List of Services
Last Modified November 24, 2020
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- A commitment to continuing to support armed forces veterans and their families in Hertsmere has received cross-party backing.
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- Hertsmere businesses are being urged to give their views on how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected them, in order to help shape the borough's recovery.
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- Hertsmere Community Safety Partnership - find out more about our priorities and work, other organisations in our partnership and read our contacts leaflet.
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- Information on the Boundary Commission for England's review of the boundaries of all Parliamentary constituencies in England.
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- Find out about Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board, Hertsmere Health and Wellbeing Partnership and download the latest Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
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- Information about Hertsmere's Heritage Forum and who is involved
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- Find out about International Women's Day 2021 and some of the excellent work being carried out by women and for women in Hertsmere.
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- Find information on Hertsmere Borough Council's Local Plan
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- Read Hertsmere's Local Plan 2003 for information purposes only.
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- External link to Hertsmere Mencap services
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- A statement on today's announcement that Hertsmere, along with Watford, Three Rivers and Broxbourne, will be moving into Tier 3 or Very High Alert Levels from midnight on Wednesday 16 December.
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- A statement on today's announcement that Hertsmere moves to Tier 4 alert level from the morning of Sunday 20 December.
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- #CollectingCOVID is a new campaign to ask local people to donate their experiences, as well as digital and physical objects, to their local museum to help document with pandemic for future generations.
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- Hertsmere News is our residents' magazine. Read the latest edition online, find out how to submit an item for inclusion, and how to place an advert.
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- Seven of our parks and open spaces have retained their Green Flag award, which recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces.
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- Hertsmere's community safety team has been recognised, alongside Watford and Three Rivers community safety teams, for their problem-solving skills in tackling youth crime.
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- Remembrance Sunday organisers are urging people to observe the two-minute silence at home as new national restrictions come into force in the ongoing battle against Covid-19.
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- Hertsmere Borough Council, along with Dacorum, is the latest of 11 councils on the Hertfordshire Growth Board to officially announce its support for the new statutory joint committee.
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- Information about Hertsmere Together, Local Strategic Partnership, the partnerships vision and strategic objectives.
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- Find out about our new interactive map that showcases the borough's rich heritage.
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- Information about Hertsmere's Mayor and Deputy Mayor
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- Advice on what constitutes a high hedge in law and what can be done about high hedges that are affecting you
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- Hertsmere Borough Council - see the services we run from benefits and council tax to bin collections and planning. Get news updates and contact us.
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- Controlling condensation and mould in your home - find out about home energy savings and read a guide to insulation and smoke alarms.
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- Exchanging social rented housing - details on exchanging your home with another council or housing association tenant, any conditions and useful web links.
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- A bid to deregister a village green in Borehamwood is being opposed by local planning chiefs who have condemned the application as 'misleading' and 'inconsistent'.
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- Domestic abuse at home - find out who can help from the police to the council, where you can go, contact details of women's refuges and charities.
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- external link to Homestart website
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- Find out about Housing & Private Property within Hertsmere, private sector housing.
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- Housing advice - find out your rights if you are homeless or becoming homeless, see what help you can get from the council and get in touch!
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- Housing Advice and Homelessness
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- Housing and Council Tax Benefit appeals - find out about revised decisions, the process of appealing a decision and how you'll be informed and updated
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- Report a fraud, make a claim for benefits, read information on changes to the benefit system, read information on National fraud Initiative
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- Housing Enforcement Policy - read the policy and find out our aims.
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- Housing for older people in Hertsmere - find out about housing association flats and bungalows, FlexiCare Housing, shared ownership and care homes.
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- Housing Options in Hertsmere
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- Housing Strategies and Policies - read and view a range of policies including the rented sector offer and housing allocation policy.
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- Find out information on how the council works.
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- Apply for a controlled parking zone in your street - see how requests are prioritised, what the process is, how long it takes and if there's an objection.
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- Pay business rates - find out how to pay, including instalments and direct debit, and find out about missed payments and moving to new premises.
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- Pay council tax - find out about paying council tax in instalments, by direct debit, online, telephone, by standing order or at a Post Office or PayPoint.
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- Find out about improving our parks in Hertsmere
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- Advice for landlords - find our about the landlord forums we hold and what they cover, contact us and get advice on understanding universal credit.
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- Information and Digital Services implement and support the technology and information management required to enable our services to be redesigned and transformed around the needs of the community we serve.
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- Find out about Infrastructure and Delivery within Hertsmere.
