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Hixon Parish Councillors will be out and about in July and August to draw up lists of properties that boast beautiful and well maintained front gardens, hanging baskets or quirky/unusual features. Only gardens that can be viewed from a public footpath or road are included. ‘Winners’ and highly commended properties will be invited to a […]
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Hixon Parish Council Planning Committee recently considered the following planning applications. Members of the public can attend Hixon Parish Council Planning Committee meetings and make their views known. The Council is currently reviewing how it can better communicate details of upcoming meetings. 24/38932/FUL. Change of use from dwelling house to care home for children: 6 […]
Hixon Parish Council has set its budget for the municipal year 1st April 2024 to March 31st 2025. The Council has agreed to raise the amount of ‘tax’ it charges to households in the Parish. In total, the Parish Council will receive £ 38,862.36 from Hixon households. Total income is forecast to be £ 46,484, […]
The much-delayed review of Stafford Borough Council’s Local Plan has been dealt another hammer blow. Local Authorities, such as Stafford Borough Council, are required to review their Local Plan every five years to check progress on all manner of matters…too many to write here. The last completed review was in 2017….obviously more than five years […]
The Boundary Commission is inviting final comments on the proposed changes to the Parliamentary Constituency Boundary in which Hixon lies. At the present time Hixon lies at the far North-East edge of the Stafford Parliamentary Constituency, which comprises Stafford and Penkridge. The current MP is Theo Clarke. See map on the right Stowe-by-Chartley is […]
Stafford Borough Council is currently seeking comments on the latest stage of its Local Plan Review process. The consultation process began on 24th October 2022 and ends at noon on Monday 12th December. The Council is required to review its existing planning policies and proposals for new development across Stafford Borough up to the year […]
At the Hixon Parish Council meeting on 14th March 2022, Councillors resolved to donate all £200 from their remaining annual allowance to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Fund. Each Hixon Parish Councillor has a annual allowance of £50, a total of £400 for eight Councillors. In this last year, Councillors chose to donate £200 […]
21/34042/FUL Retrospective upgrading of three existing agricultural accesses, land adjacent Rakestone, Stowe Lane, Hixon. Hixon Parish Council, together with Stowe Parish Council, objected to this application. All three gateways were refused planning permission by Stafford Borough Council planners in August 2021. Staffordshire County Council highways also objected on highways grounds. To date (March 2022) Stafford […]
Change of Use of land to use as a Traveller residential caravan site. Proposed siting of 3 No. mobile homes; 3 No. Static Caravans and 3 No. Amenity Blocks. Hixon Parish Council has objected to this application. The site is outside the development boundary and the proposed introduction of caravans, mobile homes and amenity […]
A new Speed Indicator Device (SID) has been installed on the approach into Hixon at New Road. The device displays the speed of vehicles as they enter the 30mph zone. Speeding drivers are advised to slow down from a distance of 100m. Drivers obeying the instruction are rewarded with a “Thank You.” The SID will […]
New “gateway” features have been installed alongside the A51 at Pasturefields. The gateways alert drivers that they are entering an area of ribbon development of housing and industrial premises. The total cost of £6,500 was paid for by Hixon Parish Council. Further gateways will be installed at New Road, Church Lane, Stowe Lane, Lea Road […]