Councillors reject plans for parish council in Fareham

COUNCILLORS voted against plans for a parish council in the borough of Fareham on Thursday night.

Fareham Borough Council held a one-hour debate ahead of the vote during a full council meeting in which councillors backed the recommendation from officers.

The meeting was the culmination of years of work from Funtley Village Society, which secured a Community Governance Review on the topic last year as it aimed to secure a parish council for the village to the north of Fareham.

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The society’s proposals were supported by the council’s Liberal Democrat contingent and independent councillor Jack Englefield but rejected by the rest.

A statement from Funtley Village Society read: ‘This is hugely disappointing and, we feel, undemocratic.

‘A parish council would have helped community cohesion, as Funtley is a distinctive and recognisable community with its own sense of identity.’