A New Town Council for Emersons Green

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What happens next? Complete survey online at: When we have had an opportunity to consider all the responses we receive to this consultation, the council www.southglos.gov.uk/cgr will decide what to do next based on the results. If changes are supported any amendments to the boundaries would take effect from the local elections South Gloucestershire Council in May 2015.

Have your say There are several ways for you to tell us your views A new town council on this important local issue. You can: • Complete the survey enclosed with this letter/ for Emersons Green leaflet and return it FREEPOST to: proposed Westerleigh FREEPOST RRZE-CTRG-TJLJ South Gloucestershire Council boundary change Community Governance Review Council Offices, Castle Street, Thornbury, Bristol BS35 1HF Fold C Community Governance Review

• Complete a survey online at: www.southglos.gov.uk/cgr Fold B The council is carrying out a review of the • Email: [email protected] way decisions are made on local issues in • Write to the FREEPOST address your area, and wants to hear your views. Please return by 12 April 2013 A proposal has been put forward for the creation of a new town council for Emersons Green. This proposal impacts upon residents Ë in the existing parishes of Mangotsfield Rural, Fold leaflet in Pucklechurch and Westerleigh. half along fold A, then fold

Freepost Plus RRZE-CTRG-TJLJ along fold B. We have distrubuted a leaflet to each FreepostSouth Gloucestershire Plus RRZE-CTRG-TJLJ Council SouthCommunity Gloucestershire Governance CouncilReview CommunityCouncil OfficesGovernance Review CouncilCastle OfficesStreet CastleThornbury Street ThornburyBristol BristolBS35 1HF Fold along fold BS35 1HF C and then Freepost Plus RRZE-CTRG-TJLJ South Gloucestershire Council Community Governance Review Council Offices Castle Street Thornbury Bristol BS35 1HF household. If you require additional copies Freepost Plus RRZE-CTRG-TJLJ South Gloucestershire Council Community Governance Review Council Offices Castle Street Thornbury Bristol BS35 1HF Freepost Plus RRZE-CTRG-TJLJ South Gloucestershire Council Community Governance Review Council Offices Castle Street Thornbury Bristol BS35 1HF tuck into flap of for other people to complete who live in fold B your household call 01454 868009, email: [email protected] If you have any further questions or require any additional information, including translations or Alternatively you can complete this survey accessible versions of this document please online at: www.southglos.gov.uk/cgr email: [email protected] or phone: 01454 868009

SGCCreativeDesign 8623/2/13 Printed by SGCPrint on recycled paper www.southglos.gov.uk 75% post consumer waste Introduction from respondents in Mangotsfield Rural Parish and What are the possibilities? In August 2012 the council wrote to residents in the 218 from respondents in Pucklechurch Parish. There are two possible outcomes of this review in your parishes of Mangotsfield Rural and Pucklechurch to area. They are: Responses from Mangotsfield rural parish showed explain that a review of the way decisions are made that 50.4% were in favour of the creation of a new 1. The boundary is changed - your area on local issues in your area was taking place. This town council for Emersons Green with 31.2% wanting becomes part of the new Emersons Green process called a ‘community governance review’ to stay as they are now. The remaining 18.4% of Town Council is looking at the creation of a new town council for respondents either had no preference or did not know This means that the area where you live or where Emersons Green. which option they preferred. your business is based will become part of a new The first stage of consultation on the review has now Emersons Green Town Council area. Of the responses from residents in Pucklechurch closed and this document outlines the results of the Parish, 23.9% were in favour of the creation of a new With the M4 motorway forming the northern first consultation and seeks your views again before parish for Emersons Green with 64.7% wanting to boundary of Emersons Green Town Council, the any final decisions are made. stay as they are now. The remaining 11.4% either science park, business and industrial areas to the had no preference or did not know which option they south of the motorway will be in the same town What does the proposal for a new Emersons preferred. council area. Green town council mean for the area where I Any council tax contributions would finance any live? What are we going to do with the results? assets and resources of Emersons Green Town At present the area where you live or where your The council has now considered the responses and Council. business is based is part of Westerleigh Parish. The comments from respondents to the first stage of area is highlighted in purple on the enclosed map. consultation. The results have been used to draft an 2. No change – status quo There are a total of seventeen commercial properties amended proposal for a new Emersons Green town This means that the area where you live or where in this area. One of the properties includes some council and to consider what the creation of a new your business is based would continue to be part residential accommodation. town council will mean for the existing parishes of of Westerleigh Parish. The M4 motorway creates a natural barrier and it is Mangotsfield Rural, Pucklechurch and Westerleigh. This area would continue to be separated from the proposed that the motorway would act as the northern We would like to ask your views on these proposals rest of Westerleigh Parish by the M4 motorway. boundary of the new Emersons Green Town Council. before the council makes any final decisions. The business and industrial units in this area will be If this proposal is supported, the area where you live in a different parish to the science park and other or where your business is based would become part Who is being consulted at stage two? business and industrial areas to the south of the of Emersons Green. The area where you live or where your business is motorway. based is currently part of the Westerleigh Parish Ward Any council tax contributions would finance any What were your views? of Westerleigh Parish Council. The initial proposal for the creation of a town council assets and resources of Westerleigh Parish for Emersons Green affected an area currently The table below outlines the current electoral Council. covered by Mangotsfield Rural and Pucklechurch arrangements for Westerleigh Parish. parishes. The initial proposal did not include any part of Westerleigh and this is why the area where you live Westerleigh Current Councillors Elector to or where your business is based was not consulted Parish Ward Electorate councillor during the first stage of consultation. ratio Residents and other interested groups in Mangotsfield Westerleigh 539 2 269:1 Rural and Pucklechurch parishes were asked whether Coalpit Heath 2298 7 328:1 they were in support of a new town council for Emersons Green or if they would prefer for the area to The proposal for your area to become part of the new remain as it currently is. Emersons Green Town Council will not change the There were 881 responses to the consultation; 571 electoral arrangements of Westerleigh Parish. Westerleigh proposed to Emersons Green Community Governance Review

