Area West Community Offices

The Area West Community Offices are located at Crewkerne and Ilminster, and the Area Office is at Chard.

Our local offices are open to the public and our friendly Customer Service Advisors can help you to access a wide range of District Council Services including: -

  • Benefit enquiries
  • Council Tax
  • Housing and Homelessness
  • Refuse and Recycling
  • Planning
  • Environmental Health
  • Streetscene
  • Building Control
  • Licensing
  • Elections

You can make debit card payments at our Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster Offices for Council Tax, Business Rates, Parking fines, Bulky collections and our Garden Waste Service.  Cash payments can be made at Chard using our cash machine.

 

Crewkerne Community Office

We are based in the Council Office at Market Square, TA18 7LN along with the Town Council and Local Information Centre.  There is a public access computer where you can access the Homefinder website for Housing applications and bidding, and also the SSDC website.

The office is open 4 and a half days per week:

  • Mon, Tues, Weds: 9.00am to 1.00, 1.30 to 5.00pm
  • Thursdays:           9.00am to 1.00pm
  • Fridays:               9.00am to 1.00, 1.30 to 4.00pm

 

Ilminster Community Office

We are based at the lower end of North Street TA19 0DG adjacent to the Market Square, along with the Town Council.

The office is open Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9.15am and 1.45pm.

 

Chard Area Office

This is at the Holyrood Lace Mill, Holyrood Street TA20 2YA where we share the building with the Library and Registrar.  There is a public access computer where you can access the Homefinder website for Housing applications and bidding, and the SSDC website.  We also host a Jobpoint and Jobphone, to give free access to Jobcentreplus services.  There is a free phone for the public to contact Social Services and all SSDC departments.  There is a Planner here on Mondays.

The office opens at 9.00am every weekday, and closes at 5.00pm (4.45pm Fridays).  Please note the cash machine shuts at 4.40pm.

 

To contact these offices by telephone please ring 01935 462462 and ask for the relevant office.