The whole of the District of Uttlesford
will be reviewed to decide the most appropriate arrangements for the
election of parish councillors in May 2011; the matters to be
reviewed will be the number of parish councillors to be elected in
each parish; the number of parish wards to be provided in each
parish (if any); the location and boundaries of those wards and the
number of councillors to be elected in each ward (to be determined
on a broadly proportional basis); the question whether parishes
should have, or continue to have, elected parish councils; and to
determine the need and justification for existing parishes to be
grouped together for the purposes of representation on a parish
council.
Examine the boundaries of the parishes of
Birchanger and Stansted, especially in relation to the position of
the parish boundary at the residential development known as
Foresthall Park, to determine whether any change is needed to
reflect community interests and identities and to ensure effective
and convenient local government.
Examine the boundaries of the parishes of
Little Canfield and Takeley, especially in relation to the
residential development known as Priors Green, to assess the need
for any change to reflect community ties and loyalties.
Residents of Uttlesford generally, especially those
resident at either Foresthall Park or Priors Green, as well as parish
councils or parish meetings, local shops and businesses, and any locally
based sports or community groups, are warmly invited to submit any proposals
in relation to any of the matters being reviewed, as set out above, by no
later than Thursday, 30 September 2010.
Any proposals submitted at this stage should
specify the changes needed and the reasons for them, and set out in as much
detail as possible the nature of the changes being proposed. Representations
about changing a parish boundary should specify the suggested line of the
boundary, the effect it will have and the reasons why the change is
considered to be either necessary or desirable.
For example, any representation about the existing
boundary at Foresthall Park could draw attention to the seemingly haphazard
and illogical nature of the boundary, the uncertainties created as a result,
and stress the benefits to the community of creating a coherent and cohesive
boundary that would better reflect community identities.
The Council will evaluate any proposals made by 30
September and will then consider drawing up proposals to improve parish
representation in the areas under review. Those proposals will be published
during the first week in November and there will follow a three month period
for detailed consultation and comment.
Please send any comments and proposals to Peter
Snow, Committee and Electoral Services Manager at Council Offices, London
Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER, or to
psnow@uttlesford.gov.uk, or
to lbunting@uttlesford.gov.uk.
16 August 2010
