Parish and Town Council submissions to the South Hams Council electoral review This PDF document contains 21 submissions from Local Residents. Some versions of Adobe allow the viewer to move quickly between bookmarks. Click on the submission you would like to view. If you are not taken to that page, please scroll through the document. Keal, Simon From: Waller, Matthew Sent: 09 September 2013 16:57 To: Keal, Simon Subject: FW: Electoral Review of South Hams From: Michael Read Sent: 09 September 2013 16:27 To: Reviews@ Subject: Electoral Review of South Hams I hace been instructed to write to you by my Parish Council, expressing our support and unanimous approval for the draft recommendations in as much as it affects Ward One, Ashprington and Cornworthy. Michael Read Clerk to the Council, Ashprington and Tuckenhay. 1 Local Government Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 2 South Hams District Personal Details: Name: Marilyn Small E-mail: Postcode: Bickleigh Parish Council Organisation Name: (Plymouth) Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database rights 2013. Map Features: Comment text: Bickleigh Parish Council is concerned that the proposal does not seem to take account of any future development, ie there is no recognition that there is a requirement for 500 houses in the South Hams area. There is an assumption that the housing will be within the Woolwell area and if housing does come about, then that development would be in Bickleigh and Cornwood Ward which would significantly aler the equality principle. The Parish Council accept that there are no firm applications for the development to take place in this area but discussions are on-going and it is understood that a planning application might be coming forward before the end of the year. The Parish Council notice that Darklake Farm is ouside of the Woolwell Ward whereas it might more logically be included in the Woolwell Ward because of previous planning applications to develop as housing. Whatever happens at Darklake Farm, Woolwell is the bigger influence on the farm than if it is within the rural nature of Bickleigh and Cornwood ward. 3. With regard to the proposal for Bickleigh Parish Council, there is some concern about the split of Councillors between Woolwell and Bickleigh and the Parish Council is not clear on how the 7:2 relationship has been arrived at. The Parish Council can envisage a scenario where it might be quite difficult to get 7 applicants in the Woolwell Wad. Councillors feel that this is potentially devisive and the areas are too small to be warded. 4.It is understood that the District Council has submitted an alternative name for the Cornwood, Shaugh and Bickleigh proposed ward as "South West Dartmoor". The Parish Council is not in favour of this as the areas will lose their identity and as Bickleigh Parish stretches right down to the River Tamar, it is felt that the proposed name does not reflect this. https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk//node/print/informed-representation/2624 14/11/2013 Local Government Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 2 of 2 https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk//node/print/informed-representation/2624 14/11/2013 South Hams District Personal Details: Name: STEVE GALE E-mail: Postcode: BLACKAWTON PARISH Organisation Name: COUNCIL Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database rights 2013. Map Features: Comment text: The wards proposed seem reasonable. If however, Parish names are to be included within ward names then the title adopted should clearly be BLACKAWTON, HALWELL AND STOKE FLEMING WARD. Blackawton is physically and in terms of population, significantly larger than Halwell and also is first alphabetically Clerk: Roger J Tucker CHIVELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Review Officer ( South Hams) Local Government Boundary Commission for England Layden House 76-86 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5LG [email protected] 7 Oct 2013 Dear Simon Keal Chivelstone Parish Council is disappointed with the Boundary changes recommended by the LGBCE for South Hams District Council. From the outset we were informed that any decisions would be based on a number of criteria including the role of Councillors within their communities. Having read your report it is quite evident that you are only interested in balancing numbers. We can see from the previous consultation on Councillor numbers that you give little weight to the observations and wishes of Parish councils but perhaps you might explain to us why some people will have up to 3 votes in District elections – influencing the make up of one tenth of the Council while others only have one vote influencing one thirtieth of the same Council. How is this fair? Why are there so many multimember wards when you were specifically asked for single member wards? What account have you taken of the amount of second and holiday homes in each ward and the vast influx of tourists during the holiday periods? As you may or may not know you don’t have to