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Garden waste collections - your questions answered

Refuse & recycling Garden waste collections - your questions answered Head back to the garden waste page to subscribe here . When can I sign up and pay? The 2026/27 garden waste service starts on 1st June 2026, and you can sign up and pay for the service on the council website with effect 30 th

Asbestos

asbestos can be found on the HSE website . Most work with asbestos (including but not limited to maintenance, removal, construction and demolition) must only be done by a competent asbestos contractor who will be able to give advice about whether that work is licensable. Asbestos Cement Asbestos

Solar Photovoltaic Panels

and contributing to our carbon neutrality aspirations. For more information and estimated costs and outputs for other renewable technologies for your home e.g. air source heat pumps and solar thermal hot water, please visit the Energy Saving Trust website. The Survey and Installation Process Before solar

Working for the Council

Street Cleansing Refuse Collection Regeneration Vacancies can arise at any time so keep an eye on our website for something that may suit you. Terms and conditions of employment During your employment with the Council your terms and conditions of employment will be in accordance with collective

Private Water Supplies

. More information on maintaining a safe water supply can be found at this link (external). More information on private water supplies can be found here on the Drinking Water Inspectorate website (external) . Get in Touch The Council has a duty to keep up to date records of all private water supplies

FAQs

documentation required for both mortgage / loan providers and to future prospective buyers. To learn more about the need for planning permission further information and advice can be found on the Planning Portal website using the interactive tool (external link) and by accessing common projects (external link

What are elections?

Lancashire County Council's (external link) website. The next County Council Elections will take place in May 2029. 2. UK Parliamentary Elections The West Lancashire borough is served by the West Lancashire Parliamentary Constituency. The wards of North Meols and Hesketh Bank, Tarleton Village and 3 Polling

Pay a bill

payment card. Contact Customer Services on 01695 577 177 to request a card. The Post Office website has a Branch Finder (external link) facility to help you find your nearest Post Office quickly and easily. By post By sending a cheque made payable to West Lancashire Borough Council addressed

Pay a bill

or Payzone Outlet using a plastic payment card. Contact Customer Services on 01695 577 177 to request a card. The Post Office website has a Branch Finder (external link) facility to help you find your nearest Post Office quickly and easily. By post By sending a cheque made payable to West Lancashire Borough

Biodiversity Net Gain

 Calculate biodiversity value with the statutory biodiversity metric And, for example, see the Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service website When is it needed? BNG is a new requirement introduced by the Government to make sure new development delivers a net positive impact on the natural

Cost of Living Support Hub

Council's website (external link) and search their directory by entering your postcode or address to find nearby warm spaces and what they offer. Energy costs If you are struggling to pay your energy bills don't delay in contacting your provider for further advice. Charities across the country have

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Guidance

and agricultural processes. The manufacture, sale and use of products containing POPs is now banned. For further details on the POPs guidance and legislation, please visit the gov.uk website here (external link) . What items contain POPs? Waste domestic seating is any item of seating of a household

Shaping Our Services

To review the West Lancashire Borough Council website to see if tenants could find a "How to Get Involved" page and details on the refreshed Tenant Involvement Framework Draft Goodwill Discretionary Payment Policy Review To gather tenants' views on the draft Goodwill Discretionary Payment policy

Support - Festive support 1

listed and there are links within the directory that take you to external websites which are not managed by the Council and therefore we have no control of their content or changes in their services such as opening times. Side Panels

Support Services - Festive Arrangements

providers listed and there are links within the directory that take you to external websites which are not managed by the Council and therefore we have no control of their content or changes in their services such as opening times.

West Lancashire Armed Forces Covenant

Duty explained – Health E-Learning: The Armed Forces Covenant and Covenant Duty explained – Housing (Senior Officers) Also The GOV.UK website has guidance about the Armed Forces Covenant for communities, as well as other general Armed Forces Covenant: guidance and support . You can also find

Registering to vote

or Isle of Man - or you do not need permission - and you’re a citizen of either: a Commonwealth member country (The Commonwealth website) Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal or Spain another EU country (GOV.UK) , if you have had permission to enter or stay - or not needed permission - since 31 December

Reapplying for a postal vote

visit the voter ID page on the Electoral Commission website. What are my personal identifiers and how they are used? On your application to vote by post you must provide your date of birth and signature, these are your “personal identifiers”. When you vote by post you are required to complete

Open data

About the council Open data Open data in the public sector is about increasing transparency and sharing the information we hold with the wider community. You are free to use any of the data on this section of the website in a wide variety of applications. We license use in accordance with the same

Climate Change

Charge Points The Council's charge points are currently unavailable while we change charge point operators. We expect them to return to service in the coming months. Other charging options are available throughout the borough. For up-to-date locations and availability, please use apps or websites