Mendip District Council

Mendip District Council
Cannards Grave Road
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BT

0300 303 8588
www.mendip.gov.uk

Mendip District Council is one of 5 District Councils in Somerset.  It was formed in 1974, merging Glastonbury, Street, Wells, Frome and Shepton Mallet.  It also takes in a  number of villages and hamlets.

The District Council, based in Shepton Mallet, has 47 elected Councillors representing 35 electoral wards.

Its responsibilities fall into Building and Planning, Bins and Recycling, Council Tax and Benefits, Housing, Environment and Street Care and Cleaning, and include:

• Building Regulations
• Car Parks
• Cemeteries
• Council Tax and Council Tax Benefit
• Social Housing and Housing Benefit
• Economic Development
• Elections
• Food Safety and Hygiene
• Licensing
• Local Plans and Planning Applications
• Markets
• Refuse Collection
• Sports Centres
• Street Cleaning
• Tree Preservation

Last updated April 2020.