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  • Speed limits

    Content last updated: 07 January 2022

  • Highways Maintenance

    The Section has a responsibility for the control of highways maintenance to ensure the effective repair and maintenance of the existing highway network. Highways Maintenance Officers carry out the rou… Content last updated: 31 October 2019

  • Adopted roads and pavements

    Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, as a Highway Authority, is responsible for the maintenance of all adopted highways and footways in the Borough. Highways that are not part of the adopted highway… Content last updated: 31 October 2019

  • Private Hire Operators Licence

    Private Hire vehicles and drivers may only be despatched by a licensed Private Hire Operator.  A person or limited company can apply for an operator’s licence to operate from a premises within the bor… Content last updated: 03 May 2022

  • Dangerous Wild Animals licence

    Any person who keeps an animal defined as being dangerous under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 needs to be licensed.  The intention of the licence is to protect the health and welfare of the anim… Content last updated: 14 February 2019

  • Performing Animals registration

    Any person who exhibits or trains performing animals needs to be registered with their local authority under the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925.  You must register if you keep or train anima… Content last updated: 04 October 2018

  • Alcohol Licenced Premises Gaming Machines

    Under the Gambling Act 2005 which came into force on the 1st September 2007 and created the following permissions for the use of Gaming Machines in Alcohol Licensed Premises: Notification of up to 2… Content last updated: 03 March 2022

  • Apply for Assisted Collection

    If you are having difficulty in putting out your Wheelie Bin and recycling containers on collection day you can ask for an assisted collection where the collection teams will assist you.  An assessmen… Content last updated: 21 November 2022

  • Hackney Carriage Vehicle (Taxi) licence

    All vehicles with 8 passenger seats or less used for the transportation of fee paying passengers must be licensed.  Hackney Carriage vehicles can be hired from a taxi rank, hailed at the roadside or p… Content last updated: 16 January 2023

  • Private Hire Vehicle Licence

    All vehicles with 8 passenger seats or less used for the transportation of fee-paying passengers must be licensed.  Private Hire vehicles cannot be hailed at the roadside or use a taxi rank.  All priv… Content last updated: 16 January 2023

  • Amend a birth certificate

    Can I change the birth record at a later date? Please contact the Register Office who will answer any questions you may have regarding a change of record. Why would I re-register my child? If the nat… Content last updated: 25 January 2021

  • Working with Merthyr Tydfil CBC

    Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council’s outcomes are supported by over 2000 active suppliers.  We have a diverse supplier base ranging from simple stationery suppliers to complex high value works cont… Content last updated: 23 January 2024

  • Eligibility and Referrals

    Are you eligible? To be eligible to receive support from Inspire2Achieve the following criteria must apply: you must be aged 16-19 You must be NEET – Not in Education, Employment or Training The Ref… Content last updated: 07 March 2024

  • Pre-Application Advice

    The Council encourages and welcomes applicants and developers to engage in pre-application discussions at the earliest opportunity in the development process.  The benefits of obtaining such advice ca… Content last updated: 09 April 2024

  • Homelessness Prevention Fund

    The purpose of this funding is to top up the discretionary homelessness prevention funds that the Local Authority currently utilises to prevent and alleviate homelessness. This discretionary funding c… Content last updated: 20 August 2024

  • Pet Shop licence

    Any person who runs a pet shop needs to be licensed under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Wales) Regulations 2021. This includes sales of animals from shops, domestic p… Content last updated: 26 November 2024

  • Rights of Way

    Public rights of way are open to everyone. They can be roads, paths or tracks, and can run through towns, countryside or private property. You have the right to walk along them. Some rights of way are… Content last updated: 26 March 2025

  • Street and Property Naming and Numbering

    The naming and numbering of all new developments, individual properties, industrial units and streets are dealt with by the Highways Department. There is a charge for this service and all the relevant… Content last updated: 01 April 2025

  • Apply for a Larger Capacity Bin

    From 1st April 2025, there is a £18.72 charge for the provision of the larger capacity bin, payable prior to delivery. Once this bin is no longer required a standard 140 litre bin will be provided fre… Content last updated: 29 April 2025

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