The Services we offer

Advice and guidance, booklets and leaflets, transactions and media releases. A description of the services offered.

Regulatory and licensing responsibilities

Services for local businesses

If you own an existing business in the borough or are looking to start one, we can help. Our Economic Regeneration Team can help you search for property and land, access advice and support, business funding, apprentices and much more. Find information here.

If your business is looking for a home, the West Lancashire Investment Centre provides flexible, managed workspace. You can find more information here.

Services for members of the public

Bills & benefits

Council tax rates and bandings

Environment

Refuse & Recycling

Electric Vehicle Charge Points

Housing

Leisure & recreation

Planning

Services for which you are entitled to recover a fee, together with those fees

Planning Services

Local Planning Fee Schedule

Pre-application advice fees

CIL Rate Summary

Regulatory Services

Licencing fees - depends on the type of licence

HMO fees

Pollution permit fees - the fee is set by legislation and is different dependent on the process

Private water supply fees - the legislation describing the fees is linked.

Environmental Services

Bulky Household Waste

Pest control fees - Bespoke commercial contracts are available at a price agreed with the customer. Individual commercial jobs are charges at £74.10 per hour plus materials.

Burials

Full burials - £850

Permission to erect a headstone on a grave space - £150

Still born babies up to 1 year – Free

Child 1 and over up to 18 years old – Free

Exhumation - £1100

Transfer of title to exclusive rights in grave/ ashes plot. - £50

Ashes

Ashes internment - £190

Permission of affix tablet to ashes plot - £100

Interment of cremated remains in fill burial plot - £190

Transfer of title to exclusive rights in grave/ ashes plot. - £50