Drakelow Community Governance Review

The Council received a petition to establish a Parish Council for the Drakelow area.

The Notice detailing the Review can be viewed here: Public Notice - Community Governance Review of the Drakelow Area. ^{(pdf, 185kb)}

Further details relating to the Review can be found in the Terms of Reference document: Terms of Reference ^{(pdf, 165kb) (pdf, 165kb)}

The initial consultation period ended on 26 January 2024 and a report was presented to a meeting of the Council on 28 February 2024. The Council agreed the following draft recommendations for the basis of further consultation.

That:

• the existing Parish Meeting for the parished area of Drakelow is abolished on 31 March 2025 and replaced with a Parish Council.

• a Parish Council for the parished area of Drakelow is constituted with effect from 1 April 2025.

• the new Council for the parished area of Drakelow is styled as a parish council and constituted as “Drakelow Parish Council”.

• the area and boundaries of Drakelow Parish Council remain the same as those on which the current Drakelow Parish Meeting is based (as indicated on the plan attached at Appendix 2).

• Drakelow Parish Council has nine Parish Councillors when it is created in 2025 and that this rises to eleven when the number of local electors reaches 905.

• there will be no Parish Wards in Drakelow Parish Council’s area.

• in accordance with the statutory Guidance on Community Governance Reviews, Drakelow Parish Council is established with effect from 1 April 2025 and local elections are held in May 2025. 

These recommendations are also set out in the Notice below.

These Recommendations were consulted upon and Final Recommendations were considered at the Council meeting on 27 June 2024 and the Council accepted the Final Recommendations as follows

1(a)	the existing Parish Meeting for the parished area of Drakelow is abolished on 31 March 2025 and replaced with a Parish Council.
1(b)	a Parish Council for the parished area of Drakelow is constituted with effect from 1 April 2025.
2	the new Council for the parished area of Drakelow is styled as a parish council and constituted as “Drakelow Parish Council”.
3	the area and boundaries of Drakelow Parish Council remain the same as those on which the current Drakelow Parish Meeting is based.
4	Drakelow Parish Council has nine Parish Councillors when it is created in 2025 and that this rises to eleven when the number of local electors reaches 905.
5	there will be no Parish Wards in Drakelow Parish Council’s area.
6	in accordance with the statutory Guidance on Community Governance Reviews, Drakelow Parish Council is established with effect from 1 April 2025 and local elections are held in May 2025.

The District Council will now prepare an Order (a legal document) to bring the above recommendations into effect. When the Order is made, a copy will be available for public inspection together with a map showing the area and boundaries of Drakelow Parish Council when it is created.

A Notice detailing the Final Recommendations can be viewed adjacent.

Should you wish to submit a representation relating to this Review, please do so using the dedicated e-mail address, drakelowcgr@southderbyshire.gov.uk

Alternatively, if you wish, you can make your views known in a letter addressed to: Drakelow Community Governance Review, South Derbyshire District Council,  Democratic Services, Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0AH.