WESTBERE PARISH COUNCIL
Welcome to Westbere Parish Council's website, which has been designed to give you details of events and activities within the village, together with the current agenda and minutes of recent Parish Council meetings.
We hope you enjoy your visit to our site and find it informative and useful.
Where is Westbere?
The parish of Westbere is located approximately 3½ miles north-east of Canterbury, and runs adjacent to the A28 from the boundary with Sturry, as far as Lakesview Business Park just beyond Hersden. The village of Westbere is situated in the heart of a conservation area and can be reached from the A28 via Westbere Lane, Church Lane or Bushy Hill Road. All roads into Westbere are narrow and winding, making them unsuitable for large vehicles.
The village contains approximately 140 houses, a small village green, a village hall, a pub/restaurant, a beautiful church and two closed churchyards. Details of the heritage trail which runs through the parish are available on the Westbere Village Preservation Society's heritage trail notice-board outside the church.
We also have two expanding business parks on the boundary of our parish and are also pleased to number the residents whose houses are on the south side of the A28 in Hersden as our parishioners.
PLANNING APPLICATION - GYPSY SITE, HOPLANDS FARM, HERSDEN CA/10/00232/FUL
We are advised by Development Control that the above planning application has been refused.
PARISH PLAN
The parish is currently undertaking a Parish Plan, which it is hoped will provide information of residents and businesses' needs, both immediate and in the future. The plan is now nearing completion and it is hoped will be published before Autumn 2010.
MINUTES OF MEETINGS
Minutes of Meetings are available at our Meetings and Agendas link. We have improved access to the Minutes and anticipate this will enable documents to be viewed in their entirety. If you would like to have a paper copy, please contact the Clerk.
MODEL PUBLICATION SCHEME
Under section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act, it is the duty of every public authority to adopt and maintain a publication scheme, the purpose of which is to facilitate the release of information and provide greater openness and transparency across the public sector.
Westbere Parish Council has adopted the Model Publication Scheme issued by the Information Commissioner's Office, without variation. Details of the Model Publication Scheme and the information available from the Parish Council is available by following the links available on our 'News Items' page.