Welcome to Wellow Parish Council
The Parish of Wellow lies three miles south of the city of Bath and five miles north east of Radstock, on the southern edge of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village lies on the Oolitic limestone belt which continues as the Cotswold Hills to the north.To the south west lies the Carboniferous limestone of The Mendip Hills. This area comprises rolling hills with small field enclosures and hedges.
The village has a vibrant community with many groups and societies and could be said to constitute a quintessential English village in that there is a church, school, public house, village hall, community shop, community transport and of course the beautiful countryside. The special architectural and historic nature of Wellow makes it a fine place to live and visit alike.
What we do:
The Parish Council has a number of basic responsibilities which it exercises on behalf of the people of Wellow, many of which are often taken for granted. These responsibilities fall into three main categories:
1
Striving to improve quality of life in the parish.
2
Representing the electorate of the Parish as a whole.
3
Delivering services to meet local needs.
Powers of the parish council
Particular powers include the maintenance of streams and ditches, traffic-related issues and parking, litter bins, the bus shelter, open spaces and footpaths, grass cutting in common areas and crime reduction measures.
Precept
The Council raises a sum of money, called a “precept”, which is collected with the Council tax each year. This is used to fund these activities, and to maintain and improve facilities and services for the Parish.
Village Plan
In consultation with the people of Wellow, the Council has produced a Village Plan and a Village Design Statement. These are policy documents which reflect the views and aspirations of the Village.
Within this framework, the Council comments on planning applications, for which the Council is a statutory consultee. This means that the Council has a right to consultation on planning issue and its comments must be taken into account (though not necessarily accepted) in reaching planning decisions. The Village Plan and Design Statement give added weight to the Council’s role in the planning process.