Parish Council

Welcombe Parish Council

Welcombe Parish Council is the first tier of local government. It it responsible for representing the local community, delivering services to meet local needs, and improving quality of life and community well being.

Current Welcombe parish councillors are:

Council Information

This section of the website provides the following information on Council activities:

• Meeting Agenda, Minutes and papers

Recent Council Priorities and Grants

Some of the priorities of the outgoing Parish Council and councillors over the past year have been:

• Resolving issues raised by residents

• Provision of defibrillators in the village

• Liaising with Devon Highways to improve the quality of roads in the village

• Maintenance of verges outside St Nectan's Church

• Reviewing the need for a Neighbourhood Plan

• Reviewing and making recommendations on planning applications

• Supporting the fundraising campaign for a new childrens playground

• Improving information for visitors through a new leaflet and improved website

• Attending Rural Advisory Group meetings

• Reviewing the need for additional housing within the village

The Parish Council has also awarded or secured the following funding for local organisations:

• £100 Hartland ATC

• £50 Welcombe Village Hall 

• £100 Woolsery Scouts

• £50 South West Heritage Trust

• £50 Bude Sea Pool

Welcombe Parish Council does not have any public land and building assets.

Other councils and government

In addition to the Parish Council, Welcombe is represented at district, county and government level by the following: