Green light for new parish council
Archived press release
Date Published: 06/03/07
Aylesbury Vale District Council has confirmed that the creation of a new parish council for Calvert Green will take place on 1 April 2007.
At a meeting of the full council this week, members gave the go-ahead for officers to draw up an order fina...
Aylesbury Vale District Council has confirmed that the creation of a new parish council for Calvert Green will take place on 1 April 2007.
At a meeting of the full council this week, members gave the go-ahead for officers to draw up an order finalising the arrangements for creating the new parish in time for the council elections in May.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) had earlier given its approval for a new parish and parish council for Calvert Green to be set up. However, the DCLG decided to reject a proposal to create a new parish for Weedon Hill as there are no electors in the development area at present.
AVDC approved recommendations to create new parishes for Calvert Green, which will affect some parts of the Charndon and Steeple Claydon parishes, and the Weedon Hill development area in December 2005, following a review of the parishing arrangements in the district.
The new parishes were proposed to cover major developments in the Vale. The council believes the development of the former Calvert brickworks site and the Weedon Hill development area justifies the creation of separate parishes for the new communities.
Over time, the populations of parishes change and parish boundaries are reviewed every few years to ensure they continue to meet the needs of the communities they serve. On this occasion there will be 14 small changes to boundaries, as well as the creation of the new parish at Calvert Green.
Councillor Pam Pearce, Cabinet Member for Community Matters, said: “This matter has been dragging on for a long time, but we are grateful to the government for giving the green light to the new parish council. Calvert Green is already an established community and the parish council will fulfil an important democratic role at a grassroots level.”