Tavistock Pannier Market

In the last years of the nineteenth century two District Councils were constituted to serve the Tavistock area - the Urban District Council and the Rural District Council. Quite early in its history the Urban District Council added to its statutory duties by assuming responsibility for a large amount of property previously in the ownership of the Duke of Bedford.

The Development Management & Licensing Committee meets three-weekly and considers planning and licensing applications and development policies affecting Tavistock Town.

Consultative Groups meet during the year, as required, to consider matters of detail concerning areas of Council work such as the Town Hall & Markets, and Whitchurch Down.