Community governance review 2025

We are carrying out this consultation in two stages:

Stage One: Gathering your views (19 May – 18 July 2025)

The stage one consultation has now closed.

Stage Two

Full council approved the following recommendations on 13 October 2025. These recommendations were developed based on the feedback given in stage one of consultation. We would like to thank everyone who provided their feedback in stage one.

We are currently developing the second stage which will consult on these recommendations. An updated timeline will be published shortly.  

Recommendations

1. To complete a full review of the boundaries of Swindon Village Parish and Prestbury Parish, including Wyman’s Brook to establish which parish it should sit in 
2. To complete a full review of the unparished area between Prestbury and Charlton Kings to understand if it should be incorporated into one of the already established councils
3. To consider setting up a new parish for Benhall and The Reddings
4. To directly ask the public, in stage 2 of the CGR, if they would like to see a town council in Cheltenham. This consultation question would provide an overview of what a town council could be responsible for and provide some options as to its boundaries
5. To complete a full review of the Leckhampton and Warden Hill Parish to understand whether the existing parish should be extended and/or separated into two parishes

Key dates