Further consultation for Kingsmead residents (From Northwich Guardian)

Further consultation for Kingsmead residents

12:00pm Saturday 22nd November 2008 in News By Staff reporter

BIGGER steps are being taken to give Kingsmead its own identity.

The estate, currently split between Northwich and Davenham, looks set to become a parish in its own right after residents revealed they wanted to take control.

Vale Royal Borough Council held a consultation earlier this year in which the majority of the 1,500 people who responded said they wanted a new parish council based on the Kingsmead development.

A further consultation will start next month to give residents chance to comment on the creation of a new parish, the boundary, the council name and the number of councillors to represent the area.

Clr Val Godfrey, lead councillor for engaging communities, said: “We have listened to people in the parishes of Davenham and Northwich and this action will hopefully create a parish that will help the community to grow stronger.”

Officers are currently drawing up a new consultation, which is expected to appear on the council’s website valeroyal.gov.uk by mid-December and should run until mid-February.