Consultation launches on proposed changes to Eggington parish boundary
Thursday, 16 September 2021
Residents are being invited to have their say on proposed changes to Eggington parish boundary during an eight-week consultation, launched today (16 September 2021).
People living in Eggington, and others who express an interest, will be able to share their thoughts on whether the new development within the Eggington parish should remain within the Eggington parish boundary, Leighton-Linslade parish boundary is extended to incorporate the new development in Eggington, or whether a totally new parish should be created.
Have your say on the Eggington parish boundary.
This consideration, called a community governance review, was triggered by a request from Leighton-Linslade Town Council and will be subject to a consultation lasting eight weeks.
Councillor David Shelvey, Executive Member for Corporate Resources, said
“We’ll be writing to local electors in Eggington with all the detail about this. We’ve also put lots of information on our website so that other – especially local people – can contribute to the consultation. Have your say online and you’ll be able to read a lot of background about what a community governance review is and the options in detail.”
In short, the options are:
- option 1: Eggington parish boundary remains unchanged
- option 2: Leighton-Linslade parish boundary is extended to incorporate certain areas of land and the Eggington parish area would be reduced
- option 3: a new parish is created (the process to create a new parish would follow on from this community governance review and would have several steps to it)
A community governance review enables us to review and put in place, or make changes to, community governance systems and structures e.g. by creating, merging, abolishing or changing parish or town councils in the review area.
The consultation is open for eight weeks until midday on 10 November 2021.