About North East Derbyshire District Council
Location
The District of North East Derbyshire lies on the edge of the Peak District National Park, where the foothills of the Pennines meet the Midland plain. Covering 100 square miles, and with some of the most beautiful scenery in the Country, the District is home for almost 100,000 people and is a popular visiting place for ramblers and tourists.
Our services cover both town and rural areas, with the biggest population centres being;
Dronfield;
Killamarsh;
Eckington;
Clay Cross;
North Wingfield;
Wingerworth;
About NEDDC
In England and Wales there are five types of council:
- County council
- District council
- Metropolitan council
- Shire English and Welsh Unitary authorities
- London boroughs.
What this means is that, depending where you live, you may have one council responsible for all your local services, or two.
Councils are responsible for the following services:
- Education
- Environmental Health
- Fire
- Housing
- Highways
- Leisure & Recreation
- Libraries
- Passenger Transport
- Planning applications
- Revenue collection
- Social Services
- Strategic Planning
- Transport planning
- Waste collection
- Waste Disposal
Metropolitan, unitary single tier and London boroughs provide all the above local services in their areas, which are mainly towns and cities.
Derbyshire has a two-tier system of local government. This means that, no matter where you live in the county (excluding the city of Derby), services are actually shared between two councils.
In our case, these are Derbyshire County Council, and ourselves, North East Derbyshire District Council.
Derbyshire County Council provides the following services:
North East Derbyshire District Council provides the following services:
If you have any enquires please use the contact details below to contact us by telephone or online.
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