A summary of how the Town Council spends its money is included in the Annual Financial Report.

The precept is the amount the Town Council requests each year from North Somerset Council to spend in the Town. The amount is included in each residents’ Council Tax bill.

Yes. Council meetings are normally held at 7.30pm on Wednesdays. Meetings are held at the Tithe Barn.

All these meetings are open for the public to attend. At Town Council meetings there is a slot on the agenda for members of the public to speak. At other meetings, if members of the public want to speak they need to let the chairman or the Town Clerk know before the meeting starts. The dates of upcoming meetings are available here. Agendas and Minutes of meetings are publicly available.

There are five Town Council wards and two North Somerset Council wards. You can find out which ward you live in by using the council ward map

You can find out who your Town Councillors and North Somerset Councillors through the links.

• Nailsea has a Farmers’ Market on the 3rd Saturday of every month, from 9am to 1.30pm.
• The Craft Market is on the 3rd Saturday from April to December, from 9am to 1.30pm.
• The Community Market is on the 3rd Saturday of every month, from 9am to 1pm.
• The Country Market is held every Friday morning from 10-11.15am at Christ Church Vestry Hall, Christ Church Close (closed first 2 weeks in January).
• The outdoor Tuesday Market starts at 9am in the Town Centre.

Read more information on these markets

Contact the Farmers’ Market Manager.

The town centre is privately owned. The Centre Manager can be contacted on 01275 854543.

The nearest recycling centre to Nailsea is in Backwell. Further details can be obtained here

The Scotch Horn Centre offers a range of facilities. Other information is available from the Nailsea Paper

The Town Council has allotments on Whitesfield Road and Engine Lane. They are in great demand and the current waiting time to get an allotment is about 3 years. Allotments are allocated on a first come first served basis. You can apply for an allotment by clicking here or by contacting the Town Council office.

Visit our Nailsea Tithe Barn page for more information.

North Somerset Council’s web-site has information relating to housing issues. ‘Council’ housing is the responsibility of NS Housing:

Contact the Housing and Council Tax Benefit Office

Information on all matters regarding waste collection can be found at North Somerset Council Recycling & Waste

North Somerset Council is the ‘planning authority’. Information on planning applications is available on the North Somerset Council’s Planning Pages

The Town Council has a Planning and Environmental Committee that reviews and makes comments on planning applications in the town. Residents can attend its meetings to support or oppose a planning application. You can contact the Council Office to find out when the committee is reviewing an application. North Somerset Council takes account of the Town Council’s comments but does not have to agree with them.

Find the relevant planning application using the search facility on North Somerset Council’s web-site
Each current application has a link called ‘Comment on Application’, which you can use. If you contact the Town Council be sure to also make your comments known to North Somerset Council.

Advice can be obtained from North Somerset Council’s web-site
The following link might also be of use Planning Portal