future of Local Government in Somerset

See the latest statements and information as councils across Somerset work together.

Broadband in Mendip

Connecting Devon and Somerset is a local government-led partnership aiming to implement a cost efficient plan to bring superfast broadband to Devon and Somerset.

Somerset Rivers Authority

  1. Mendip Flood Risk Management Programme
  2. Somerset Rivers Authority Annual Report 2020-21
  3. Somerset Rivers Authority Annual Report 2021-22

Get help with the cost of living

  1. Financial hardship - support available
  2. SOMERSET ENERGY SAVER WEBSITE
  3. Staying in Your Home
  4. Council Tax Support and the Additional Hardship Discount

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