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THE COUNCILTHE COUNCIL

MEETINGS

2023/4 Meeting Schedule

  • May 9th (2023) Annual Parish Meeting
  • June 13th
  • July 11th
  • August 8th
  • September 12th
  • October 10th
  • November 14th
  • December 12th
  • January 9th
  • February 13th
  • March 12th
  • April 9th
  • April 30th Annual Parish Meeting
  • May 14th (2024) Annual Parish Council Meeting
CONTACT

Contact the Clerk:

All email correspondence should be addressed to clerk@sarrattparishcouncil.gov.uk
 or telephone (01923) 262025

Visit the Parish Office:

(Located behind the Village Hall)

About the Council

Sarratt Parish includes the village of Sarratt and the neighbouring hamlets of Sarratt Bottom, Belsize, Buck’s Hill, Chandler’s Cross and Micklefield Green. The Parish Council is one of seven local Councils within the Three Rivers District, is subdivided into two wards and comprises of nine volunteer Councillors, a Parish Clerk and Parish Warden. Two of the Councillors hold the positions of Chair and Vice Chair for a 2-year term.

Sarratt Parish Council has a long-established tradition of opting to be independent of political party affiliation. This allows its Councillors to focus on making the best decisions for its residents and the businesses of the Parish for the areas of local government which it is responsible for. These are as follows, with each area led by one of the Councillors, with support from other Councillors.

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Policy & Resources – This covers the setting and management of the annual budget for the Council (known as the Precept). It includes the annual awarding of grants to local clubs, societies and projects in the Parish, and all matters relating to the proper management, accounting and auditing of the Council’s finances. Sarratt Parish Council is governed by its Standing Orders and has a large portfolio of policies relating to various aspects of its responsibilities and operations which can be viewed on the Documents page of this site.

Environment – Sarratt Parish makes up 25% of the land mass of the Three Rivers District but has only 2% of the District population. It is entirely Green Belt and includes sections of the Area of Natural Beauty (AONB) that borders the River Chess valley. It also includes two Conservation Areas – Sarratt Green and the area around Holy Cross Church and has some 27 miles of public footpaths and bridleways. The Parish Council is the landowner of numerous woodlands, trees, greens, plus five registered and protected areas of commonland, and supports the KGV recreation ground and children’s play area. The budget to maintain these areas is the largest level of expenditure after staffing and administration costs. Within the Environment agenda, we also include Sustainability, covering new tree planting, sustainable transport options, recycling and opportunities to improve energy efficiency. Sarratt Parish Council also owns 35 allotments located in Sarratt Village which are rented to Parishioners. The Parish Council has a volunteer Footpath Warden (position currently vacant) and acts as the local Agent for the Hertfordshire County Council Rights of Way Unit by undertaking annual maintenance to remove any overgrowing vegetation on footpaths and holding stocks of their posts and gates in order to promptly repair for safety reasons any locations where paths meet the highway.

Planning – Sarratt Parish Council is a statutory consultee for any full planning applications in the Parish submitted to Three Rivers District Council, which means we are invited to provide constructive responses as an input to the planning process. Sarratt Parish Council does not have any planning powers. We review and comment on planning applications at the monthly Parish Council meetings using a checklist-based approach to provide consistency to the response recommended by the Parish Council to the Three Rivers Planning Officers. Sarratt Parish Council is also the sponsor of the Parish Neighbourhood Plan, which is being delivered by an independent working group representing both residents and local businesses Click to visit the Neighbourhood Plan website.

Highways – Maintenance of roads in the Parish is the responsibility of Hertfordshire County Council Highways department. Sarratt Parish Council therefore works closely with the Highways department alerting them to a variety of highway issues raised by its residents, including flooding, potholes and speeding hot spots. More recently we have expanded our remit in this area to include safe cycleways.

The Parish Council meets on the second Tuesday of every month in the Back Room of Sarratt Village Hall at 7:30pm. Members of the public and the Press are welcome to attend these meetings. An Annual Parish Meeting to review the Council’s performance during the previous financial year (April to March) is held in the third week of April.

More details on Sarratt Parish Council, its Councillors, Parish news, minutes of Council meetings, its Policies and other documents are available on this website

To contact the Parish Council, you can send an email to the Clerk, call the Parish Office on 01923 26202 or visit in person. The Parish Office is adjacent to Sarratt Village Hall, accessed via the Hall car park. The opening hours are 8am – 1pm Monday to Thursday.

