Who does what?
The Ivers Parish Council cover the areas of Iver Village, Iver Heath, Thorney and Richings Park; which have a combined population of over 12,000, making it one of the larger parishes in the southern part of Buckinghamshire.
The Ivers Parish Council
- Providing information about events in The Ivers via Facebook, Website Events and Noticeboards
- Street lighting on smaller residential roads
- Reviewing planning applications and sending comments to Bucks Council/South Bucks Area planning officers
- Open Spaces (looking after the wellbeing of the open grass areas and the woodlands) and Play Areas including the provision and maintenance of play equipment.
- Grass cutting on residential amenity areas (open spaces)
- Hiring out the use of the Iver Heath Pavilions, Jubilee Pavilions and The Hub
- Providing and maintaining Christmas lights, flower troughs and baskets
- Parish Meetings – residents opportunity to ask questions and make comments
- Providing small grants for not-for-profit and community local organisations on a case-by-case basis
- St Peter’s Burial Ground
- Maintain and improve community assets
What the Ivers Parish Council doesn't do
Thames Valley Police is responsible for:
- Obstructive and dangerous parking
Private Landowners are responsible for:
- Trees on private land
- Illegal signs on private property boundary walls
Utility Companies are responsible for:
- Damaged Utility covers
- Water leaks
- Gas leaks
Individual Developers are responsible for:
- Issues with development sites
- Un-adopted roads (roads not owned and maintained by TfB)
Buckinghamshire Council Transport Department is responsible for:
- Public Transport (buses, trains) – more information on public transport
Buckinghamshire Council
- Bin collection, recycling & waste
- Planning & building control
- School & learning
- Council tax
- Libraries
- Housing & benefits
- Community & Safety
- Environment
- Culture & tourism
- Births, deaths, marriages & civil partnerships
- Care for children & families
- Care for adults
- Health, wellbeing & sports
- Parking, roads & transport (TfB)
- Trees and hedges
- Grass verges
- Street and traffic lights
Transport for Bucks (TfB)
- Road maintenance, repairs and improvement schemes
- Cycling and walking routes
- Licences and permits for a transport or roadwork licence
- Road safety
- Transport plans, policies ad modelling
- Airport expansion schemes