A Plan for our Community
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The Parish Councils of Grimston, Congham and Roydon have agreed to work together on a neighbourhood plan. The parishes of Grimston, Roydon and Congham are made up of four rural communities:
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Grimston Roydon Pott Row Congham
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Why are the parishes combining?
The four areas are historically a close knit community. They share many of the same services, including:
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schools
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recreational facilities
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business services (for example, a post office)
The residents also share similar views on the protection of open space. Many of the rights of way and bridleways intertwine. Many residents work within, or their employment serves the four communities. In certain areas, the parish boundaries run down the middle of a residential area.
The four communities do have separate identities, but there is a unique interaction.
This makes the preparation of a joint neighbourhood plan common sense.
There was a series of open meetings with the community commencing in 2016 and it's been determined that there is a common vision across the communities as to how they should develop in the future. The individual Parish Councils formally agreed to the formulation of a joint plan and applied for the parishes of Grimston, Congham and Roydon be designated as a neighbourhood plan area
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Map of the three parishes (click to open map)
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Neighbourhood Plan Working group
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The Team drawing up the Grimston, Roydon, Pott Row and Congham Neighbourhood Plan comprises parish councillors from the different parish councils.
Michael de Whalley
Neville Fletcher
Andrew Page
Tim Tillbrook
Keith Israel
Peter Colman
Grants/Finance - Philippa Sewell (Grimston Parish Council Clerk)