New parish council to serve major development area in the Winchester district
Winchester City Council councillors approved a Reorganisation Order that will see the creation of Newlands Parish Council. The decision, made at Full Council, means the parish council will come into existence on 1 April 2019.
The community governance review was a large engagement exercise to see how local people wanted to be governed; it received more than 600 responses with 74 percent of these asking for a new parish council to be formed to serve the major development area of West of Waterlooville.
Winchester City Council Portfolio Holder for Professional Services, Cllr Stephen Godfrey said:
“It is exciting to see a new council develop which will serve the residents of the West of Waterlooville area.
“Throughout this process we have engaged with local people to see how governance arrangements can work for them and I am looking forward to seeing the parish council begin its work next year.”
The first meeting of the Parish Council will take place by 16 May 2019, following elections on 2 May 2019. The six city councillors representing the new parish area will be responsible for parish matters until the new Parish Council is in place.