In Hartley, local government services are supplied by

• Hartley Parish Council
• Sevenoaks District Council
• Kent County Council

Hartley Parish Council maintain several amenities in Hartley

These include an allotment at Woodlands Avenue

Several Playing Fields including this one at Chantry Avenue

Several Open Spaces including this one at Billings Hill Shaw

A Pond near All saints Parish Church

The Village War Memorial including arranging the annual service

Sevenoaks District Council

The main services provided by Sevenoaks Council include:

• Provision of Bus Passes
• Health and Food Hygiene
• Organising Elections
• Planning including granting or refusing planning permission (Hartley Parish Council is consulted on each planning application affecting Hartley.

Highways including road sweeping (in partnership with Kent County Council)

Hartley has been in Sevenoaks district since 1974, when the Dartford Rural District Council was abolished

Kent County Council

The main services provided by the County Council include:

Education

Hartley Primary School and Our lady of Hartley R C School

Libraries and Archives

Hartley Library