A to Z index
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Abandoned vehicles
How to report abandoned vehicles. Read more
Air quality
Suffolk Coastal carries out reviews of current and likely future air quality in the district. Read more
Alcohol and entertainment licensing
How to apply for premises and personal licences, temporary event notices and have your say on licensing decisions. Read more
Animal and zoo licensing
Information about the licences relating to animals that we are responsible for issuing. Read more
Anti-social behaviour
How to report anti-social behaviour and how to get help if you are a victim of anti-social behaviour. Read more
Arts directory
Produced jointly with Mid Suffolk our arts directory includes listings and arts contacts from across the district as well as further afield. Read more
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Beach huts
Details of beach huts available for hire at Felixstowe plus you can sign-up to be notified about huts for sale. Read more
Benefits
How to claim for Housing and Council Tax benefits and information about Local Housing Allowance. Read more
Bin collections
Details of your bin collections of recyclable material, refuse, garden and food waste. Read more
Blue Badge parking scheme
The Blue Badge scheme provides a range of parking concessions for drivers or passengers with severe mobility problems. Read more
Brackenbury Sports Centre
Opening times and details of activities at Brackenbury Sports Centre, Felixstowe. Read more
Building control
How to submit a building regulations application. Read more
Buildings at Risk
View the entries on Suffolk Coastal's Buildings at Risk register. Read more
Bus pass
Eligible older and disabled people are entitled to free off-peak travel on local buses anywhere in England with the free travel national bus pass. Read more
Business continuity
Find out about the information and advice offered by the Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Unit. Read more
Business Energy Advisory Service
Free advice service to help small and medium sized businesses in the district reduce their carbon footprint and cut business costs. Read more
Business Plan 2012 - 2022
Suffolk Coastal's strategic business plan, mapping out the Council's social and economic vision for the next 10 years. Read more
Business Rates
How your Business Rates bill is calculated and information about rate reliefs and how you can manage your account online. Read more
Business support and advice
Suffolk Coastal's Economic Development team offers advice and guidance for new and existing businesses. Read more
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Cabinet
Details of Suffolk Coastal's Cabinet members and their areas of responsibility. Read more
Car parks
Information about Suffolk Coastal's car parks including car park locations, charges, season tickets and car parking penalties. Read more
Cemeteries and burials
Suffolk Coastal is responsible for running cemeteries at Aldeburgh, Leiston, Saxmundham and Woodbridge. Read more
Citizens Advice Bureau
Your local Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) can help you resolve your legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice. Read more
Coastal Card
Get reduced admission and discounts on activities at the Council's four leisure centres. Read more
Coastal management
Contact details for Suffolk Coastal and Waveney's Coastal Management Team and Shoreline Management Plans for the Suffolk coast. Read more
Coastline magazine
Monthly electronic magazine keeping you informed about your Council and your district which you can sign-up to have sent to you by email. Read more
Commercial waste, refuse and recycling
Suffolk Coastal Services offer a complete waste and recycling service to cover all of your business needs effectively. Read more
Community Right to Bid
Introduced under the Localism Act 2011 to give community groups time to make bids to buy land or buildings that are of importance to the local community when they come up for sale. Read more
Community Right to Build
Introduced under the Localism Act 2011 to make it easier for local people to initiate and deliver small scale developments they would like to see in their area. Read more
Community Right to Challenge
Introduced under the Localism Act 2011 to make it easier for voluntary and community groups or council employees to bid to run council services. Read more
Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs)
Information about the Suffolk Coastal and Waveney Community Safety Partnerships and how to apply for CSP funding. Read more
Complaints and compliments
How to make a complaint or compliment. Read more
Composting
Find out more about home composting and take advantage of the compost bin offer. Read more
Conservation areas
Information about the district's 34 conservation areas and the latest conservation area appraisals. Read more
Constitution
Suffolk Coastal's Constitution sets out how the Council operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed. Read more
Council meetings
Details of forthcoming of Council meetings Read more
Council Tax
Information about your Council Tax, including how to pay, discounts, exemptions and how to manage your account online. Read more
Council Tax benefit
The current Council Tax benefit scheme is changing to a Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme run by the Council from April 2013. Read more
Councillors
Contact details and committee membership for your local district councillor. Read more
Customer service standards
How we aim to provide our customers with an excellent, consistent and reliable service. Read more
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Data protection
Find out about our data protection policy, your rights to know what information is held about you and how to request access to that information. Read more
Deben Pool
Opening hours and pool timetable for Deben Pool in Woodbridge Read more
Dog fouling
How to report a dog fouling problems and details of seasonal dog restrictions on the districts beaches. Read more
Dogs - stray, lost, dangerous
How to report stray, lost and dangerous dogs and details of fees for the release of stray dogs. Read more
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East Coast Carbon Efficiency project
Giving small and medium-sized businesses the chance to save money by cutting their fuel bills and go greener and be more competitive. Read more
Elections - forthcoming
Details of forthcoming local and national elections. Read more
Elections - local council
Notices of forthcoming local parish, town, district and county council elections and by-elections and recent results. Read more
Electoral registration
