the Clerk

Blaisdon Parish Council has a single vacancy for the role of Parish Councillor. If people are interested, please get in touch with the Clerk for more information.

At the September meeting it was resolved that Cllr Nicola Atkinson will be the new Chairperson of Blaisdon Parish Council. Cllr Spencer will continue in her role as Deputy Chairperson.  

Applications for the conversion of Blaisdon Hall into a retirement community can be found here: Planning application – reference: P0632/24/FUL: https://publicaccess.fdean.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=SDUDR0HIIIQ00 Listed Building application reference – P0633/24/LBC: https://publicaccess.fdean.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=SDUDR2HIIIR00

Blaisdon Parish Council wishes to express its sincere thanks to Richard Boyles, its former Chairman and long-serving Councillor. Cllr Boyles has provided the Council and the local community with exemplary commitment and leadership for many years, and we wish him and his family all the best in his new life in York. He remains welcome… Read more Letter of thanks to Richard Boyles.

Mr Boyles has given notice of his resignation as a member of Blaisdon Parish Council, both as a Councillor and as Chairman of the Council. This took effect on August 8th, 2024. This is due to Mr Boyles moving out of the Parish and, therefore, being unable and eligible to remain a member of the Council.… Read more Resignation of Richard Boyles as Parish Councillor and Chairman.

Regrettably, the scheduled meeting for 7pm July 30th had to be cancelled, due to not having enough Councillors present to be legally quorate. This was due to a rare and unforeseen set of circumstances and the Parish Council apologises for any disruption that this may cause.  

A new meeting outside of our regular schedule has been arranged, with the main business being the review of the following planning application: P0580/24/FUL Brook Cottage, Blaisdon, Longhope, Gloucestershire. Conversion of existing workshop to create a holiday let unit and installation of a shepherd hut. The meeting is open to the public, starts at 7pm… Read more Extraordinary Planning Meeting 26th Friday 7pm.

The following documents have been supplied by the District Council with information regarding the upcoming General Election scheduled for Thursday 4th July 2024. Election Agent Notice: Election Agent Notice Statement of Person’s Nominated (Candidates): Statement of Person Nomination & Notice of Poll Polling Station locations and details: UKGE Situation of polling stations

The developers of Blaisdon Hall are proposing to convert the site into a retirement community. An open, free and public forum has been set for Tuesday 25th June 6-7pm at the Blaisdon Village Hall. Here, the developers have kindly arranged to present their plans for the site and answer any questions that local residents may… Read more Blaisdon Hall development presentation. (Updated)

We are happy to announce that our AGM (Annual General Meeting) and Annual Assembly will be held on May 30th. The AGM will be at 6pm at the Village Hall, and the Assembly at 7pm. Agendas for both will be presented soon. Please check the Minutes and Agendas tab for these.