Ways to pay
Direct debit
You can set up a direct debit to your council for Council Tax, Business Rates, car parking fines and any invoices. If you do not know who your council is visit: Gov.UK - find your local council
Due to the annual billing process, connecting to Self Service for Forest Heath District Council may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.
Council Tax:
- Set up Direct debit online to Forest Heath District Council - Council Tax
- Set up Direct debit online to St Edmundsbury Borough Council - Council Tax
Business rates:
- Set up a Direct debit online to Forest Heath District Council - Business Rates
- Set up a Direct debit online to St Edmundsbury Borough Council - Business Rates
Invoices:
You can set up a direct debit to pay invoices for goods and services
- Download a form for Forest Heath District Council - Invoices
- Download a form for St Edmundsbury Borough Council - Invoices
Trade waste:
You can set up a direct debit to pay invoices for trade waste services received
- Download a form for Forest Heath District Council - Trade waste
- Download a form for St Edmundsbury Borough Council - Trade waste
Property services
You can set up a direct debit to property services to pay rent on commercial buildings
- Download a form for Forest Heath District Council - Property Services
- Download a form for St Edmundsbury Borough Council - Property Services
Online
You can pay for a range of services online, see our pay page for details. Credit cards are charged an additional 0.38% service charge.
Automated phone
Credit cards are charged an additional 0.38% service charge.
You can pay for these by automated phone (24 hours):
- Council Tax
- Business Rates
- Housing benefit overpayment
- Car parking fines
- Invoices
Call Forest Heath District Council to pay: 01638 719100
Call St Edmundsbury Borough Council to pay: 01284 757000
At a Post office, PayPoint or PayZone
In Forest Heath you can pay parking fines, invoices, Council Tax, Business rates and Housing benefit overpayments at a Post office or PayPoint. There is no service charge to do this.
In St Edmundsbury you can pay parking fines, invoices, Council Tax, Business rates and Housing benefit overpayments at a Post office or PayZone. There is no service charge to do this.
If you want to pay at a Post office or PayZone or PayPoint you will need to bring your bar coded letter or invoice.
Parking fines at car parks
This payment option is only available for tickets issued and paid for within the St Edmundsbury Borough. Payment by chip and pin at a pay machine in the following car parks is free:
- Parkway multi storey
- Ram Meadow
- St Andrew's long stay
