Councillors will normally represent approx 5,000 residents and the full council 47 members are elected every four years.  We are all proud to serve local residents as your elected members on BDC, which is the most cost effective, efficient and customer focused Local Authority in Norfolk.

Areas of Responsibility.
Although not as complex and potentially daunting as NCC, it can sometimes be difficult for customers to deal with BDC, although BDC is on the whole, less bureaucratic and more customer focused than NCC, with a strong emphasis on FRONT LINE SERVICE DELIVERY.

For Guidance BDC is responsible for the following:-
Planning and Development Services:-Inc strategic plan making (BDC local plan,individual planning applications, Tree preservation orders, building control, local land searches.

Environmental Services:- Inc health and hygiene inspections, health and safety, water testing, noise nuisance control, waste collection, recycling, pollution
control.

Housing:- Inc affordable housing social housing, homelessness, Broadland Growth (housing development) emergence housing.emergency planning.

Finance:- Inc collection of Council tax, business rates (NDR), budgeting BDC is the collection authority for Council Tax for Taverham & Thorpe Marriott.
Note:- Your Council Tax Bill is broken down approx as follows: NCC 77%, Norfolk Police Authority 14%, BDC 7%, Parish Council 2%.

Economic Development:-Inc business support, business training apprenticeships, broadly active, leisure and tourism, broadband, supported employment,
support for real jobs, business grants, planning advice, Broadland business forum.

BDC works with Norwich City Council, South Norfolk District Council, Broads Authority, LEP and Norfolk County Council within the Greater Norwich Development Partnership, to developer policy for Jobs, infrastructure and housing. It should be NOTED, that any decision effecting BDC MUST be agreed by BDC FULL COUNCIL.