Rusthall Parish Council

From Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's website:

The consultation on the draft proposals for whether or not Rusthall should become a parish closed on 31 December 2010.



The final proposals are now being prepared before being submitted to the Communities and Partnerships Select Committee on 12 January for recommendation. The meeting is being held at the United Reformed Church in Rusthall at 6pm. All residents are welcome to attend the meeting.


The final proposals will then go to Cabinet for recommendation on 10 February, before going to Full Council on 23 February for a final decision.


If full council agree that Rusthall should become a parish and have a parish council, the next step would be to for the Council to make a reorganisation order, a legally binding document. Preparation will then take place to coincide the first parish council election with the Borough election and national referendum taking place on 5 May 2011.

The number of people supporting the establishment of a parish council heavily outweighs the opponents.  The majority of residents have declared no opinion.  23rd February is the date on which the Council will decide whom the Leader of the Council will be and 10th February will  be the current Cabinet's swansong as a new Leader will select his or her own Cabinet members.