West Berkshire Council

West Berkshire Council is the local authority of West Berkshire in Berkshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. West Berkshire is divided into 30 wards, electing 52 councillors.[2] The council was created by the Local Government Act 1972 as the Newbury District Council and replaced five local authorities: Bradfield Rural District Council, Hungerford Rural District Council, Newbury Borough Council, Newbury Rural District Council and Wantage Rural District Council. On 1 April 1998 it was renamed West Berkshire Council and since then has been a unitary authority, assuming the powers and functions of Berkshire County Council.

(Information from Wikipedia on 17/4/2019)

Website: https://www.westberks.gov.uk/
Additional licensing? No
Selective licensing? No
Licensing charges: here
Application form: here
Contact telephone number: 01635 519184
Contact email address: [email protected]

Additional information and links for Local Authority services

Homelessness Prevention Services: Housing advice can be found here
Discretionary Housing Payment Policy: here
Disabled Facilities Grant: here
Green Improvement Support: here



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Page created: April 17, 2019
Last modified: November 3, 2021