Essential works to the planning register
On Tuesday 22 July 2025, you will not be able to search or comment on planning applications. This is because of essential maintenance needed to the software. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Reminder letters, final and arrangement default notices, court summons, court hearing and liability order.
You do not need to attend the court hearing if you accept the court summons.
If you disagree with the summons, you must attend the court hearing and show legal evidence why. This evidence is known as ‘valid defences’
The set defences to stop a liability order include:
You should not attend court if you do not meet any of the listed defences.
Contact us before your court hearing if you can prove one of the listed defences.
A liability order gives us the legal powers to collect your Council Tax debt.
We can use any of the following collection options:
Find out how we recover unpaid Council Tax.