Notice of Casual Vacancies
Dated 29/11/2023 and 13/12/2023
During the meeting of 18th October 2023, Cllr Jane Hamilton was elected as Chair.
Eglingham Parish Council would like to thank the outgoing chair for all of her hard work.
The Eglingham Neighbourhood Plan
Eglingham Parish Council
The Eglingham Neighbourhood Plan
The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (Regulation 14)
NOTICE OF PUBLICITY OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN PROPOSAL
Eglingham Parish Council has prepared a Draft Neighbourhood Development Plan for the Eglingham Neighbourhood Area. The Plan proposes a number of planning policies which, once adopted, must be used in the determination of planning applications within the Parish.
An Environmental Report has been prepared which considers the impact that introducing the policies in the Plan may have on the environment.
The Parish Council is required to publicise the Draft Plan and invite comments. Copies of the Plan plus supporting documents and Environmental Report will be available for public inspection for a period of not less than six weeks commencing at 9 a.m. on Tuesday 25th April 2023 and ending at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday 7th June 2023.
These documents can be viewed on the Eglingham Neighbourhood Plan website at:
https://eglingham-pc.gov.uk/enp-reg-14-consultation
Printed copies of the documents will be available for inspection at the following location between 9 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday:
1. St. Maurice’s Church, Eglingham; and
2. St. Jame’s Church, South Charlton.
Any person or organisation may comment on the Plan, supporting documents and Environmental Report.
Representations must be made in writing either by email to eglinghamclerk@gmail.com or by post to: The Clerk, Eglingham P.C. c/o The Croft, 32 South Charlton, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 2NA.
All representations must be received by the Parish Council no later than 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday 7th June 2023.
All representations will be publicly available and will be considered by the Parish Council in producing the final Draft Plan which will then be submitted to Northumberland County Council as local planning authority who will arrange further publicity and an Independent Examination.
There will also be the following ‘drop-in’ events attended by members of the P.C. and the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group at which you may ask questions and express your views concerning the Neighbourhood Plan:
1. South Charlton Village Hall: Wednesday 10th May between 2 – 3 p.m.
2. Eglingham Village Hall: Thursday 11th May between 5.00 – 6.00 p.m.
Lorna Turner
Chair of Eglingham Parish Council
Date: 21.04.2023
LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS MAY 2021
Elections May 2021
Elections and Voting
Northumberland has ‘all out’ elections for all County Council and Parish Council seats, including the Police and Crime Commissioner on 6th May 2021.
Details of the County Council and Police and Crime Commissioner elections can be obtained via the below link:
Election details – County Council/Police and Crime Commissioner
If you are not already registered to vote, you can do so using the Register to Vote link below:
You can still register for a postal vote for these elections, up to 5:00pm on Tuesday 20th April 2021. Do not delay if you wish to exercise your right to vote by post. You can register using the form linked below:
FORM TO REGISTER FOR POSTAL VOTE
Nomination Papers
The nomination papers for candidates who wish to stand for any of the 10 seats on Eglingham Parish Council – are available from Northumberland County Council – Northumberland County Council – Voting and Elections
or the Parish Clerk eglinghamclerk@gmail.com
Nomination papers can only be handed in to Northumberland County Council (NCC) between 29th March and 8th April at designated locations in Alnwick, Berwick, Hexham and Morpeth (addresses are provided within the nomination process guidance). You can however make an appointment with NCC to have your nomination papers checked informally prior to 29th March – this is recommended and can be done by the following link:
Book appointment to check nomination papers
Polling
If there are more nominations than seats available, there will be an election, with polling on 6th May. If there are the same number of nominations as seats available, there will not be an election and candidates will be ‘elected unopposed’ on 9th April 2021.
Election information will be periodically updated by the Elections Office. Click on the NCC Elections page below to view the latest information.
Files:
Becoming-a-Parish-Councillor.docx
Guide-for-Parish-Clerks-and-Parish-Candidates-The-Nomination-Process (1).docx