What We Do Generally the role of a parish council is to improve the quality of community life for their parish and its inhabitants. They can: · Give views, on behalf of their community, on planning applications and other proposals that affect the parish. · Undertake projects and schemes that benefit local residents. · Work in partnership with other bodies to achieve benefits for the parish. · Alert relevant authorities to problems that arise or work that needs to be undertaken. · Help the other tiers of local government keep in touch with their local communities. Parish councils have only a limited number of legal duties, but potentially have a wide range of powers. It varies from council to council which powers are taken up, for example, a small council with a lesser budget may not have the facilities or opportunities to utilise all its possible powers. Larger parish and town councils may well preside over a range of responsibilities, e.g. allotments, burial grounds, community centres, footpaths, highways, land, lighting, open spaces, parking, tourism, transport and planning. For a more detailed breakdown visit the HALC website Powers and Duties of a Parish Council Herefordshire Association of Local Councils Click here to go to the HALC web site to find out about Parish Councils in more depth