Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford CM1 1LX
Enquiries : 08457 430430
Textphone : 08457 585592

Responsible for :

Epping Forest District Council
Civic Offices, High Street
Epping
Tel : 01992 564000

Responsible for :

Education
Most schools
Special education
Nursery, adult and community
Youth service

Heritage and Culture

Planning
Strategic Planning
Mineral and waste planning
Highway development control
Historic buildings

Economic Development and Enterprise

Personal social services
Securing provision for the elderly,
children and those with disabilities

Transport
Public transport
Highways, and footpaths
Street lighting
Traffic management

Emergency Planning

Recreation and Arts
Parks and open spaces
Museums
Encouraging tourism
Libraries

Registration
Births, marriages and deaths

Consumer and Public Protection
Trading standards
Public analysis

Environmental Services
Refuse disposal by the provision of civic amenity sites

Housing
Letting and re-letting council accommodation
Management and maintenance of housing stock,
policy and co-ordination
Homelessness
Sheltered accommodation

Housing Benefits

Community Safety

Planning
Local plans
Planning applications
Tree preservation orders
Historic buildings and conservation areas

Transport
Car parking enforcement
Footpaths
Bus passes

Economic Development

Electoral Registration & Administration

Environmental Services
Refuse collection
Street cleansing
Clean air and polution control
Building regulations
Environmental health (includes food safety and pest control)
Health and safety
Public conveniences

Recreation and Arts
Parks and open spaces
Swimming pools
Sports centres and facilities
Support for the arts & culture
Museums
Encouraging tourism

Emergency Planning

Council Tax and Uniform Business Rate collection

Licences including:
Alcohol
Public entertainment
Street collections