Apply to get your name on the electoral register, update your details or apply for a postal or proxy vote. Read more
Emergencies - What to do in a major emergency
Advice on what to do should a major emergency occur in the district. Read more
Emergency planning
Information about emergency planning in Suffolk and contact details for the Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Unit and Suffolk Resilience Forum. Read more
Environmental Information Regulations
How to make a request for information under the Environmental Information Regulations. Read more
Environmental permitting
How to apply for an environmental permit if you control the operation of a regulated facility in the district. Read more
Equality and diversity
How we are meeting our equality duty and promoting access to our services. Read more
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Fees and charges
Details of Suffolk Coastal's fees and charges. Read more
Felixstowe Leisure Centre
Opening times, pool timetable and details of activities at Felixstowe Leisure Centre. Read more
Flooding
Preparing for flooding and what to do during a flood Read more
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
Hygiene ratings for food businesses in Suffolk Coastal can now be viewed online. Read more
Food safety
Information on food hygiene and safety for food businesses and consumers. Read more
Freedom of Information
How to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. Read more
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Gateway to Homechoice
Gateway to Homechoice is the scheme for letting social housing in this district and seven other council areas in the region. Read more
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Our online Geographic Information System (GIS) lets you view some of the map based information held by the Council. Read more
Grants - housing
Details of grants available to bring homes up to the decent homes standard and for adapting dwellings to help people with disabilities. Read more
Grants and funding for community organisations
Details of capital and revenue grants available from Suffolk Coastal and information about other funding organisations and applying for funding. Read more
Greenprint Forum
Forum for parish and town councils, environmental and community organisations and businesses working to improve the environment of the district. Read more
Gritting roads and snow clearing
Gritting roads when ice or snow is forecast is the responsibility of Suffolk County Council except for trunk roads which are the responsibility of the Highways Agency. Read more
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Health and safety
Workplace health and safety enforcement in the district is the joint responsibility of Suffolk Coastal's Food and Safety Team and the government's Health & Safety Executive. Read more
Health walks
Stepping Out in Suffolk is a programme of free health walks offered across Suffolk. Read more
Helping Hand home improvement agency
If your house needs repair or insulation work or you need to undertake disabled adaptations Suffolk Coastal's Helping Hand home improvement agency can help. Read more
High hedge complaints
Advice about settling hedge differences and explaining what happens if the Council gets involved. Read more
Holiday guide
Choose the Suffolk Coast for holidays and short breaks all year round Read more
Housing Benefit
Means tested benefit designed to help people on low incomes pay their rent. Read more
Housing grants
Details of grants available to bring homes up to the decent homes standard and for adapting dwellings to help people with disabilities. Read more
Housing, homelessness & housing advice
Where to find information and get support, how to apply for social housing, who to contact if you are homeless and how to apply for Housing and Council Tax Benefits. Read more
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Job vacancies
Current job vacancies at Suffolk Coastal and Waveney. Read more
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Land and property sales
Details of Council land and property currently for sale. Read more
Leiston Leisure Centre
Opening times, pool timetable and details of activities at Leiston Leisure Centre. Read more
Licensing
Suffolk Coastal deals with applications for a range of licences, permits, consents, and registrations. Read more
Listed buildings
Information and advice about listed buildings, making an application for listing and applying for listed building consent. Read more
Litter and fly-tipping
How to report litter and fly-tipping and details of the Spring Clean litter pick scheme. Read more
Local Council Tax Reduction
Council run scheme which replaces Council Tax benefit from April 2013. Read more
Local Development Framework
Planning policies for the future development of our district. Read more
Local land charges
A local land charges search is undertaken when a property or a piece of land is being purchased, leased, valued or re-mortgaged. Read more
Local Plan
View the Suffolk Coastal Local Plan first adopted in 1994 and alterations adopted in 2001 and 2006. Read more
Localism
Information about the new community rights introduced by the Localism Act 2011 - the Community Right to Bid, Community Right to Challenge and Community Right to Build. Read more
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Management team
Details of Suffolk Coastal and Waveney's shared management team. Read more
Markets
Regular markets selling locally produced food and a wide range of other goods take place around the district. Read more
MPs and MEPs
Contact details for Suffolk Coastal's MPs and MEPs and how to find out which MP represents where you live. Read more
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Noise complaints
How we can help to deal with nuisance caused by noise. Read more
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Occupational health and safety
Workplace health and safety enforcement in the district is the joint responsibility of Suffolk Coastal's Food and Safety Team and the government's Health & Safety Executive. Read more
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Parish councils
How to get in touch with your local town or parish council, view town and parish election results and the register of interests for town and parish councillors. Read more
Payments
Ways to pay your Council Tax, Business Rates, car park excess charge notices and other Council invoices. Read more
Payments to suppliers
Reports showing Council spending over £500 since January 2011. Read more
Personal alarm and telecare services
Assistive technology and services that support the safety and independence of people in their own homes. Read more
Petitions
