Policies, Strategies and Finance

Our Purpose, Guiding Principles, Challenges and Successes

Council Finances, financial policies, budgets and audit.

We have now published our Annual Report for 2018/19

Our constitution is a written legal document which guides the Council on its decision making processes.

South Hams District Council has declared a climate change and biodiversity emergency.

Local Authorities who employ 250+ people must produce a Gender Pay Gap Report.

Statistical information about apprenticeships at South Hams District Council.

Full details of our Council Tax Reduction Scheme Policy

Policies covering our assets and commercial property management.

Here you can find the Local Development Framework which includes our planning policies.

Here you can view our housing policies.

Here you can find our licensing policies, from gambling to driver policies.

The Council has a legal duty to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. Find our policies here.

Here you can find the Council's Enforcement Policy.

The policies governing our Council run lottery for local good causes

Before the adoption of the Joint Local Plan, the Local Plan set out details about development plans in the South Hams

We will try to recover all debts owed to us.