Council Assets and Services
What does the Town Council do?
The Town Council maintains/provides on behalf of the town:
- Session’s House (the old Magistrates Court), where the Town Council meet and work from
- London Road Cemetery: Burials, Garden of Remembrance and two Chapels
- Hubbard’s Hills (took back management on 30th November 2024)
- London Road Astroturf (leased by the London Road Sports Partnership)
- Allotments (managed by the Louth Cottage Garden Allotment Association)
- Old Mill House
- Julian Bower Field
- The War Memorial
- Running of the electric box in the Market Place
- Running costs (electric) of St James’ clock and outside flood lights
- Bus Shelters, litter bins, seating and information boards in the Town Centre
- The wooden hand carved Town Signs at entrances to Louth
- Town Centre Christmas lights, Christmas Tree and Crib
- Planting troughs in Louth Market Place and main town streets
- Funding 12 CCTV cameras (Managing in partnership with ELDC)
- Amenity grass cutting in the town
- Interactive speed signs
- Brown’s Panorama
- The original Louth Town Charters, paintings of past Mayors, housed in Sessions House
- Civic Parades
The Council liaise and consult with:
- Lincolnshire County Council – County Councillors, Highways – roads, public paths, trees, schools etc.,
- Lincolnshire Police – Louth Police Team and Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership
- Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group
- East Lindsey District Council – District Councillors, planning applications, street names and Tree Protection Orders
- Member of Parliament for Louth & Horncastle
The Council award grants to organisations around Louth – Information and the grants form can be downloaded here as a pdf.
The Town Council work with many organisations in the town including:
- Louth Litter Pickers
- Louth Independent Traders (Victorian Market, Christmas Market including Christmas Lights Switch On)
- Louth Lions
- Zero Degrees Festival
- Louth Rotary
- Community Pay Back Team
- Louth Museum
- Local schools
- Royal British Legion
- Team Parish of Louth
- Magna Vitae
- Louth Athletics Club, Hockey Club and Louth Old Boys Football Club
- Louth Run for Life
- Citizens Advice
Services managed and maintained by ELDC and Lincolnshire County Council
Services which East Lindsey District Council are responsible for
- Anti-Social Behaviour
- Bus Shelters (some are ELDC)
- Car Parks, Car Park Permits and Fines (ELDC run car parks only)
- CCTV
- Coronavirus Grants for businesses
- Council Tax Benefits
- Council Tax Collections
- Housing Advice and Homelessness
- Licensing
- Planning and Building Control
- Play areas
- Refuse bin collection
- Street Cleaning and street bin emptying
- Toilets (Public) in Partnership with Danfo (UK) Ltd
Tel: 01507 601111
Services which Lincolnshire County Council are responsible for
Adults and Children Social Care- Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
- Bus Passes
- Children’s Centre
- Disabled Parking (blue badges)
- Emergency Planning
- Fostering and Adoption
- Highways – including gritting, maintaining, street and traffic lighting, traffic signs, potholes and road markings – (Use https://www.fixmystreet.com/ to report faults)
- Household Recycling Centre
- Library
- Public Health
- On Street Parking Enforcement
- School Admissions, Free School Meals and School Transport
- Trading Standards
Tel: 01522 552222