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.
Buckinghamshire Council (based in Aylesbury) including Transport for Bucks (TfB) (established on 1st April 2020), which has replaced the old Bucks County Council and the District Councils (South Bucks District Council).
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
- 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
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)
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