City of York Council

About City of York Council

From our offices in West Offices and Hazel Court, and with partners, City of York Council serves over 200,000 residents in and around York. Local communities depend on the statutory services we deliver and our people are proud to keep York clean, safe, productive and resilient. A strong council can also be an empowering force - transforming lives, communities and generations. We deliver lots of important but little-known services that are making a big difference to those who need them. Every year at the council: 7,036 adults receive social care, 77,000 people served in the customer centre, 260,000 enquiries resolved over the phone, 3,000 planning applications, 5.5m tonnes of waste collected, 1.2m metres of high verges cut, 8,000 council properties managed, 8,000 businesses supported, 200,000 residents served, 220 children looked after.