The Council is undertaking a
Community Governance Review for the area of Buckshaw in the Chorley borough - here you'll be
able to find out more information and and take part in the consultation
processes.
A Community Governance Review
(CGR) is a legal process whereby Councils can create parish
councils, review and change parish boundaries. The Council has been
asked to look at this by residents, but can choose to undertake a
review at any time.
The review is to look at
current parish council arrangements and whether there should be a
parish council created for Buckshaw.
What does all this
mean?
We've created a short document
that sets out what the review is, who can have their say, what the
outcomes could be and lots of other useful information. You can
view this document
here.
Terms of Reference
Here is the
Terms of
Reference. This document sets out the process and
provides factual information. it also
includes the consultation questions about aspects of the review.
You can view maps referred to in the documents at the bottom of
this page.
The two-month consultation on
the preliminary stage of the review started in February and ran
until April 7 2011. The responses received were considered at a
meeting of the Community Governance Review Committee on June 7 when
the committee had intended to agree the next stage of the review
and come up with draft recommendations for further
consultations.
However, the Local Government
Boundary Commission for England has recently indicated that it may
be undertaking a review of the Council boundary between Chorley and
South Ribble in the Buckshaw area. This would have a major impact on
any parish arrangements and so the Community Governance Review has
been put on hold until the Council has had an opportunity to
consider its position and find out more about a potential boundary
review.
Meetings of the committee are
open to the public.
Click here to view the Wards and Parishes Map
Click here to view the Chorley Polling Districts Map
Click here to view the Development Map
