Can the Borough Council veto any of the town council’s plans?
While Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is responsible for the billing and collection of council tax, it has no influence over how much the town council raises from council tax or how its budget is spent. The Borough Council can only veto the plans of the town council where the town council is proposing to act outside its powers. For example: • the town council has a right to be consulted on all planning applications in its area and provide any comments as it sees fit. However, it has no powers in deciding planning applications – this is the prerogative of the Borough Council as the Planning Authority. • if the town council wanted to increase the number of grit bins, they could not just buy them and put them in the street. They would have to consult and seek permission from the Borough Council, as the town council itself has no power to place them in the street.
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