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Local Government duties are covered by three authorities:
Hertfordshire County Council,
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council,
Hatfield Town Council.

Members of the public often refer to “The Council” as one body when discussing anything from road signs to dustbins when in fact the three Councils are completely independent and have different responsibilities (please see the following sections for details).
Each has a different body of elected Members and its own workforce. Each authority levies a separate charge (through the Council Tax system) to cover the cost of the activities that it administers.

HATFIELD TOWN COUNCIL

Council Offices, Kennelwood, Town Centre, Hatfield, AL10 OLG.
(N.B. With the Town Centre redevelopment the Council Offices will be relocating to Birchwood Leisure Centre in Longmead.)
Telephone: 01707 262023 Fax: 01707 271145
Website: www.hatfield-herts.gov.uk
Email: enquiries@hatfield-herts.gov.uk

Hatfield Parish, one of the largest in Hertfordshire, covers 4,649 hectares, 11,489 acres or 17.95 square miles and stretches from the village of Newgate Street in the south to Lemsford Village in the north. The Parish is administered by the Town Council which engages in a vast range of community activities. It also provides recreational facilities throughout the Civil Parish of Hatfield. Full Council and Committee meetings are open to the public and details are posted outside the Council Offices. There are various Committees such as Resources & Policy, General Purposes and Leisure at which Members and Officers of the Council decide on issues affecting Hatfield. A Town Mayor is also elected each year to represent Hatfield.

HATFIELD TOWN COUNCIL COMMUNITY FACILITIES

• Allotments, Green Lanes
• Birchwood Leisure Centre, Longmead
• Lemsford Village Hall, Lemsford
• Newgate Street Village Hall, Newgate Street Village
• Oxlease House, Travellers Lane
• Roe Hill Hall, Briars Lane
• Acacia Street Recreation Ground and Play Area
• Birchwood Playing Fields and Play Area, Longmead
• Centenary Park and Millwards Recreation Ground and Play Area, Travellers Lane
• Coppice Close Play Area
• Ellenbrook Recreation Ground and Play Area, Ellenbrook Lane
• Lemsford Playing Field and Play Area, Lemsford
• Mulberry Mead Play Area
• Newgate Street Playing Field and Play Area, Newgate Street Village Hall
• Newstead Recreation Ground and Play Area
• Roe Hill Playing Field and Play Area, Briars Lane
• St. Albans Road East Recreation Ground and Play Area
• Howe Dell Community Hall (from September 2007 as part of the new school)
• Briars Pavillion, Roe Hill (operated by Hertfordshire County Council)
• The Dell, Pleasant Rise
• Open spaces, play areas & the former de Havilland site are currently being transferred
All children’s play areas are fenced off and dog-free.