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- Find out information about our internal audit provision
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- Hertsmere's assets, challenges and opportunities
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- Useful information for reporting issues where you live
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- Advice about control of Japanese Knotweed
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- External website to contacts for Job Centre Plus
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- Jobs at Hertsmere - view current job vacancies, find out the benefits of working with us and learn about work experience opportunities we offer.
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- Join our website testing panel - fill out our form to be sent early versions of Hertsmere web pages to help us improve our website to better benefit you.
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- The elected leaders of Hertsmere, Three Rivers and Watford have issued a statement about the rising COVID cases in our areas.
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- Find out how to keep up to date with the latest council news and information through our social media channels, e-alerts and meetings.
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- We are keeping our services running as the second coronavirus lockdown gets under way
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- External link to Gov.uk Land Registry page, including property ownership, boundary questions etc.
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- Landlord schemes - find out about the schemes we offer, the services included like advance rent and bonds, plus all the checks we cover and get in touch.
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- Hertsmere.gov.uk has achieved an 89%* accessibility rating, making it one of the most accessible council websites in the county.
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- Find out about the leisure facilities in Hertsmere run by InspireAll (formerly known as Hertsmere Leisure).
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- Information on Hertsmere's leisure centres, run and managed by Hertsmere Leisure.
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- Find out about tenants rights to redress under the new legislation and the local authority's power to enforce housing standards across the borough.
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- External link: information about your local library, opening hours and renewals.
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- Information about house-to-house collection permits, and how to apply for one.
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- Information about the licence needed to run a sex shop or a sex cinema and how to apply for one.
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- Information about a highway projection licence and how to apply for one.
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- Information about various licences and registrations.
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- Find out about the licenses needed for alcohol and entertainment, animals and boarding animals, charities, gambling, private hire and hackney carriages and trading.
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- Information about the Licensing Act 2003.
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- List of applications of licensing premises and notifications.
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- Find out about Animal Welfare Licensing of Activities, guidance information, fees and links to all application forms.
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- Statutory listed buildings are buildings, objects or structures that have been judged to be of national historical or architectural interest. They are designated by Historic England.
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- We are responsible for street cleaning and litter-picking.
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- Due to high demand following the chancellors stamp duty holiday, our turnaround time is currently in excess of 20 working days.
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- Buying a house in Hertsmere and want to know how long local searches are taking or what information is in your search? We have put together some information to guide you through the process.
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- Information about local councillors, MPs and PCC
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- Local Development Orders Hertsmere
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- Information on the Local Elections 2019 for Hertsmere Borough Council, Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council, Aldenham Parish Council, Shenley Parish Council, South Mimms Parish Council and Ridge Parish Council.
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- Local Government Transparency Code details
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- Find details on Housing Benefit for people renting from private landlords, check local housing allowance rates and how many rooms you can claim for.
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- Local land and address management - find out about local land charges, street naming and numbering and the local land and property gazetteer.
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- Local land charges - apply for a local authority search, get guidance for home buyers, find my official address, personal searches and EIR requests.
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- The Hertsmere Local Plan 2012-2027 - read key documents of the 4 parts of the plan including core strategy and policies map, plus the supporting documents.
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- Elstree Way Corridor area action plan - view the plan and its aims to guide future development and to regenerate the area to benefit the town and residents.
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- Hertsmere Local Plan - view the Core Strategy Development Plan Document and find out the strategy details and further key documents.
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- Hertsmere Local Plan 2012-2027 Policies Map - view the whole borough policies map, town centre and retail policies map and larger scale A3 maps.
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- Hertsmere Local Plan 2012-2027 - view the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan, its purposes and links to other key documents.
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- Find your nearest clothing and electrical recycling banks
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- Theatres in Hertsmere - find out about the Wyllyotts Theatre and Cinema in Potters Bar and The Radlett Centre in Radlett, including their contact details.
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- We maintain a list of Locally Important Buildings in Hertsmere, which includes over 300 buildings of local significance. Inclusion on the local list provides extra protection for buildings which are not on the national register of listed buildings.
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- information about lotteries and how to apply for an operating licence or registration.
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- Low cost home ownership in Hertsmere - find out about schemes from shared ownership, help to buy equity loans, rent to buy and options for older people.
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- Anyone looking to rent out their property will receive financial incentives on top of peace of mind and expert support through Let with Hertsmere.
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- Apply for housing benefit and council tax support, find out if you're eligible, apply for universal credit, get further information and contact us.
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- Park leaflets - download leaflets on our parks and open spaces to find out more about them and see what future plans we have for our parks.
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- Information about our management structure