About Your Parish Council
What Frankton Parish Council Does:
Frankton is a small village, and the Parish Council works with limited resources to manage local responsibilities. Key duties include:
Street Lighting: Maintaining and managing the parish’s street lights.
Local Representation: Acting as a liaison between residents and higher authorities (Rugby Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council).
Planning Consultation: The council is consulted on all planning matters within the parish and provides feedback to the borough council.
Please note that while the Parish Council will always do its best to support residents. It does not, however, have any power or jurisdiction over the areas listed below
- Planning (Rugby Borough Council)
- Roads and pavements (Warwickshire County Council)
- Overgrown vegetation (Warwickshire County Council)
- Blocked drains (Warwickshire County Council)
- Public Rights of Way (Warwickshire County Council)
- Road Signage (Warwickshire County Council)
- Dangerous parking (Warwickshire Police)
- Crime (Warwickshire Police)
- Grass Cutting (Rugy Borough Council)
Links of where to report any of the above can be found under the 'Useful Links' tab.
The Parish Council’s areas of responsibility are:
- Most of the streetlighting in the village
- The bus shelter
- Defibrillator (on the wall of The Friendly Inn)
Meetings and Participation:
Frankton Parish Council meetings are held regularly throughout the year, typically around five times annually. Meetings usually take place at the Bourton, Draycote & Frankton Village Hall.
Residents are welcome to attend all meetings, and a public participation session is held at the start of each meeting, providing an opportunity to raise questions or discuss local matters with the Council.
Agendas, minutes, and other formal documents can be found in the Documents section of this website.
A public forum is held at every council meeting, giving residents the opportunity to raise questions or concerns.
Contacting the Council:
If you have a question or concern, please visit the Contact page to reach the Parish Clerk or councillors.