Which of the following options do you prefer? Please tell us your full name: ❑ Yes - Mental health condition, such as depression, ❑ Become part of the new Emersons Green Town anxiety or schizophrenia Council ❑ Yes - Learning disability/difficulty (such as Down’s Syndrome, dyslexia, dyspraxia) or cognitive ❑ Stay as we are now (you would continue to be Are you responding as? part of Westerleigh Parish) impairment (such as autistic spectrum disorder) ❑ A local resident ❑ ❑ No preference Yes - Long standing illness or health condition, ❑ A town or parish council such as cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart ❑ Don’t know disease or epilepsy ❑ A South Gloucestershire Councillor Please use this space for any further comments. ❑ Yes - Other ❑ A local voluntary or community group ❑ No ❑ A local business ❑ Prefer not to say ❑ Other

Please tell us your ethnic origin About you ❑ Arab Please answer the following optional questions about yourself. The information you supply will help us to ❑ Asian/Asian British - Bangladeshi analyse the results of this consultation and to ensure ❑ Asian/Asian British - Chinese that we understand the views of different people. ❑ Asian/Asian British - Indian Responses to these questions will remain confidential. Individuals will not be identified and personal details will ❑ Asian/Asian British - Other not be published. ❑ Asian/Asian British - Pakistani ❑ Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African Are you? ❑ Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean ❑ Male ❑ Female ❑ Prefer not to say ❑ Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Other ❑ How old are you? Gypsy or Traveller of Irish heritage ❑ ❑ 18 to 35 ❑ 36 to 45 ❑ 46 to 55 Mixed/multiple ethnic group - Other ❑ Mixed/multiple ethnic group - White & Asian We are committed to understanding the views ❑ 56 to 65 ❑ Over 65 ❑ Prefer not to say of all of our residents, and the impact of the ❑ Mixed/multiple ethnic group - White & Black African proposals. Please provide your name and address ❑ Mixed/multiple ethnic group - White & Black Do you consider yourself to have a disability? below. Please note, this information will not be Caribbean used for any other purposes than the Community ❑ Yes - Physical impairment, such as difficulty using ❑ White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British Governance Review consultation. arms or mobility issues which may mean using a wheelchair or crutches ❑ White - Other Please tell us your house number and full ❑ White Irish postcode: ❑ Yes - Sensory impairment, such as being blind / having a serious visual impairment or being deaf / ❑ Other For office use only have a serious hearing impairment ❑ Prefer not to say WEG Overall proposal map for the Proposed future Westerleigh creation of a new Parish boundary Emersons Green Town Council

Westerleigh CP

Proposed Emersons Green Parish

Current parish boundaries

Proposed Mangots eld CP to Pucklechurch CP

Proposed Mangots eld CP to Siston CP

Proposed Mangots eld CP to Winterbourne CP

Proposed Mangots eld CP to Westerleigh CP Westerleigh Parish Proposed Westerleigh CP Proposed Emersons to Emersons Green CP Green Parish Proposed Pucklechurch CP to Emersons Green CP

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