The Parish Council has an overall responsibility for the well-being of its local community. It plays an important role in the local community and is a vital link to district and county councils and other agencies on local issues.
The Parish Council’s work falls into three main categories:
- representing the local community
- delivering services to meet local needs
- striving to improve the quality of life in the parish
Parish Councils funding comes primarily through the precept. This precept is a local rate which is collected here in Chadlington by West Oxfordshire District Council as part of the council tax.
Here in Chadlington
Chadlington Parish Council (CPC) is democratically elected once every four years and comprises six councillors. It employs a part-time Parish Clerk and RFO.
Action Plans are created annually.
2023-2024 Action Plan
2024-2025 Action Plan
2025-2026 Action Plan
CPC holds its full council meetings on the second Monday of every other month at 7:30 pm when members of the public have a dedicated slot to raise issues that concern them and when Councillors discuss, agree and approve Council business and expenditure.
Agendas can be found on the website, and the Parish Council noticeboard on the corner of The Stocks.
Meeting minutes can be found on the website, and the Parish Council noticeboard on the corner of The Stocks.
Chadlington also has a West Oxfordshire District Council and an Oxfordshire County Council representative who attend CPC meetings, when they are able, and provide a link for local residents and CPC to the District and County Council.
Who are your Parish Councillors?
- Cllr Ann Gate – ann.gate@chadlingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk
Vice-Chair
Lead Councillor: Memorial Hall, Sports Club
Working Groups: Leases and Trusts Administration, Playground Maintenance, Village Plan
Council Representative: Memorial Hall Committee, Sports Club - Cllr Sarah Henly – sarah.henly@chadlingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk
Working Groups: Playground Maintenance - Cllr Andrew Hutchings – andrew.hutchings@chadlingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk
Chair
Working Groups: Leases and Trusts Administration, Playground Maintenance, Village Plan - Cllr John Ingram – john.ingram@chadlingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk
Lead Councillor: Drains
Working Groups: Allotment Management, Village Plan
Council Representative: Local climate emergency and biodiversity groups - Cllr Prakash Kelshiker – prakash.kelshiker@chadlingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk
Lead Councillor: Internal Financial Control
Working Groups: Playground Maintenance, Village Plan
There is one councillor vacancy.
Parish Clerk
The Council employs a part-time Clerk, Anne Ogilvie, who can be contacted by email, phone or letter.
The Clerk is employed for 12 hours per week.
Correspondence address: 6 Manor Court, Chadlington, Oxon OX7 3LW
Email: clerk@chadlingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk
Phone: 07712 003627
Other local Councillors covering Chadlington
Oxfordshire County Council – Cllr Liz Leffman – 07741 073088 or 01608 810153 liz.leffman@oxfordshire.gov.uk
West Oxfordshire District Council – Cllr Nigel Ridpath, nigel.ridpath@westoxon.gov.uk
Specific CPC responsibilities
CPC has responsibilities for various local amenities, which include:
- Children’s playground at Mill End
- Two bus shelters
- Public benches
- Managing the village allotments which are leased from the Kathleen Hannay Trust
- Acts as a trustee for the Memorial Hall, on behalf of the village
- Parish Council funds
- CPC also has a representative Councillor on the Memorial Hall Committee and the Sports and Social Club Committee
Working Groups
- Allotment Management: Cllr Ingram
- Leases and Trusts Administration: Cllr Gate, Cllr Hutchings
- Playground Maintenance: Cllr Gate, Cllr Hutchings, Cllr Kelshiker
- Village Plan: Cllr Gate, Cllr Hutchings, Cllr Ingram, Cllr Kelshiker
Liaison with other organisations and individuals
CPC also reports to the relevant organisations any issues and problems that Councillors or residents have concerns about, such as
- broken street lighting, potholes, road markings or street signage issues, emptying of salt traps at Brook End, overgrown vegetation obstructing highways – responsibility of Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and its Highways Dept.
- Residents can also report directly to OCC Highways via email highway.enquiries@oxfordshire.gov.uk or by telephone on 0845 310 1111. Problems that are the responsibility of OCC can also be reported via https://fixmystreet.oxfordshire.gov.uk/
- footpath matters, such as broken stiles, obstructed footpaths. Local footpaths – responsibility of Oxfordshire County Council Countryside Dept. Details of all Chadlington footpaths can be found on OCC Definite Statement footpaths
- planning, road name signs, household waste and recycling collections – responsibility of West Oxfordshire District Council
- housing – to either Cottsway Housing Association who manage social housing in Chadlington or West Oxfordshire District Council who are responsible for housing development through the Local Development Framework and its Local Plan
- with Thames Valley Police on matters such as speeding, anti-social behaviour and crime prevention
- with the local churches and the Diocese of Oxford
- with local landowners and residents over individual matters
Planning applications can be found on the WODC website.
When are the Parish Council Meetings?
Full council meetings are held on the second Monday monthly at 7.30 pm in the Memorial Hall, Chapel Road, Chadlington. Planning meetings are held on alternate months if required.
2024-2025 Council Meetings
Monday 10 June 2024 – Planning Meeting
Monday 08 July 2024 – Full Council Meeting
Monday 12 August 2024 – Planning Meeting (if required)
Monday 09 September 2024 – Full Council Meeting
Monday 14 October 2024 – Planning Meeting (if required)
Monday 11 November 2024 – Full Council Meeting
Monday 09 December 2024 – Planning Meeting (if required)
Monday 13 January 2025 – Full Council Meeting
Monday 10 February 2025 – Planning Meeting (if required)
Monday 10 March 2025 – Full Council Meeting
Monday 14 April 2025 – Planning Meeting (if required)
Monday 12 May 2025 – Annual Council Meeting
Who can be a Parish Councillor?
Parish Councillors must be:
- Aged 18 or over;
- A citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, EU or Ireland;
- On the electoral roll, or a resident or within 3 miles of the parish, own land or work in the parish.
They should:
- Be interested in local issues, preferably not just a single issue;
- Have an understanding and willingness to represent the views of the whole community;
- Have an interest in being a professional and effective councillor.
You can read up on the role of a Parish Councillor (in the form of a job description) here.
The National Association of Local Councils has also published a very useful guide. You can read all about being a local councillor here.
Election
The next scheduled election is in May 2028.
Members Interests
Details of Members Interests can be found on the West Oxfordshire District Council website:
West Oxfordshire District Council – Parish council – Chadlington Parish Council (westoxon.gov.uk)
Members’ allowances taken
2023 – none
January 2024 – none
February 2024 – none
March 2024 – none
April 2024 – none
May 2024 – none
June 2024 – none
July 2024 – none
August 2024 – none
September 2024 – none
October 2024 – none
November 2024 – none
Gift and Hospitality Register
Available on request from the Clerk.
Website Accessibility Statement
Using this website
This website is managed and owned by Chadlington Parish Council.
We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
For example, this means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent version of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
What to do if you can’t access parts of this website
If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page, or you think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact the Clerk.
Enforcement Procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the “accessibility regulations”). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Services (EASS) at https://www.equaliltyadvisoryservice.com
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Chadlington Parish Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Website and Mobile Applications) (No 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1AA standard.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Many of our older PDF documents may not meet accessibility standards – for example, they may not be structured so they are accessible to a screen reader. The accessibility requirements do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they are not essential to providing our services. However, if there is a particular document you need converting, please let us know, and, if possible, we will update it.