Latest Updates
Neighbourhood Plan – Update
Please read the below for an update on the status of the Botley Neighbourhood Plan. We will update the Neighbourhood plan section of this site with any further news regarding a new application. Neighbourhood Plan – Botley Parish Council You can read further information on the Eastleigh Borough Council Website by clicking on the link…
Mission Christmas Appeal
Botley Parish Council are delighted to be a drop off point for Mission Christmas this year. Mission Christmas volunteer, Steve, delivered the collection box to the Parish Council office earlier today. Want to know more…. ‘Mission Christmas is an annual gift appeal, to provide gifts for children who might otherwise wake up with nothing on…
Future Facilities Survey
The Parish Council are investigating future projects and would like to hear your thoughts around leisure provision. This survey does not guarantee that we will be able to provide any of the ideas listed but it will help us prioritise our project list and consider funding options. Thank you for your time. Please click on…
Botley named among Hampshire’s best places to live for 2026
A “tucked-away gem” of a village has been named among Hampshire’s best places to live for 2026, and it has a lot to offer. https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/best-places-to-live/hampshire-iow/botley Courtsey of Muddy Stilettos Follow up article in the Daily Echo: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25586821.botley-named-among-hampshires-best-places-live-2026/
Botley Parish Council Strategy Day – October 2025
With thanks to Cllr Chris Cooper, chair of Botley Parish Council, for this narrative of the Botley Parish Council strategy day, held on 12th October 2025 at Meon Springs, hosted and facilitated by Jamie Butler. Attendees: Why we had a strategy day? The reasons for having a strategy day were multiple. There was deemed to…
Being a Parish Councillor by Cllr Chris Cooper – Chair of Botley Parish Council
I have been a Parish Councillor since 2021, and I have been privileged to be chair of Botley Parish Council for just over two years now. The chair role is varied and although being chair comes with some extra responsibilities, I am part of a great team. Botley Parish Council is apolitical; our guiding principle…
Southern Water invest in Botley! 4 Projects funded thanks to our sewage campaign.
Sewage has been rising from our network during rainfall for 10 years, because licensed outflows are at capacity. New developments have exponentially increased the amount of sewage in the system that is forced out during these events. Botley Parish Council have tried to highlight the issue in the past but with limited success… UNTIL NOW! …
Hedge End Police – Beat Surgery
Meet your local Neighbourhood Police Team, they are here to listen to your concerns: Are you experiencing any Crime or ASB (Anti-social behaviour) that is affecting you or those in your community? Please visit them at one of their Crime Prevention Beat Surgeries listed below where they can discuss the problems in confidence, give advice…
Botley News – September 25
With thanks to Chair of the Parish Council – Cllr Chris Cooper for this month’s update. This month’s update from the Parish Council is all about the improvements to Pudbrook Path. With some background as to why these are necessary and what the improvements are meant to deliver. Pudbrook Path Pudbrook Path starts in the…
HEWEB Community Grants Open
HEWEB community grants are now open! Hedge End, West End and Botley (HEWEB) Local Area Committee community grants close 30th October, so if you are involved in the running of a local community group this may be of interest to you. Priority goes to projects that boost health, shape great places, protect the environment, or…