Community Governance Review
The Community Governance Sub-Committee met on Wednesday 8th August 2018 and the Minutes will appear below
Public Draft Minutes 8th August - CGR Sub Committee [791.43KB]
Community Governance Review Thetford
The community governance sub-committee, at its meeting on 8/8/2018 made the decision to carry out a third consultation for the Parish of Thetford. Please follow the link below for more details including the new Timetable and the Third Consultation Forms
Community Governance Review Thetford
The Second Stage of public consultation for the Community Governance Review closed on 22nd June 2018.
Responses to the Second Stage Consultation can be viewed below.
Carbrooke CGR Responses - Second Stage [6.24KB]
Great Ellingham CGR Responses - Second Stage [7.31KB]
Thetford CGR Responses - Second Stage [185.42KB]
Thetford CGR Responses - Second Stage Disagree [104.69KB]
The meeting of the Community Governance Sub-Committee to consider the Second Stage Consultation responses was held on Wednesday 8th August 2018 at 9.30am
Agenda details (opens in a new window)
Timetable for the Review
Please see below the Timetable for the Review setting out all the Stages of the Review process, up to and including the Second Consultation period.
Carbrooke, Great Ellingham & Thetford Timetable
The First Stage Responses can be viewed below:
Background to the Review
Breckland Council is to undertake Community Governance Reviews (CGRs) for the parishes of Carbrooke, Great Ellingham and Thetford; this is a statutory process whereby district councils can create parish councils, review and change boundaries and carry out a number of other electoral arrangement reviews. The Carbrooke, Great Ellingham and Thetford CGRs will be managed by Breckland Council who also administer the consultations.
Residents and other stakeholders are encouraged to take part in the consultation to give their views to help shape local government in their area.
Summary
Carbrooke Parish Council has requested to increase the size of the parish council from seven to nine councillors, to reflect substantial growth in the village.
Great Ellingham Parish Council has requested an extension to the southern boundary of the parish of Great Ellingham to meet the natural boundary provided by the A11; this currently lies within the parish of Attleborough (Queens and Besthorpe Parish Ward). The request suggests the properties on the south side of the A11 have no natural ties with the town of Attleborough as their properties are closer in proximity to Great Ellingham.
Thetford Town Council wishes to extend its boundary to include the new Sustainable Urban Extension area (SUE) - this area currently lies within the parishes of Croxton and Brettenham & Kilverstone. The Town Council has also asked to increase its size from 16 to 20 councillors, to reflect the increased area. This would mean there were additional councillors in the Thetford Town Council Wards of Boudica (+1), Anne Bartholomew (+1), Castle Ward (+2)
For more detailed information, please read the Terms of Reference for each of the Community Governance Reviews
The Terms of Reference for each of the parishes can be viewed below
Terms of Reference
Carbrooke Terms of Reference [255.19KB]
Great Ellingham [1.66MB]
Thetford [964.2KB]
Initial Consultation
The initial stage of the consultation for each of the CGR's commenced with the publication of the Terms of Reference.
The public consultation for the 1st stage of the Community review from 8th January 2018 to 16 March 2018 is now closed.
If you have any questions about the Terms of Reference or the Review process please
Email the Elections team at elections@breckland.gov.uk
Telephone 01362 656870