Parish Councils consist of councillors who work as volunteers and in an honorary capacity.  They are supported by the Parish Clerk who is secretary to the Council and advises them on matters of parish processes and responsibilities.

Councillors

In Freshford, all councillors and the Clerk have specific functions in addition to their collective responsibility - these are tabled here, along with councillors’ contact details.

Parish councils are, within the constraints of law and its effect on local government structure, responsible to their residents and to their residents only. Freshford's council is, by choice, non party political.

Bulletin

The Parish Council produces a regular Bulletin.  Copies can be downloaded here.

Parish Plan

The Parish Plan can be viewed here.

New Neighbourhood Plan for Freshford and Limpley Stoke

Freshford Parish Council have started to work with Limpley Stoke Parish Council to develop a new Neighbourhood Plan for the two villages. Further information on this project can be found here.

Meetings

Monthly meetings of the Parish Council are held in the Freshford Memorial Hall starting at 7.30pm. There is no meeting in August. The dates of the meetings are listed on the What's On calendar.

The agenda for the next meeting is given here.

The minutes for all parish council meetings are published here.

Any member of the parish is welcome to attend the meetings. Should they wish to address the meeting they must inform the Clerk or Chairman beforehand.

Planning Applications

Current planning applications are listed on our planning page (TBD) with a link to B&NES planning site for further details. Freshford Parish Council comment on planning applications received for Freshford and also for properties located on the fringes of the village in Hinton Charterhouse, Limpley Stoke and Westwood. Any resident can also comment - details of how to do so are given on the B&NES planning site.

Draft National Planning Policy Framework

Freshford Parish Council took part in the recent consultation on the Draft National Planning Policy Framework, with a response to the questionnaire, and a covering letter for the response.

Affordable Housing

The issues surrounding affordable housing in Freshford are presented on their own webpage.

Freedom of Information

Under the Freedom of Information Act it is the duty of every public authority to adopt and maintain a publication scheme. Publication schemes facilitate the proactive release of information and play a crucial role in supporting and providing greater openness and transparency across the public sector. The information available from Freshford Parish Council is published here.