|
Allotments |
Provision
and maintenance of allotments for cultivation |
|
Arts* |
Developing
and improving knowledge of the arts and the crafts which serve the arts. |
|
Baths |
Provision
of baths and wash-houses (modern terms launderette) |
|
Borrowing |
Parish,
Town and Community Councils can borrow money for up to a maximum of 25
years with loan sanction consent. The Council must have loan sanction
consent before Borrowing |
|
Cemeteries* |
Provision
and maintenance of burial grounds, cemeteries, crematoria, mortuaries
and post-mortem rooms. |
|
Churchyards |
Power
to contribute to the costs of a churchyard in use and a duty to maintain
any closed churchyard where the duty has been transferred by the Church
of England |
|
Clocks* |
Provision
and maintenance of public clocks, on churches or elsewhere |
|
Commons |
Power
to protect any finally registered common which has no registered owner. |
|
Entertainments* |
Provision
of any form of public entertainment and any premises for giving
entertainments. (This
includes maintaining bands or orchestras and providing for dancing) |
|
Halls* |
Provision
of buildings for public meetings and functions, for indoor sports or
physical recreation, or for the use of clubs or societies having
recreational, social or athletic objects. |
|
Legal
Proceedings Power |
To
prosecute and defend any legal proceedings in the interests of the
inhabitants |
|
Lighting |
Provision
and maintenance of any footway lighting which lights roads or pavements
provided the columns are not above specified heights. |
|
Litter* |
Provision
of litter-bins in streets and support for anti-litter campaigns |
|
Open
Spaces |
Provision
and maintenance of public open spaces, pleasure grounds and public walks |
|
Parking
Places |
Provision
and management of car and cycle parks |
|
Parks |
Provision
and maintenance of public parks and appropriate facilities |
|
Planning |
Local
councils have a right to be notified of any planning application
affecting their area and to make comment, which the planning authority
must take into account |
|
Playing
fields* |
Provision
and maintenance of land for any kind of outdoor recreation, including
boating pools |
|
Ponds* |
Power
to deal with ponds, pools, or other places containing filth or matter
prejudicial to health. |
|
Public
Lavatories |
Provision
and maintenance of public lavatories |
|
Rights
of Way |
Maintenance
of public footpaths and Bridleways |
|
Roadside
Verges |
Power
to plan and maintain roadside verges |
|
Seats* |
Provision
and maintenance of public seats on the highway |
|
Shelters* |
Provision
and maintenance of shelters for general public use and also particularly
for bus passengers |
|
Signs |
Power
to erect signs which warn of dangers or announce a place name, or
indicate a bus stop |
|
Swimming |
Provision
of indoor or outdoor swimming pools or bathing places |
Tourism*
|
Provision
of facilities for conferences and encouragement of recreational and
business tourism
|
|
Traffic
calming |
Contribution
towards the cost of traffic calming works provided by highway
authorities |
|
Transport* |
Establishment
of car-sharing and taxi fare concession schemes; making grants for
community bus services and bus services for the elderly or disabled;
investigation of public transport, road and traffic provision and needs;
provision of information about public transport services |
|
Village
Green* |
Power
to maintain the village or town green |
|
General
Expenditure Power |
In
any situation not covered by one of the specific powers described above
a council may spend money on any purpose which in its opinion is of
direct benefit to its area or to the inhabitants.
The total expenditure by the council on all the cases under this
general power must not in any financial year exceed £3.50 per local
government elector in the parish or town or community |
