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Consultation on the Community Governance Review

Meeting: 29/03/2018 - GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE (Item 39)

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To consider the recommendations arising from the results of the stage 1 consultation on the Community Governance Review.

 

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Minutes:

 

The Committee considered a report that set out the draft recommendations in relation to the Community Governance Review for Central Bedfordshire.  The outcome of the submissions to the stage 1 consultation, including the review of parish and parish ward boundaries and the consequential changes to electoral arrangements, were attached to the report. 

 

The committee considered the draft recommendations and in particular considered the following areas:

 

·         Ampthill – the draft recommendations were approved.

 

·         Biggleswade – redraw the boundary to encompass the built up area to include Sainsbury’s, the tidy tip and the flats.

 

·         Blunham – the draft recommendations were approved.

 

·         Caddington – redraw the boundary to include the Holiday Inn Hotel.

 

·         Clifton – the draft recommendations were approved.

 

·         Cranfield – the draft recommendations were approved.

 

·         Dunstable – recommendation 2.5 ‘that the view of the Sewell residents be considered before a final decision is taken on the proposal to incorporate the hamlet into the parish of Dunstable’ be removed.  The boundary change for Portland Ride be redrawn to include the houses in Houghton Regis, but the playing field to remain in Dunstable.

 

·         Henlow – the draft recommendations were approved.  It was noted that the number of the electorate in the Camp ward was low due to a number of unoccupied properties.

 

·         Houghton Conquest – the draft recommendation were approved.

 

·         Houghton Regis – the draft recommendations were approved.

 

·         Leighton-Linslade – the draft recommendations were approved.

 

·         Marston Moretaine – the draft recommendations were approved.  It was noted that if the parish name was to be changed to Marston Moreteyne it would be expected that the parish council cover the cost of changing signs etc.

 

·         Moggerhanger – the draft recommendations were approved.

 

·         Sandy – the draft recommendations were approved.

 

·         Southill – the draft recommendations were approved.

 

·         Totternhoe – the draft recommendation were approved.

 

·         Westoning – the draft recommendations were approved.

 

The draft recommendations would go forward to stage 3 for further consultation with stakeholders, interested parties and residents.  This would take place between the 14 May 2018 and 6 July 2018.  Any submissions submitted during this stage would be considered by the Committee at its meeting on 23 August 2018.

 

RESOLVED

 

1.      that the publication of the Draft Recommendations as set out in Appendix A, as amended above, be approved for consultation with interested parties, stakeholders and residents.