Welcome to South Hams District Council

Bank Holiday Refuse Collection Service
Please note that all recycling, refuse, and trade waste collections in week commencing Monday 5th May 2008 will run one day late.  Normal service will resume the following week.

Independent Examination into the Affordable Housing DPD.
An Independent Examination into the representations received on the Affordable Housing Development Plan Document Submission Stage will commence shortly at South Hams District Council Offices.  Read More

South Devon & Dartmoor Unitary Authority concept
The South Devon & Dartmoor Unitary Authority concept, called Putting Our Rural Communities First, has been submitted at the invitation of the Boundary Committee which has been tasked to recommend an alternative local government arrangement for Devon.  Read More

Dartmouth Town Councillor - Election Result  
See the attached notice for the results of the town councillor election for Dartmouth Town Council - Dartmouth Clifton Ward.
Notice Of Persons Elected - Dartmouth Town Council

South Hams Magazine
The Spring 2008 edition of the South Hams Magazine is now available for download.   South Hams Magazine issue 11.

Devon Communities in Action
Information on how local communities plan to develop and support residents in the future is now available for everyone to view through a new website giving easy on-line access to information on topics such as housing, the environment, employment, and business ... Press Release

Support for Overseas Workers in the South Hams
South Hams District Council has secured funding to provide a range of support to workers from overseas through a handbook of information and services and on-site advice and support.   Press Release

Podręcznik dla pracowników emigracyjnych   Migrant Workers Handbook
Manual dos Trabalhadores Migrantes            Manuali i Punëtorëve migrues
Príručka pre zahraničných pracovníkov          Vendégmunkások kézikönyve
Manual para Trabajadores Migrantes          Manuel des travailleurs migrants
Handboek voor migrerende arbeidskrachten