Model Publication Scheme

The Freedom of information Act 2000 (FOIA) requires public authorities to adopt and maintain a publication scheme which has been approved by the Information Commissioner and to publish information in accordance with the scheme. Click here to view the model publication scheme.

Click here for the guide to information which gives details of the following:

•    the information we will routinely make available;

•    how the information can be accessed; and

•    whether or not a charge will be made for it.

Climate Change

To encourage the local community to help to reduce climate change the Parish Council produced an article for publication in 'The Grapevine', a magazine which is distributed to most local households. The article covered issues such as recycling, composting, cutting car emissions and reducing energy consumption in the home with useful website addresses and contacts for further information. Please click on the following links to view page 1, page 2, page 3 and page 4 and remember REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE your waste.

Kerbside Recycling Collection

Warrington Borough Council are now operating a new kerbside recycling scheme. Residents have been given a new 240L blue bin in place of the old 140L blue bin. In the new blue bin residents are able to recycle cans, plastic bottles, glass, cardboard and paper. This is something that residents have been asking for for a long time. Collection dates will be fortnightly.

Parish Council Minutes

Please click on the date that you wish to view:

June 2007, July 2007, August 2007, September 2007, October 2007, November 2007, December 2007, January 2008, February 2008, March 2008, April 2008, May 2008, June 2008, July 2008, August 2008, September 2008, October 2008, November 2008, December 2008, January 2009, February 2009, March 2009, April 2009, May 2009.

Parish Council Appointments

Click here to see a current list of appointments to Parish Council Committees and Working Groups.

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The Parish Council’s effort and money is used in many different ways:

• We own two playing fields, at Barley Road in Thelwall and Euclid Avenue, Grappenhall. At both there is children’s play equipment and at Euclid Avenue there is a five-a-side pitch, a basketball post and large areas for informal recreation. We employ two caretakers who check the playing fields on a daily basis and report any problems to the Clerk.

• We either own or support two Community centres. Grappenhall Youth and Community Association and the Quays Community Centre.

  The War Memorial on Bell Lane - maintained by the Parish Council, who also provide the planting.

• Two Police Community Support Officers, funded jointly by the Parish Council and the Police, provide a vital bobby-on-the-beat service.

• We employ a warden who does litter picking, tidies up footpaths and reports any problem areas to the Clerk.

• We provide floral displays, mainly hanging baskets at key areas, and at the War Memorial at Bell Lane.

• We have a fund for making grants to local organisations (just ask!).

In addition to the activities which we fund, we own and manage the Walled Garden at Grappenhall Heys, a restored Victorian garden which is maintained by an endowment fund at no cost to local taxpayers (www.ghwalledgarden.org.uk).

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The Parish Council takes a keen interest in planning matters and works tirelessly to defend and improve the environment.

Through its Planning sub-committee, the Council reviews and comments on all Planning Applications in the Parish (about 200 annually), with the objective of preserving and enhancing the built environment and protecting open spaces.

We pay special attention to the three Conservation Areas in the Parish, in the heart of Thelwall and Grappenhall Villages and at York Road/Victoria Road in Grappenhall. The basis of the Council's stance on planning matters is the Village Design Statement which was approved in 2003 after two years of hard work involving a team of community volunteers.

If you have a planning application under consideration, or you are unhappy about someone else’s application, you can look at the calendar of meetings to see when the next meeting of the Planning Committee is, or you can contact us to find out when it will be considered.  All Committee meetings are open to the public and start at 7.30 p.m.

If you are writing to the Borough Council objecting to an application, or supporting one, it is helpful if you let us have a copy.

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The basis of the Parish Council's stance on Planning matters is the Village Design Statement, which was approved in 2003 after two years of hard work involving a team of community volunteers.

The Village Design Statement can be downloaded in a number of sections by clicking the links below.

Note that some of the files - particularly the maps - are quite large and may take several minutes to download, especially if you are using a dial-up connection.

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