The Parish Council
This part of the website is dedicated to the business Parish Council. Find out who your councillors are and how to contact them, what the council does and how you can join in.
The main roles of the Parish Council are:
- To represent the local community’s interests, for example, by commenting on consultations, planning applications (but please note that the final decision rests with Somerset Council) and at meetings at various outside bodies (eg Hinkley Point, Quantock Hills National Landscape).
- To support local organisations and activities;
- To help provide care for amenities and village assets such as the Cemetery, Clock Tower, public seating, Castle Street public toilets and car park, and;
- To help look after green spaces and footpaths.
For details of meetings for the Council Year to May 2025 please click here
Parish Councillors
Parish Councillors give their time unpaid to work for the benefit of the community as a whole. They are volunteers and are not paid. Nether Stowey Parish Council normally has nine Parish Councillors. You can find more information about them at Councillors. John Roberts was elected Chairman at the Parish Council meeting on 8 July 2024 and will remain so until the next APCM in May 2025.
There are currently no vacancies on the Council, but if you would be interested in joining please see our Co-option page or contact the Clerk.
A current list of Parish Councillors, Somerset Councillors and the MP for this constituency is available here.
Register of Interests: The Members’ Register of Interests forms are published by the Monitoring Officer (Somerset Council). Click this link to see the published list on their website.
Parish Council Meetings
Parish Council meetings are held at St Mary’s Church Centre on the second Monday of the month (except in August). Members of the Parish are always welcome to attend and there is an opportunity for residents to raise matters of concern. Guidance for speaking at meetings is available here.
You can also request a specific matter to be included on an agenda by contacting the Parish Clerk before the agenda is confirmed and no later than the Monday one week before the meeting. Agendas are posted on the Parish notice boards on the Wednesday before a Monday meeting and available from here or from the calendar item on the home page and on other social media. Click here for the minutes of previous meetings. Committee meetings are held as needed, not always on a Monday: agendas are posted in the same way as for Parish Council meetings.
Please contact us if you have any questions regarding the work of the Parish Council, if you have any concerns you think the Council should be aware of or where they can help or support you.