Service catalogue
47 Pradeshiya Sabha services, one platform.
Services pre-configured in OnlineSabha, organised by the council's real divisions. Pick a service to see how to get it, the fee and the documents needed.
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47 services
Administration
Land and institutional affairs
Land acquisition for the local authority
Submit a request to acquire land for council use and keep every step of the case in one file.
Council consent for long-term lease of state land
Prepare the council's consent or recommendation requested by the Divisional Secretary before state land is leased long-term.
Revenue
Licences, taxes, rentals and leases
Trade licence
The annual licence needed to run a business premises. The fee follows the premises' annual value.
Industrial tax
Annual tax on factories and production sites, graded by the premises' annual value.
Slaughterhouse licence
Annual licence to operate a cattle slaughterhouse.
Sports ground hire
Book a council ground for a match, event or meeting by the day or half-day. Date clashes are checked automatically.
Lease of council shop rooms
Lease council shop rooms by annual tender. The lease, monthly instalments and late fees are all kept in the system.
Event, town and community hall hire
Hire a council hall for celebrations, seminars and community meetings on any free date in the hall's calendar.
Annual lease of weekly fair collection rights
Lease the right to collect weekly-fair fees by annual tender.
Water bowser service
Order the council water bowser for drinking or construction water, charged per trip.
Vehicle and machinery hire
Hire council backhoes, tippers, tractors and rollers by the hour, trip or day.
Valuation register: name entry, assessment number and change of ownership
Add or correct a name, get a new assessment number or register a change of ownership. Once approved, the property register updates itself.
Advertising permit
Permit to display advertisements, banners or name boards. Apply at least 7 days ahead.
Public performance and carnival licence
Licence to hold public shows, concerts and carnivals. Apply at least 7 days before it starts.
Social hall licence
Annual licence to run a social hall.
Assessment (property) tax
Rates on buildings and land, billed quarterly on annual value. Early-payment discounts and late fees are automatic; no application needed.
Acreage tax
Annual tax on large cultivated or uncultivated land, by acreage. Billed once the land is registered.
Business tax
Annual tax on trading businesses, graded by last year's turnover. The business must be on the register.
Undeveloped land tax
Annual tax on undeveloped land, billed once the land is registered.
Vehicle and animal tax
Annual tax on vehicles and animals.
Annual lease of council property
Lease council canteens, stalls and public property by annual tender. Instalment bills follow automatically after the award.
Tax on certain land sales
One-off tax on land auctions and sales. The revenue inspector records the sale and bills the liable auctioneer.
Entertainment tax
Tax deposit for ticketed events, ticket stamping and reconciliation after the event.
Parking charges
Fees for using council car parks.
Accounts
Back-office processes for officers
Counter payments (cashier)
Look up a person by NIC and collect every tax, rent and fee they owe in one place, with sequential PDF receipts and a daily total.
Procurement
Keep suppliers, supplier bills and their approvals; payment goes through the 6-step payment voucher.
Annual financial statements (final accounts)
Produce the annual financial statements (Annex 02–05) straight from the books.
Stores
Record stores requests (item, quantity and storage period) with their approvals.
Asset management
Record asset requests (asset, location and purpose) with their approvals.
Council audit process
Record audit queries by year and scope. Every action in the system also has its own audit trail.
Works
Building, land approvals, environment and maintenance
Removal of dangerous trees
Ask for a tree or branch that endangers a road, house or the public to be removed. A technical officer acts after a site inspection.
Certificate of conformity (development, subdivision or building)
Certifies that an approved development, subdivision or building was completed as approved. Needed before a building is occupied.
Building plan approval
Get building plans approved for a new building, an extension or an alteration.
Development permit extension
Extend a development permit by a year at a time, up to twice.
Non-vesting certificate
The certificate banks ask for before a loan: the council will not take over the property and nothing is owed to it.
Land subdivision plan approval
Plan approval to subdivide land into plots or amalgamate parcels.
Gully bowser service
Book the council gully bowser to empty septic pits, in queue order.
Commercial waste collection
Contract waste collection for shops, factories and offices. The monthly fee is set after an inspection.
Naming roads and public places, and memorials
Ask the council to approve naming a road or public place, or putting up a memorial.
Street line and building limit certificate
Shows the street line and building limit for a plot, for loans, valuations and building applications.
Street light maintenance
Pick a broken or dark street light on the map and report it, or ask for a new one.
Road cutting permit for service connections
Permit to cut a council road for a water, power or phone connection, with a reinstatement deposit.
Regularising unauthorised construction
Regularise building work done without approval, where it can meet the rules, on payment of a compounding fee.
Community Development
Community services, library and crematorium
Crematorium booking
Book a date and time at the crematorium, with the fee paid as a deposit.
Library membership
Join or renew the council public library (child or adult). Download the form, get it certified and hand it to the librarian.
Environmental Protection Licence
Issue and renew the EPL for prescribed industries; the inspection fee follows the investment.
Community council registration
Register and regulate village community councils with their office-bearers, assets and constitution.
Ways to get a service
- Apply online21
- Book online7
- Report online2
- Council issues the bill5
- By tender3
- Download form & hand in1
- Billed from officer's record1
- Office process7
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