Parish Guide: Adverse Possession (often known as 'Squatters Rights') (PDF, 362 Kb)

A recent addition to the Parish Guide collection, helping you to navigate some common issues across the parish. This one deals with Adverse Possession and unregistered land.

Parish Guide: Building an Extension. (PDF, 286 Kb)

A guide for measures to take and basic rules, plus structures outside the permitted development criteria.

Parish Guide: Bonfires (2023) (PDF, 370 Kb)

A guide outlining the practical approach to domestic bonfires. Updated June 2023.

Parish Guide: Lost and stray dogs (2023) (PDF, 379 Kb)

Practical steps to take if you find a stray dog, or have lost a dog. Updated June 2023.

Parish Guides: Reporting Problems on the Roads (PDF, 556 Kb)

A guide that gives contact details for various road problems and whether the issue is dealt with by Somerset County Council or Mendip District Council. Updated for 2022.

Parish Guide: Fly-Tipping (2023) (PDF, 388 Kb)

What to do if you want to report fly-tipping. Updated June 2023.

Parish Guide: House & Garden Boundaries (2023) (PDF, 370 Kb)

Updated in June 2023, with revised references for Somerset Council.

Parish Guide: Overhanging trees & vegetation (2023) (PDF, 274 Kb)

A guide to what you can do regarding overhanging trees, what are the limitations and what to do if you think roots or branches are causing damage.

Parish Guide: Rivers & Flooding (2023) (PDF, 452 Kb)

Updated and links checked, June 2023.