Bath and North East Somerset Council

Bath and North East Somerset Council is the local council for the district of Bath and North East Somerset in Somerset, England.

It is a unitary authority, with the powers and functions of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. The council consists of 65 councillors, 32 from Bath, 6 each from the Norton Radstock and Keynsham areas, and 21 others.

Historically part of the county of Somerset, Bath was made a county borough in 1889 so being independent of the newly created administrative Somerset county council, which covered the rest of the area that became Bath and North East Somerset. The area that would become Bath and North East Somerset became part of Avon when that non-metropolitan county was created in 1974. Since the abolition of Avon in 1996, Bath has been the main centre of the district of Bath and North East Somerset, one of the four authorities that replaced Avon County Council and the six district councils of Avon. The authority covers the combined areas of the non-metropolitan districts (that existed 1974 to 1996) of Wansdyke and Bath.

(Information from Wikipedia on 15/6/2018, click here for map details)

Website and contact details

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/
Contact telephone number: 01225 396444
Contact email address: [email protected]

Licensing information

Additional licensing? No
Selective licensing? No
Licensing charges: here
Application form: here
Additional information: here
*it should be noted that Bath and North East Somerset council received funding for MEES enforcement and compliance in October 2021. It is therefore even more crucial that landlords that landlord understand the MEES regulations. Government guidance can be found here
*In addition to the contact email below the Housing Standards Team can be contacted [email protected]

Other Local Authority Services

Homelessness Prevention Services: Advice and information for tenants located here
Discretionary Housing Payment Policy: here
Disabled Facilities Grant: here
Green Improvement Support: here
Waste and rubbish collection services: here

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