Role of PC

Parish Councils are an essential part of the structure of local democracy in our country and play a key role in many of our towns and villages. They have a vital role in helping principal councils keep in touch with the smallest communities in their area.

Parish councils work in partnership with their principal council to bring government closer to the people, and to decentralise delivery of local government services.

Parish Councils are relatively small locally elected council bodies who are responsible for a limited number of matters in their immediate area. These can consist of items such as planning applications, highways, street care and public rights of way.

They are independent of the local District Council and are administered by a Parish Clerk.