To tell us about a problem, such as a missed bin, fly tip, litter, abandoned vehicle or dog fouling, please use our Report It Page.
Most issues can be resolved online. It's the quickest and most convenient way to contact us to get help.
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Council Tax
For enquiries about Council Tax, including discounts, exemptions and moving house, please use this link. For Council Tax Reduction, please use the link below.
Council Tax Reduction
For enquiries about Council Tax Reduction, please use this link. For Universal Credit enquiries, please contact the Department for Work and Pensions.
Housing
For queries about Devon Home Choice, concerns about a rough sleeper, housing loans and grants, energy efficiency or housing disrepair.
Housing Benefit
Please use this link for enquiries about housing benefit. For Universal Credit, please contact the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Homelessness
For enquiries about homelessness or the threat of homelessness, evictions, landlord disputes and mediation, please complete this form on Jigsaw.
Business Rates
For enquiries about business rates accounts, moving premises, reliefs, exemptions and small business rate relief, please use this form.
Planning
Please use this form for queries about planning permission, planning applications, conservation areas, listed buildings and land charges.
Street Naming
If you want to change your house name, enquire about naming a new property, or if you need to name and number a new street, please use this form.
Waste and Recycling
For enquiries about domestic waste and recycling collections, including clinical waste, assisted collections and bulky waste, please use this form.
Parking
For enquiries about our car park locations and prices, using RingGo, parking permits and penalty charge notices, please use this form.
Estates
Please use this link for any questions about council-owned land, temporary pavement licences for businesses, premises or holding events.
Elections
For queries about elections, registering to vote or the electoral roll, please use this form. To register to vote, please go to gov.uk/register-to-vote.
Licensing
For information about types of licenses, how much a licence will cost and how to pay, questions about existing licenses or any other related queries.
Environmental Health
For enquiries about nuisance, housing standards, energy grants and loans, food hygiene and safety and registering a food business, please use this form.
Communities
For enquiries about community grants, assets of community value, events on Council land, antisocial behaviour and more.
Trees
For enquiries about protected trees, Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs), ash dieback, trees in conservation areas and tree ownership please use this form.
Website Feedback
If you would like to submit feedback about our new website, report broken links or tell us about an issue with this site, please use this form.
Press and Media
Our communications team handle enquiries from the press and media.
Anything Else
If your enquiry is not about any of the options on this page, you can ask us about something else using this form.
Other ways to reach us
You can contact us by phone on 01822 813600.
Our offices are located in Tavistock, Devon at the following address:
West Devon Borough Council
Kilworthy Park
Drake Road
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 0BZ
In an emergency, the out-of-hours telephone number is: 01822 813360.
The emergency phone number is only available outside of standard working hours Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.
Calls to the emergency number during this time will be redirected to the general switchboard number above.
Our offices are open every Tuesday from 9.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. if you prefer to call in.
Phone Lines Open
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. |
| Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays | Closed |
Kilworthy Park Opening Hours
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. |