Welcome to Botley Parish Council’s new website, the purpose of which is to make it easier to engage with the Council.

The website is intended to make the Council more approachable while making it easier to inform and be informed about services, activities and information available within the community.

The Parish Council has a broad range of responsibilities some of which are summarized below:

• Provision of Sports. Recreational and Leisure Facilities
• Provision of Playgrounds and Play Equipment
• Managing a number of public open spaces
• Responding to statutory consultations on planning issues, working to influence Planning Authority decisions, based on Councillors local knowledge
• Making representations to other local and national bodies, on issues that affect the local community
• Working with the County Council on traffic matters
• The preparation of a Botley Neighbourhood Plan to reflect a shared vision for the future of the community.
• Working with the SaferNeighbourhood Team on policing in the community.
• Engaging with other local Parish Councils on matters that affect us all.
• Whilst they limited power over the decisions of other organisations the Parish Councils does have the ability to influence and negotiate with decision makers on matters affecting the residents of Botley.