Parish Council

Meeting dates for 2026 (plus additional planning meetings as necessary): 

All meetings will be held at 7pm in the Meeting Room of the Village Hall

Wednesday         21^st  January 2026

Wednesday         18^th March 2026

Wednesday         20^th  May 2026                     

Annual Meeting of the Parish- with reports from village organisations

Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council

(Election of Officers, adoption of accounts, review of risk assessment etc)

          Wednesday         22^nd July 2026

Wednesday         16^th September 2026

Wednesday         18^th November 2026

 

The Parish Council consists of 7 people from the village who are elected to represent the views of residents. We currently do not have any vacancies for more Councillors. 

We hold full council meetings 6 times a year including the annual meeting, and Annual Parish Meeting. in May. Members of the public are welcome to attend any of the meetings and can speak on items of concern during the public forum near the start of the meeting.  Councillors are unpaid members and we are guided by a professional Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer. 

The Parish Council is funded by a precept- a small part of your council tax- and our work includes the following:

Planning

The Parish Council is a statutory consultee on planning issues - we are allowed to comment on all planning applications made for developments in the village.  Major proposals always raise a lot of interest amongst residents and we hold additional planning meetings if necessary.  Parish Councils do not make the final decision on planning matters, that is the job of East Suffolk Council, but we try to represent the views of the village as effectively as possible.

Local community

We support Hacheston Village Hall with an ongoing contribution to the costs of maintaining Fairfield Green. We contribute to the cost of maintaining the churchyard and we can make donations to local charities.

Local issues

Traffic has long been a concern in our village and the plans to build a large Park and Ride in the parish, part of the massive Sizewell C project, are not welcome. The council will do its best to represent the village’s concerns.

You should find information on this website about these issues. If you wish to know more or you would like to raise any other matter please contact the clerk on: clerk@hacheston-pc.gov.uk

Parish Councillors

James Hardy (Chair)

Linda Montgomery (Vice Chair) 

Chris Hurlock

Terry Mee

Leslie Judd

Rev. Alan Perry

 

 

If you wish to contact a Councillor, please do this via the Clerk in the first instance clerk@hacheston-pc.gov.uk