When to Contact the Parish Council
When to Contact the Parish Council
What Your Parish Council Does
We know it’s not always easy to work out who does what locally. This page should help you find the right people, quickly and easily. Our Parish Council is here to support local life, protect our green spaces, and give residents a voice. But we don’t control everything. Many services are the responsibility of Leeds City Council or other organisations.
What the Parish Council does
We look after the things that make our community a great place to live:
- Providing and maintaining benches and noticeboards.
- Supporting community projects, events, and local organisations through grants and networking opportunities.
- Commenting on planning applications (we don’t decide them, but our views are taken into account)
- Maintaining public open spaces and supporting biodiversity projects
- Employing a Parish Ranger to help with local tasks such as tidying, light maintenance, improving biodiversity, and keeping areas safe and welcoming.
Request help from the Parish Ranger via our Parish Ranger / Caretaker job request form. - Listening to residents and working with partners to represent your concerns
- Hosting open meetings where residents can hear updates, raise issues, and get involved
- Communicating with the Ward Councillors and Leeds City Council departments
See what’s coming up:
- Upcoming Parish Council Meeting Agendas
- Planning Committee (agendas & information). This committee comments on applications that are decided by Leeds City Council’s Planning Committee. Info on that process is here.
- PACT Meetings – To raise concerns with the Police.
❌ What the Parish Council doesn’t do
Some issues sit with other authorities. We don’t manage:
- Highways and traffic (road repairs, speeding, gritting, street lighting, new crossings)
- Rubbish and recycling collections
- Fly-tipping, graffiti, and street cleaning
- Council Tax, benefits, housing, and schools
- Policing and anti-social behaviour
- Public transport services
- Tree protection and enforcement of planning rules on tree works
- Set planning rules or approve planning applications.
📞 Who to contact instead
| Service | Who to Contact | Link / Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds City Council (general enquiries) | Main customer services | 📞 0113 222 4444 / 🌐 www.leeds.gov.uk |
| West Yorkshire Police | Non-emergency reporting | 📞 101 / 🌐 Report online |
| Rubbish, bins & recycling | Leeds City Council – Refuse Service | 📞 0113 222 4444 / 🌐 Bins & Recycling |
| Highways issues (road, pavement, enforcement) | Cleaner Neighbourhoods Team – Highway Enforcement | 📧 cleanerneighbourhoods@leeds.gov.uk 🌐 Report a road or pavement issue form |
| Street lighting, potholes, gritting | Leeds Highways | 🌐 Report online |
| Fly-tipping & graffiti | Leeds Environmental Health | 🌐 Report fly-tipping |
| Trees (Tree Preservation Orders, illegal works, felling concerns) | Leeds City Council Landscape Planning Team | 📧 landscape.planning@leeds.gov.uk (to look up tree protection orders, report illegal work on protected trees) 📞 0113 378 6002 (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm) / 0113 376 0499 (out of hours emergencies) 🌐 Tree works and preservation guidance |