Council Services and Information

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Bins, Rubbish and Recycling
  1. Recycle More in Mendip
  2. Collection Dates
  3. Missed collections
  4. Request a Refuse Bin
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Living in Mendip
  1. Council Tax
  2. Housing Benefit
  3. Housing
  4. Local Communities
  5. Information on Bins, Rubbish and Recycling
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Planning and Building
  1. COVID-19: Guidance relating to the Planning Process
  2. Planning
  3. Somerset Building Control Partnership (SBCP)
  4. Planning Policy
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Committees and Meetings
  1. Forward Plan
  2. Speaking at Meetings
  3. Full Council
  4. Cabinet
Calendar of Public Meetings and Events
Use this calendar to find your way to the dates for public meetings and events.
Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  1. Information and Guidance for Residents
  2. Information and Guidance for Mendip businesses and employers
  3. Information and Guidance for Parishes and Community Groups
  4. Somerset Covid-19 Active Travel Map
Business Rates
  1. Business Rates General Information
  2. My Business Rates Account
  3. Paying Your Business Rates
  4. How Business Rates Are Worked Out
Employment and Skills
  1. Step Up Somerset
  2. Census 2021
  3. Somerset Skills & Learning (SS&L)
  4. Skill Up Somerset
  5. Self-Employment and Starting a New Business
  6. National Careers Service
  7. Strode College Job Shop
  8. Somerset Libraries - Learning Online
Business in Mendip
  1. Information on Coronavirus for Businesses
  2. Business News and Events
  3. Invest in Mendip
  4. Business Support
Preparing for UK Transition (Brexit)
  1. The UK Transition
  2. UK Transition webinar for businesses
  3. EU Settlement Scheme
Council Information
  1. Constitution
  2. Councillors
  3. Council Structure
  4. Mendip Wards and Your Representative
Health and Wellbeing in Mendip
  1. Safeguarding at Mendip
  2. Somerset Volunteering
  3. Health in Mendip
  4. LGBTQ+ Support
Climate Change
  1. Climate Emergency
  2. Climate Action
  3. Climate News
  4. Climate Action Events
Supporting Active Travel and Leisure
  1. The Existing Connections
  2. The Proposed Connections
Markets & Market Rights
  1. New Market Traders
  2. Wells Christmas Market
  3. Frome Market
  4. Glastonbury Market
  5. Shepton Mallet Market
  6. Street Market
  7. Wells Market
Parking and Road Closures
  1. Car Parks
  2. Road Closures for Special Events
Street Care & Cleaning
  1. Community Weeding Trials
  2. Fly Tipping
  3. Abandoned Vehicles
  4. Litter and Dog Bins
Glastonbury Towns Fund Opportunity
  1. Glastonbury Towns Fund - Call for Expressions of Interest
  2. Glastonbury Town Deal Board Papers
Environment
  1. Pollution, Noise & Nuisance
  2. Dog Service
  3. Contaminated Land
  4. Radon
  5. Drainage
  6. Flooding Advice
  7. Water Supplies
  8. Cooling Tower Notification
Licensing
  1. COVID-19: Changes to Community Health
  2. Licensing Latest News
  3. Gambling and Lotteries
  4. Temporary Event Notice (TEN)
Food Safety
  1. COVID-19: Guidance for Food Businesses
  2. Register A Food Business
  3. Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
  4. Safer Food Better Business
Marketing and Media
  1. Latest News
  2. Mendip District Council Community Briefings
  3. Leaders Column
  4. Filming in Mendip
Leisure and Events
  1. Visiting Mendip
  2. Leisure Centres
  3. Football pitches
  4. Play Areas
Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world and a template for all the festivals that have come after it.
Jobs
  1. Current Vacancies
  2. Recruitment at Mendip District Council
  3. Working for Mendip District Council
Burials and Cremations
  1. Registering a Death
  2. Arranging a Funeral
  3. Purchasing a grave
  4. Memorials
Electoral Services
  1. Elections 2020
  2. Elections 2019
  3. Register to Vote
  4. Annual canvass 2020
Health & Safety
  1. COVID-19: Report a Health and Safety at Work Concern
  2. COVID-19: Report a concern about a Mendip business open during the Pandemic
  3. Event Safety for Event Organisers
  4. Fireworks
Hiring Mendip Facilities
  1. Organising an event or filming on council land
  2. Hire the Bishops Barn, Bandstand and Wells Recreation Ground
  3. Football Pitches
  4. Village and Community Halls for Hire
Community Safety
  1. Partners and Communities Together (PACT)
  2. Public Space Protection Orders
  3. Scam Alerts
Data and Information
  1. Information Rights
  2. Your Privacy
  3. Transparency Code
  4. Freedom of Information
  5. Finance
  6. Environmental Information Regulations
  7. Local Statistics
  8. Equality Duty
  9. Performance Management
Shape Mendip Lottery
Buy tickets and win £25,000 in our weekly lottery.
Mendip Print and Design Services
Using the latest technology, we are able to offer the following services, print, finishing and design.
Future of Local Government in Somerset
  1. Stronger Somerset's virtual sessions to build new model for Adult and Childrens' Services in the county
  2. Government receives details of Stronger Somerset proposal as plans for a fresh start move forward
  3. Stronger Somerset promises better health and care for residents with a new Adult Health and Care Lead appointed
  4. Stronger Somerset is approved as the best choice to build the future we deserve
Broadband in Mendip
Connecting Devon and Somerset is an ambitious programme bringing improved and superfast broadband to areas that would otherwise see no investment.