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North Tyneside Council is responsible for the licensing of private hire drivers, vehicles and operators as well as hackney carriage drivers and vehicles.

The Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy sets out how the local authority makes decisions about new applications and licences currently in force.

The policy’s objectives are:

a) The safety and protection of the public:

b) The protection of children and vulnerable adults from harm.

c) The promotion of environmental sustainability:

Since 2013 Local Authorities have had the power to charge a 50% Council Tax Premium on properties that have been empty in excess of two years.  (Properties that fall into a different Council Tax exempt category such as a deceased persons estate, or property left empty as owner is in care are exempt from any premiums.) North Tyneside Council did not introduce these premiums.

Then in 2018 Parliament introduced the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax(Empty Dwellings) Act which allowed local authorities to charge the following premiums:

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 requires local authorities to produce a Contaminated Land Strategy and to periodically review it.  The Authority has a Strategy which was last reviewed in 2014. 
The overarching objectives of the Strategy on contaminated land are:
a) To identify and remove unacceptable risks to human health and the environment;
b) To seek to ensure that contaminated land is made suitable for its current use; and

AgeUK are carrying out a consultation survey to influence their 2020-2025 strategyAgeUK.  The survey includes a few short questions about growing old

This consultation is aimed at helping us to understand residents’ recycling habits. The findings will help us develop future waste campaigns and ensure we provide residents with the necessary information to help them manage their waste correctly.
 
 

North Tyneside Council is reviewing its Lettings Policy and would welcome your help.

Why are we reviewing?

Our policy was last reviewed in 2016, however it is good practice to review it every two years in order to respond to changes in government legislation and in the local housing market. The six changes we are considering could help us to:

North Tyneside Council is working with partner councils as part of the Digital Durham programme to improve broadband infrastructure. 
Digital Durham is working to provide superfast broadband in the council areas of County Durham, Gateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Tees Valley (Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar and Cleveland). We work in partnership with Broadband Delivery (BDUK), which is part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).