Parish Council

Function.

• First tier of local government.
• Provides input into the local development plan.
• Comments on planning applications submitted to the National Park Authority.
• Disburses the precept received from the District Council.
• Monitors and improves footpaths.
• Recommends signage and highway improvements.

Meetings.

Meetings are held in the committee room of the Bramshaw village hall on the fourth Tuesday of each month starting at 7:30pm. The public is always welcome to attend all meetings and there is a special session at the beginning of each meeting for members of the public to raise any issues or concerns.

There is an annual general meeting in May. The first business of this meeting must be to elect a new chairman for the year and it is usual to appoint a vice-chairman and members of the committees, representatives on various bodies at the same meeting.

Councillors.

Elections are held every four years and where a vacancy falls in the intervening period and there is only one candidate, an individual may be co-opted. There are seven seats on the council. the current councillors are:

Denis Shaughnessy -  Chairman.
E-mail: Denis Shaughnessy
              01794 390032

Sue Bennison - Vice Chairman, New Forest Association of Local Councils, New Forest Consultative Panel and Planning
E-mail: Sue Bennison
              02380 813442

Colin Paine - Bramshaw Trust, Health, Utilities/Community Safety/Emergency Planning and Footpaths
E-mail: Colin Paine
              02380 814084       

Ian Sandbrook - Public Transport and Housing
E-mail: Ian Sandbrook
              02380 811390       

Gemma Wilks - FinanceE-mail: Gemma Wilks
              01794 390770   

Nigel Challis - Highways
E-mail:  Nigel Challis

Richard Boler - Communications/WebMaster
Email: Richard Boler
            01794 399978

New Forest District Councillor

New Forest District Councillor Henry Forse
E-mail: Henry Forse
              01590 642575       

Hampshire County Councillor
Kathy Heron
E-mail: Kathy Heron

Parish Clerk

Jane Mullan

E-mail: Jane Mullan

Organisation memberships

Organisation memberships

Organisation memberships To help fulfil its role, the council is a member of the following associations:
Hampshire Association of Parish and Town Councils
The New Forest Consultative Panel 
New Forest Association of Local councils
Open Space Society
Campaign for the Protection of Rural England
Society of Local Council Clerks