Sections 20(2) and 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Section 16 of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234) Announcement made by: Rosie Jardine, Clerk & RFO Date of announcement: 02.09.2025 Read the full audit papers by following this link.
Continue reading Notice of Conclusion of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2025-2026Signed: Rosie Jardine, Clerk & RFO Dated: 21.7.2026
Continue reading Vacancy for a CouncillorCold Ash Parish Council – Further Representation Planning Application 25/00278/FULMAJ Dear Ms Nutchey, Re: Planning Application 25/00278/FULMAJ – Land West of Heath Lane and North of Bowling Green Road, Thatcham Following the recent Environment Agency response dated 11 June 2026, Cold Ash Parish Council wishes to submit the following further comments and clarification of its […]
Continue reading Further comments from CAPC on Health Lane Bowling Green proposed developmentSigned: Rosie Jardine, Clerk & RFO Dated: 15.6.2026
Continue reading Vacancy for a CouncillorCold Ash Parish Council has submitted further comments to both West Berkshire Council and the Environment Agency following the applicant’s recent submission of revised hydraulic modelling information for the CA12 development proposal (25/00278/FULMAJ Land West of Heath Lane and North of Bowling Green Road, Thatcham). Having reviewed the additional material, the Parish Council continues to […]
Continue reading Updated CAPC response to Developers latest Heath Lane Planning submissions
The North East Thatcham Partnership is inviting the local community to have their say on the developing masterplan for new homes, green spaces and community facilities to the north east of Thatcham. Background The West Berkshire Local Plan Review (2023-2041), adopted in June 2025, includes allocation of land for new housing and community infrastructure to […]
Continue reading West Berkshire Council: HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF NORTH EAST THATCHAMCold Ash Parish Council (CAPC) has been contributing funds of varying amount towards the West Berkshire Library Service since 2018. In most recent years CAPC has contributed around £2,700 per year – that’s roughly £1 per voting adult in the parish. WBC is changing the way that we can contribute to the Library Service and […]
Continue reading CAPC contribution to the WBC Library ServiceJoin us at the Community Celebration 10am – 12noon, Saturday 7.3.2026 in the Acland Memorial Hall Meet members from many of the Parish Community Groups. Find out what they’ve been doing and what they have planned. The groups that will be attending are: Meet your Parish Councillors – find out what they’ve been doing in […]
Continue reading Annual Parish Meeting 2026 – Saturday 7.3.2026
West Berkshire Council (WBC) has opened a four-week public consultation on proposals to introduce 20mph speed limits on many residential roads and cul-de-sacs in Cold Ash (as well as in Hermitage and Bucklebury). The consultation runs from 9am on Wednesday 31 December 2025 to 5pm on Wednesday 28 January 2026. Responses received after this date will not be […]
Continue reading Proposed Cold Ash 20mph scheme – consultation periodWest Berkshire Council (WBC) has shared early draft proposals for a 20mph scheme in Cold Ash as part of their wider review of local speed limits. This is not the formal public consultation. That consultation, which will last six weeks, is expected to take place mid December and will give all residents the chance to […]
Continue reading Cold Ash 20mph Proposal – Update from the Parish Council