First new parish could be created in Stroud for nearly 30 years
A new parish could be drawn onto the Stroud District Council map, as part of a series of changes that are undergoing a public consultation. The council has launched a Community Governance Review, after the publication of draft recommendations following a public consultation carried out last year. And one of the recommendations up for review is the creation of the new Hunts Grove Parish, which could become the first new parish to be drawn on the Stroud District Council map since 1990. A number of other changes have been proposed, as new developments and population growth sees the blurring of old village boundaries and the need for existing parish councils to change. Hannah Emery, elections manager for Stroud District Council said: “We asked the public for its views on the current parish/town council arrangements within the district and whether you would recommend any changes to these arrangements. “We considered these, and views from existing parish and town councils, as well as a range of demographic and other information.” Hunts Grove is a new-build suburb on the southern edge of Gloucester, that currently straddles the Hardwicke and Haresfield parishes. Building began in 2010 and the report suggests that the population will be as high as 1,500 in 2019. The draft recommendations released ahead of the Community Governance Review state that there was “A large number of submissions in favour of a separate parish for Hunts Grove.” Under the proposal, the new parish would come into fruition in April 2020, with elections to be held for the new five-person Hunts Grove Parish Council a month later in May.
Changes would be made to the existing Hardwicke and Haresfield boundaries, to allow the move to take place. The proposal also outlines tweaks to a number of other parish boundaries and an increase in the number of parish councillors, to align with an increased population. The consultation will run until Monday, May 6, 2019. Residents and organisations are encouraged to respond and comment on the changes, suggest alternatives, or support the proposals. Stroud District Council will then use the information to prepare a final recommendation that will be published in July 2019. The proposals can be viewed at: www.stroud.gov.uk/ communitygovernancereview
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