Find out what we do weekly on average for our residents
On average, every week Elmbridge does the following for its residents:
- inspects over 200 building works underway in the Borough
- erects 4 new street nameplates
- sends out 750 letters inviting residents to comment on planning applications received by the Council
- gives advice to 500 visitors to its planning advice centre
- puts 1250 documents on its e-planning website
- visits 60 sites to check whether unlawful development is taking place
- cuts the grass in all its parks and recreation grounds in summer
- checks the quality of water in the swimming pools 56 times
- collects litter in parks and recreation grounds 7 times
- sweeps and cleans children's play areas 7 times
- transports 1300 passengers over 2750 miles in its community transport vehicles
- delivers 1120 hot meals and 430 frozen meals to older people
- serves 1200 meals in its Centres for Retired People
- provides 560 high need day care places for physically frail older people and 60 places for people suffering from Alzheimers and dementia
- visits 40 existing community alarm customers
- undertakes 90,000 collections of domestic waste, recycling and garden waste
- collects 750 tonnes of domestic waste and 350 tonnes of recycling and compostables
- removes 70 incidences of graffiti
- investigates 25 potentially abandoned cars
- sweeps 100km of roads
- empties 450 litter bins
- cleans town and village centres 6 times
- investigates 30 complaints of environmental pollution
- investigates 4 complaints of unsound food and 4 cases of notifiable diseases
- undertakes 30 pest control visits
- monitors 20 premises for food safety, workplace health & safety or smokefree compliance
- deals with 24 applications for sale of alcohol, entertainment or taxi/private hire vehicle licences
- determines 70 new housing benefit claims
- processes 120 change of circumstances for existing claimants
- carries out 6 investigations into alleged benefit fraud
- receives 1000 housing benefit queries
- carries out 20 housing advice interviews and decides 2 homeless applications
- undertakes 40 minor household repair jobs for older and disabled people
The Council Tax in Elmbridge is £3.65 per week (band D), |view details online.
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