Your Council

Land Use

Area

Responsibility/Interest

County

District/Bor'h

Parish/Town

Other Agency

County/District Council has statutory responsibilities?

Land Use/Management

Drainage of ditches and ponds (1)

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Land Use/Management

County Farms (2)

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Land Use/Management

Acquisition of and sale (3)

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Land Use/Management

Provision & management of County Parks and picnic sites (4)

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Land Use/Management

non-school playing fields (5)

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Comments

  1. As Highways Authority, the County Council is concerned with runoff from roads and the impact on water resources, water quality and flooding.  Works with developers to avoid adverse impacts from drainage; through its highways and planning functions is in a position to take the lead in reducing these effects.  The Council has taken the lead in the co-ordination of flood defence planning with parish and district councils following the widespread flooding which occurred in 2000/2001.

  2. Work with other agencies/bodies and tenants.  

  3. The resulting generation of capital receipts allows the funding of other projects.

  4. Through Countryside Service, County Council responsible for conservation element in many of these sites.

  5. Land for recreation given to district council in form of bequest may be passed to parish council to manage