Local Government

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Many aspects of village life are administered through local and regional government. This section provides some links to help you contact the correct organisation.

As a rough guide: 

Hampshire County Council is responsible for:

  • County Farms
  • Education
  • Highways and transportation - includes constructing new county roads, public transport infrastructure
  • Leisure and amenities - includes libraries, archaeology, grants to village halls and community projects, museums, open spaces
  • Planning - includes structure plans, environment and conservation, economic development
  • Public protection - includes trading standards, registration of births, deaths, marriages, refuse disposal, some markets
  • Social care (previously Social Services) 

East Hampshire District Council is responsible for:

  • Highways and transportation - street cleaning and street lighting
  • Housing
  • Leisure and amenities - allotments, museums, open spaces,
  • Planning - local plans, development control, local land charges, environment and conservation, economic development
  • Public protection - refuse collection, food safety, markets, control of pollution
  • Council tax - collection of own tax, plus precepts for county and parishes  

Clanfield Parish Council is responsible for:

  • Village halls
  • Community centres
  • Allotments
  • Parks
  • War memorials
  • Street lighting
  • Car parks
  • Organise community buses
  • Install CCTV cameras to prevent crime