be on the electoral register to avail yourself of the services of the Council. South Hams District Council is now in the process of getting rid of 25% of back room staff. To their credit they are not cutting frontline staff. In your wisdom you have seen fit to cut Councillors by 25% which implies you have little or no understanding of the role of a Councillor in their community. It is a shame that at a time of significant uncertainty and upheaval in Local Government you have seen fit to compound this malaise with unnecessary and unwanted changes. It’s almost as if you are doing it deliberately. We would prefer the name of the ward to be Saltstone & Stokenham. Yours sincerely , Chivelstone Parish Council Roger J Tucker, Clerk Chairman, Councillor T Johnson Keal, Simon From: Sally Fairman Sent: 08 November 2013 16:19 To: Keal, Simon Subject: South Hams - electoral review Dear Mr Keal CORNWOOD PARISH COUNCIL On behalf of the Councillors of Cornwood Parish I write to endorse the recommendation of the Boundary Commission regarding this Parish within the South Hams. Councillors were pleased to unanimously agree your proposal for the combination of the Parishes of Bickleigh, Shaugh Prior, Cornwood and Harford as a single Member Ward. There is a natural affinity between our Parishes, and we work well together. Discussion has also taken place between the Parishes on a suitable name for this grouping. It has been proposed that the Ward be called South West Dartmoor – and this was also unanimously endorsed by Cornwood Parish Council. We feel that the name accurately reflects the location of these parishes, all of which are very much part of the Dartmoor National Park ethos. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the consideration you have given to this complex matter of re‐warding. Yours sincerely SALLY M FAIRMAN Clerk to Cornwood Parish Council. Please note this will also be sent to the LGBC as a hard copy. 1 Keal, Simon From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 24 October 2013 16:37 To: Keal, Simon Subject: FW: ELECTORAL REVIEW OF SOUTH HAMS; DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS From: Jean Turrell Sent: 24 October 2013 15:30 To: Reviews@ Cc: 'Cllr M. Hicks'; terry soper; 'Nigel Hannaford'; gabi turner; 'Sarah Warden'; geraldine weeks; 'Annalisa Owen' Subject: ELECTORAL REVIEW OF SOUTH HAMS; DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS East Allington Parish Council have considered the proposals set out in the above review and wish to make the following representation. In so far as change has to be made, this Council agree with the draft proposals put forward by the Commission. The proposal allies Parishes based on the town of Kingsbridge, with one exception that of Strete, and therefore gives common interest such as Kingsbridge Academy, Norton Brook and Chillington Health Centres etc. The Council dismiss the proposal of South Hams as the Councils allied to East Allington have no connection with our local services. Most of them are based on Totnes for their services or even Ivybridge, and despite our post code Kingsbridge is the natural centre for East Allington. Jean Turrell Clerk to East Allington Parish Council 1 Keal, Simon From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 11 November 2013 08:43 To: Keal, Simon Subject: FW: Request for change of ward name From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 08 November 2013 16:29 To: Reviews@ Subject: Request for change of ward name Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing as clerk to East Portlemouth Parish Council, who would like to request that the name of the ward of Stokenham be changed to 'Saltstone ward'. Regards Olivia Jenkinson Clerk of East Portlemouth Parish Council 1 Keal, Simon From: Waller, Matthew Sent: 05 September 2013 14:43 To: Keal, Simon Subject: FW: Electoral Review of South Hams: Draft From: P ROPER [ Sent: 05 September 2013 14:25 To: Reviews@ Subject: Electoral Review of South Hams: Draft Dear Simon, In response to the Consultation on the Draft Recommendations Loddiswell Parish Council instructed me (Parish Clerk) to contact you. The new Warding grouping places Loddiswell with Aveton Gifford, Churchslow and Woodleigh. The Members of the PC have no problem with this suggestion but do object if the Ward is called Aveton Gifford. This and the other two parishes are much smaller than that of Loddiswell. We would like to suggest that a neutral name is chosen by agreement between the four Parishes. If this is acceptable I will gladly arrange a consultation locally. Yours Peter Roper (Loddisdwell PC) 1 SHAUGH PRIOR PARISH COUNCIL Parish Clerk The Review Officer (South Hams) Local Government Boundary Commission for England Layden House 76-86 Turnmill Street LONDON EC1M 5LG 11th November 2013 Dear Sirs/Madam, RE: RESPONSE TO BOUNDARY COMMISSION PROPOSALS FOR REVISED ELECTORAL WARDS WITHIN THE SOUTH HAMS I refer to the draft recommendations that have been put forward by the Boundary Commission for the further electoral review (FER) of Wards within South Hams District Council.