Parish Council

The Parish Council is the first, and some say the most important, level of local government. Councillors represent the electors within the parish and the Council is a consultee on planning matters within the civil parish. Although the Parish Council can express a view, including objections to planning applications, the decision to approve or reject is the responsibility of Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council and, in exceptional cases, Hampshire County Council.

The Parish Council meets in Newnham Club Room six times per year, normally at 8 pm on a Tuesday evening (normally the second Tueday in the month). Dates for the meetings are advertised in the Villager, (circulated free to each household at the beginning of the month) and also on the four Parish Council Notice Boards (located on Newnham Green, Clubroom and the bus shelters on the south side of the A30 at the Baredown and Water End). The meetings are open to the public and electors have the right to ask questions or raise issues.

Your Councillors or the Clerk are useful sources of local information, please feel free to contact any of us.

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