Parish Responsibilities

Your Council – What it does for you

A parish council is the first level of local government and the closest to the community it serves. Kingmoor Parish Council exists to help residents and be a point of contact for ideas and suggestions for improvements in the villages of Cargo, Crindledyke and Stainton.  The powers and duties, and the manner in which a parish council operates as laid out in local government statute and regulations. The Parish Council has legal responsibilities as an employer, and owner of public land and buildings.

Outlined below are some of the responsibilities of Kingmoor Parish Council:-

Bus Shelters

Bye-laws

The power to make bye-laws concerning: baths and washhouses (swimming pools), cycle parks, mortuaries and pleasure grounds

Common Land

Footpaths

General Spending

parish councils can spend a limited amount of money on anything they deem of benefit to the community that is not covered by the other specific responsibilities described in this list

Grass cutting

Highways

Lighting, parking places, right to enter into discussions about new roads and road widening, consent of parish council required for diversion or discontinuation of highway, traffic signs and other notices, tree planting and verge maintenance

Legal proceedings

The power to prosecute and defend any legal proceedings in the interests of the community, power to take part in any public enquiry

Litter

Provision of litter-bins and support for any anti-litter campaigns

Planning

Parish councils must be notified of, and display for residents, any planning applications for the area. Any comments submitted to the planning authority by the parish council must be taken into account

Recreation

Provision and maintenance of a playground, open spaces and a village green

Rights of Way

Footpath and bridleway maintenance

Seats (public)

Signs

Danger signs, place names and bus stops signs

Traffic Calming

If you click on the link below you will be able to access the Chairman’s report for 2014/2015 which outlines what the Parish Council has achieved for it’s residents during that period.