Hatfield Broad Oak Parish Council

06/06/2026

NOTICE OF CO-OPTION OF PARISH COUNCILLORS

Hatfield Broad Oak Parish Council has three vacancies for Parish Councillors and is inviting applications from eligible residents who wish to serve their community.

Following the statutory notice period for the casual vacancies, Uttlesford District Council has confirmed that no election has been requested and the Parish Council may now fill the vacancies by co-option.

Who can apply?

To be eligible for co-option, you must be at least 18 years of age and meet at least one of the following criteria:

Be registered as a local government elector for Hatfield Broad Oak Parish; or
Have lived in the parish during the previous 12 months; or
Occupied as owner or tenant any land or premises in the parish during the previous 12 months; or
Had your principal or only place of work in the parish during the previous 12 months; or
Have lived within three miles of the parish boundary during the previous 12 months.

Certain disqualifications apply under the Local Government Act 1972.
How to Apply

Interested residents should refer to the Council's Co-option Policy, which contains the Co-option Application Form and Eligibility Declaration Form.

The Co-option Policy and application forms are available on the Parish Council website. Alternatively, application forms may be obtained from the Vice Chair (Cllr Stedman) on request.

Completed application forms must be returned by: 5.00 pm on Saturday 4 July 2026

Applications received by this date will be considered by the Parish Council at a future meeting. Applicants will be invited to attend the meeting and will be given an opportunity to introduce themselves to Councillors before a vote is taken.

Further Information

For further information, or to request an application pack, please contact:
Cllr Kerry Stedman
Vice-Chair
Hatfield Broad Oak Parish Council
email: [email protected]

05/06/2026

Please find linked below the agenda for next week's council meeting on Wednesday June the 10th in the school hall. Please note the new start time of 7:30pm.

21/05/2026

As announced at the Parish Council meeting, the Annual Parish Meeting will be held on the 28th of May, 7:30pm in the Village Hall. This is the chance for residents and local organisations to address the Council, ask questions, provide updates and share information.

15/05/2026

There is a Judicial Review Committee Meeting on Wednesday the 20th of May at 7:30pm.

12/05/2026

08/05/2026

The Annual Parish Council meeting is on the 13th of May at 8pm, in the school hall.

09/04/2026

There is a Neighbourhood Plan Steering Committee meeting on the 14th of April.

09/04/2026

There is an ordinary Parish Council meeting on Tuesday the 14th of April, 8pm in the school hall.

08/04/2026

Planning Application, South of Hammonds Road - Ref. UTT/26/0672/OP.

There have been some posts on Facebook recently which appear to contradict each other, and this may lead to confusion for residents wishing to comment on this planning application.

Anyone wishing to comment should do so direct to Uttlesford District Council.

This is important because the Planning Officer's report will list the number of comments received, and any going only to the Parish Council will not be counted.

However, if anyone has any specific points e.g. the proximity of footpaths to existing houses etc, please forward these to the Parish Council.

We will be submitting a report, which will contain this kind of information. We will also take note of all of the resident's comments put on the UDC planning portal.

UDC have a minimum statutory period of 12 weeks before this application can go before the planning committee. In practice this period tends to be longer.

Once a date has been set for the planning committee to decide on whether to grant or refuse permission, we will let residents know and how anyone wishing to can attend the meeting and even speak.