Apply For It

You can use our website to apply for a large variety of Council services, either online or via email.

Council Tax and Benefits

• Back dating benefits claim form - find out if you are eligible for back dated benefit payments.
• Claim for housing and council tax benefit - apply for help with your housing and council tax.
• Business rates direct debit - information on how to pay your business rates by direct debit.
• Single occupancy discount form - apply for a single person discount on Council Tax.
• Direct debit payment forms - details on how to pay your council tax by direct debit.
• Revenues and Benefits online interactive services - find out how to pay your Council Tax online, report a move and other online services.

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  Planning

• Building notice application - find out how to make an application.
• High hedges complaint form - information on high hedges and how to make a complaint.
• Planning application - information on making a planning application online.
• Site inspection - how to book a site inspection online.
• Regularisation certificate - apply online for a regularisation certificate
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  Recycling Collection

• Assistance with recycling collection- apply for help with your refuse collections.
• Bulky goods collection - information on how to arrange collection from your property.
• Compost bins - how to order a compost bin.
• Refuse and recycling information leaflets - request information leaflets.
• Wheeled bins - request a new wheeled bin if yours has been lost, damaged or stolen.

• Licensing

• Animal boarding licence application - apply for a licence to board animals.
• Charitable collection licence - apply for a licence to make charitable collections.
• Dog breeding licence- apply for a licence to breed dogs.
• Food premises licence - apply for a licence for a food premises.
• Alcohol and entertainment licence applications - apply for an alcohol and entertainment licence.
• Betting, gaming & lotteries applications - apply for a betting, gaming & lotteries licence.
• Motor salvage licence - apply for a motor salvage licence.
• Pavement permission licence - how to apply for a pavement permission application.
• Pet shop licence - apply for a pet shop licence.
• Riding establishment licence - apply for a riding establishment licence.
• Scrap metal licence - apply for a scrap metal licence.
• Skin piercing licence - how to apply for a skin piercing licence.
• Sex establishment licence - how to apply for a sex establishment licence.
• Street trading licence - apply for a street trading licence.
• Wild animals licence - apply for a licence to keep wild animals.
• Zoo licence - how to apply for a licence to keep a zoo.
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  General

• Council Job vacancies - how to apply online.
• Car park season ticket application form - how to apply for a car park season ticket.
• Concessionary bus pass application form - apply for a concessionary travel pass.
• Disabled facilities grant application - enquire if you are eligible for a disabled facilities grant.
• Environmental Information - how to request environmental information.
• Freedom of Information request - request information about Rochford District Council.
• New resident pack - order our pack of useful information about the District.
• Overseas elector - register to be an overseas elector.
• Parking permits - submit an application for a car parking permit.
• Register as an elector - how to register as an elector.
• Postal vote application form - apply to be eligible for a postal vote.
• Proxy vote application form - apply to vote by proxy.
• School places - how to apply for a place for your child.
• Tree Preservation - request to serve a tree preservation order.