Melksham Without Parish Council Office Closed
Following the recent Government advice, Melksham Without Parish Council have taken the regrettable decision to close their office to the public.
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Urgent Action Needed to Protect our Neighbourhood Plans
Press release: 15th Feb 2021
What was the point of communities working hard to produce Neighbourhood Plans only to find that after 2 short years the locally agreed policies can ....More
Town and Parish Council Continue Effort to Protect Neighbourhood Plans
Press Release 3rd March 2021
Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire’s MPs have declined the opportunity to meet last Friday (26th Feb) with the 30 town and parish councils ....More
Melksham Without Parish Council have a new SID (Speed Indicator Device) which will move about sites of proven speeding to try and educate and influence driver behaviour - its on West Hill, Whitley for the next two weeks (1st week of March) and will then ....More
On Monday 1st March 2021, Melksham Without Parish Council unaminously approved their respnse to the Local Plan Review, this is a joint response with Melksham Town Council and the Melksham Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group.
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New Ward Map for parish elections in May 21
Following the Community Governance Review in 2019/20, there are new parish ward arrangements for Melksham Without Parish Council for the elections on 6th May 2021.
The Beanacre, Shaw, Whitley and Blackmore Ward will have 4 councillors, the Bowerhill Ward will have 7 councillors, and 2 councillors for the Berryfield Ward.
The 98 Wiltshire Council divisions were reviewed and amended as part of the Community Governance Review during 2019/20. This means that for the elections on 6th May 2021, there will be three Wiltshire Council divisions that cover the parish ....More
Wiltshire Council have now undertaken their public consultation on the draft Melksham Neighbourhood Plan (at Regulation 16 stage); this closed on 3rd February. You can review the comments received here https://consult.wiltshire.gov.uk/.../peoplesubmissions/
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Melksham Without Parish Council Precept & Budget 2021/22
Melksham Without Parish Council have agreed to a reduction in Precept of 1.5% for 2021/22 whilst maintaining all services and continuing with existing projects. To have kept ....More
FROM WILTSHIRE COUNCIL
Dear Resident
Wiltshire Local Plan review consultation
The consultation into the Wiltshire Local Plan review, and separately the Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan, will run from Wednesday 13 ....More
Following the decision of Wiltshire Council on 9 September 2020 in respect of the Community Governance Review, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England has provided the necessary consent to the proposed changes between Melksham and Melksham ....More
Council meetings are currently being live streamed on Youtube, and you can watch them by looking for Melksham Without Parish Council or clicking here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAlGcoeNCJEtN8kADUcNqWg?view_as=subscriber you will normally ....More
Joining a Virtual Council Meeting
The Parish Council Meetings are currently being held remotely due to the current Covid-19 pandemic but as residents and interested parties you can still participate virtually. Please click here for instructions ....More
Annual Reports 2019/20
To view the Annual Governance and Accounting Statement for the year ending 31st March 2020 click here. For the council's Year End Accounts click here and for a report on its compliance to the ....More
PRECEPT & BUDGET 2021/22:
Melksham Without Parish Council have agreed to a reduction in Precept of 1.5% for 2021/22 whilst maintaining all services and continuing with existing projects. To have kept the Precept at the previous level would ....More
For details of the parish council's privacy notice and Data Protection policies please see the section "Council Policies" under "Your Council" from the main menu.
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The information you provide (personal information such as name, address, email address, phone number, organisation) will be processed and stored to enable us to contact you and respond to your correspondence, provide information and/or access our facilities ....More
The Parish Council welcomes the opportunity to hold meetings with developers at early pre-application stage in order to discuss the needs and requirements of the community and how any potential future development could meet or address these. Please click ....More
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