Information and resources for town and parish councillors and clerks

How can I submit a request to the council?

Every town and parish council has been issued with a My Account login. This part of the website can be used to report many different issues, including the precise location of potholes.

My Account login

Contact the council to report, request, apply and find information on hundreds of council services. 

Contact the council

Log an ICT Customer Portal (service desk) call

Please use the button below to log a call with our ICT Customer Portal, specifically if you have any IT issues with My Account, planning Public Access website or a parish council website:
Log a Customer Portal call

How can I access planning agendas and reports?

You can able to access agendas for all three planning committees via the 3 links below: 

Access agendas for the Planning Committee

Access agendas for the Eastern Area Planning Sub-Committee

Access agendas for the Western Area Planning Sub-Committee

Within the agendas, you will find the reports relating to each application that has been, or will be, considered by the committees.

These reports are highly detailed and include the reasoning behind planning officers’ recommendations.

If a resident of your town or parish would like to register to speak in relation to a planning application, they can call Democratic Services to register using the telephone number on the first page of each agenda.

How can I respond to planning applications?

Every town and parish council has an account for the East Riding Planning Portal in order to submit feedback to the council in relation to individual planning applications.

How can I see the council's plans, policies and strategies?

Please visit the council's plans, policies and strategies page.

What other information might I need to access as clerk to a town or parish council?

Roads, streets, traffic and parking

Visit the Roads, streets, traffic and parking page.

Report a pothole

Every town and parish council has been issued with a MyAccount login. This part of the website can be used to report many different issues, including the precise location of potholes.

Report a pothole

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s budget and spending

Visit the Budgets and spending page.

Council tax 

Visit the Council tax page.

Details of Members of Parliament, ward councillors other town and parish councils

Access details of Councillors and members of parliament.

Council’s scrutiny committee work programmes, agendas and minutes

Visit the council's Overview and scrutiny committees.

East Riding Town and Parish Council Charter 

East Riding Town and Parish Council Charter (pdf 1mb)

Electoral Services

Visit Elections and voting.

Highway maintenance plans

Visit the council's Transport asset management.

Where can I view code of conduct training for parish and town councillors and clerks?

A recording of the last training session for town and parish councillors and clerks in respect of the code of conduct and a copy of the slides are available on the Standards Committee page. The slides setting out the changes in the new code of conduct adopted by East Riding Council are available below:

New Code of Conduct (pdf 308kb)