Guidelines for submitting paper and online petitions to Suffolk Coastal. Read more
Planning applications
How to apply for plannning permission and search for details of current applications. Read more
Plans, policies and strategies
View Suffolk Coastal's plans, policies and strategies Read more
Port Health
Contact details and website for the Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority based at the Port of Felixstowe. Read more
Pothole repairs
Suffolk County Council is responsible for repairing potholes in public roads in the district. Read more
Press and media enquiries
Press and media enquiries are dealt with by the Council's communications team. Read more
Private water supplies
Information about regulations relating to drinking water supplied from wells, boreholes and other private water supplies. Read more
Procurement
Contact details for the teams responsible for purchasing goods and services at Suffolk Coastal plus where to find contracts currently open to tender. Read more
Property sales
Details of Council land and property currently for sale. Read more
Public transport in Suffolk
- suffolkonboard.com is the website for passenger transport information in Suffolk, including rail and bus timetables, community transport, park and ride and a journey planner. Read more
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Quality of Place Awards
Awards recognising the quality of the built and natural environment of the district. Read more
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Radon affected areas
Advice for homeowners and information about Radon affected areas in the district. Read more
Recycling centres
Search for recycling banks near you, find out what you can take to household waste recycling centres and opening times. Read more
Register of births, deaths and marriages
The Suffolk Registration Service is responsible for registering births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths in Suffolk. Read more
Register of councillors' interests
The register of interests gives details of any interests that might give rise to a conflict of interest in a councillor's duties as a district, town or parish councillor. Read more
Rights of way
Find out about the different types of rights of way and what your rights and responsibilities are when using or managing them. Read more
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Safeguarding children
View our policies, procedures to safeguard the welfare of children. Read more
Safer Neighbourhood Teams
How to contact your local SNT and details of the parishes they cover. Read more
Safety at work
Workplace health and safety enforcement in the district is the joint responsibility of Suffolk Coastal's Food and Safety Team and the government's Health & Safety Executive. Read more
School closures
School closures due to bad weather are published by Suffolk County Council on its website and broadcast on local radio. Read more
Sizewell C development
Find out how we are preparing for new Sizewell plans. Read more
Social care services
Social care services in Suffolk are the responsibility of Suffolk County Council who work closely with health authorities, housing organisations, independent organisations and voluntary groups. Read more
Spa Pavilion Theatre, Felixstowe
The Spa Pavilion Theatre closed on 6 January 2013 and is being marketed by property agents Jones Lang LaSalle. Read more
Sport and leisure centres
Suffolk Coastal has four sport and leisure centres located in Felixstowe, Leiston and Woodbridge. Read more
Statement of Accounts
Detailed report on the Council’s income, expenditure, assets and liabilities for the past financial year. Read more
Stepping Out in Suffolk
Programme of free health walks offered across Suffolk. Read more
Street light maintenance
Suffolk County Council is responsible for maintaining and repairing most street lights in the district. Read more
Street naming and numbering
The Council is responsible for the definitive addresses of all properties within the district. Read more
Street party guide
Guide to the things you need to think about if you want to hold a street party and the information you will need to let us know. Read more
Summer holiday activities
Exciting range of activities on offer for young people aged between 8 and 14 this summer. Read more
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Tattooists and skin piercing businesses
Businesses carrying out tattooing, cosmetic-piercing (including ear-piercing), electrolysis and acupuncture must be registered with the Council. Read more
Tenders and contracts
Details of our contracts procedures and where to find contracts currently open to tender for Suffolk Coastal and Waveney. Read more
Tourist information
Stretching from Felixstowe in the south, to Lowestoft in the north, the Suffolk Coast has 79 miles of stunning coastline with beautiful beaches, stunning countryside and charming market towns for you to discover. Read more
Tourist Information Centres
Our Tourist Information Centres at Aldeburgh, Felixstowe, and Woodbridge offer a wide range of services to residents and visitors alike. Read more
Town and parish councils
How to get in touch with your local town or parish council, view town and parish election results and the register of interests for town and parish councillors. Read more
Trading standards
Suffolk Trading Standards is the enforcement service responsible for protecting consumers and legitimate traders from scams and unfair trading. Read more
Tree works applications
Formal consent needs to be obtained from the Council to fell or prune a protected tree and notification must be given of proposed works to trees in conservation areas. Read more
Trees and hedgerows
Information about trees and hedgrows, community tree planting, tree and hedgerow preservation and legislation. Read more
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Village of the Year competition
Details of the annual Suffolk Village of the Year competition. Read more
Voter registration
Apply to get your name on the electoral register, update your details or apply for a postal or proxy vote. Read more
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Warm homes, healthy people
Need help to make your home warmer this winter ... or know someone that might? - Suffolk Coastal is working with partners across Suffolk to help those most in need through the winter months. Read more
Waste and recycling
Details of bin collection services and recycling centres across the district. Read more
Weather and tide information
Weather forecasts and tide tables for Suffolk Coastal. Read more
What's on in Suffolk Coastal
Useful websites for finding out what's going on in and around Suffolk Coastal. Read more