How the Council is Made Up

  • Chair: Sarah Dobson
  • Vice Chair: Angela Coakley
  • Lead Councillor, Policy & Resources: Michael Lowry
  • Lead Councillor, Planning: Lee Farman
  • Deputy Lead Councillor, Planning: James Alder
  • Lead Councillor, Environment and Sustainability: Flo Garvey
  • Lead Councillor, Highways: Simon Diggins
  • Deputy Lead Councillor, Highways: David Zerny
  • Vacancy



We still need one new Councillor - have you seen the notices?

Meet The Council

Sarah Dobson, Chair

Sarah moved to Sarratt in 2001 having grown up in Ruislip. She has been a member of the Parish Council since 2016, taking on the role of Vice Chair in 2018, and became Chair in May 2019.
Sarah is married to John Gill, who is Treasurer of the Sarratt Horticultural Society. They have two sons, Oliver and Samuel, who attended St Clement Danes School, plus two labradors. Sarah has worked at BP since 1987, and in 2010 moved from working full time to part time. When not working, Sarah runs the Sarratt Explorer Unit and is one of the Scout Group Leaders. She has previously been involved in other initiatives in the Village including establishment of Sarratt Youth Group, development of two Parish Plans, the Sarratt Village Days and served on the KGV Committee for 3 years.
As SPC Chair, Sarah’s goal is for the Parish Council to continue preserving the things so many members of the community love about Sarratt, as well as supporting the future development of the Parish in a way which protects what residents and visitors to the area treasure, whilst enabling it to continue to grow and thrive.

Angela Coakley, Vice Chair

Angela moved to Sarratt in December 1999 with her family and her menagerie of animals. She has been a member of the Sarratt Parish Council since 2022. Angela is in full time employment with a local Estate Agents and also continues to run the Community Cafe once a month in the Village hall which she set up in 2018 with a good group of volunteers.  In 2004 she was Licensed as a Minister after completing three years of Ministry training at St Albans Cathedral and has served the local Churches of St Paul’s Chipperfield and Holy Cross Sarratt ever since. When her children were younger she volunteered for the Pony Club and was appointed Assistant District Commissioner for the Old Berkeley Hunt North Branch which is in our Parish. With a great love of the outdoors, Angela holds dear the beautiful countryside we are all privileged to live in. Angela is a great advocate for volunteering and has been instrumental in organizing many Parish Community events, Sarratt Village day being one and also the Platinum Jubilee. Angela is a Trustee and  Administrator for The Sarratt and Chipperfield Community Foundation, which was set up in 2018. The Foundation sets out to be a support to local people, Charities and organizations. Angela has also recently joined the committee for The Days AlmsHouse Trust. Angela, as vice chair, looks forward to playing a supportive role to the chair and continuing the good work within the Parish of Sarratt.

Michael Lowry,
Lead Councillor, Policy and Resources

Michael has now lived in Sarratt for two years recently moving from nearby Croxley Green where he lived with his wife and teenage son for over twenty years.  
A qualified accountant, he has spent most of his career in the large accountancy practices providing client advisory services to both private and public sector organisations. Most notably, his public sector experience includes projects within the former Department of Social Services, Ministry of Defence and the Department of Education. More recently, he has been providing consultancy and project management advice to a newly formed organisation formed from two large local government authorities providing pension administration services to other local authorities.
Michael is currently working remotely from home for a Glasgow based charity and consequently his commute has changed to the daily school run between Sarratt and Rickmansworth. This Scottish charity is supporting and enabling the Government’s ‘Kickstart’ scheme in providing work opportunities for young people both in Scotland and the Northeast of England within the current climate.

Lee Farman,
Lead Councillor, Planning

Lee has lived in S.W. Herts all his life and moved to Sarratt with his family in 2010 when he had the rare opportunity to build an eco house.  He recently retired from a career as an IT director and now spends time as a youth drama leader and arts venue management.  He is the Chair of the Pump House Theatre and Arts Trust in Watford and founder of the Watford Fringe.
Lee is a passionate environmentalist focusing on practical solutions to reduce our impact and to live sustainably. He enjoys living in Sarratt as a place that takes good care of its environment and has a strong, proud community. As a councillor he hopes to be able to provide some useful support to help Sarratt continue to be a great place for all its community.

Vacancy

Awaiting

Flo Garvey,
Lead Councillor, Sustainability and Environment

I am delighted to be your parish councillor for sustainability.  Ecology, sustainable living, and particularly soil science are my passions, and I have a first class BSc in Environmental studies. My family and I have lived in Sarratt for 12 years, during which time I feel I have walked every footpath and treasured every tree!  I lead the Sarratt Community Garden, (which started life in October 2019 and fills my time and thoughts), keep a few colonies of bees, and tutor GCSE students in Maths, Chemistry, and Biology. I feel that Sarratt is a fabulous community that has enough energy and determination to preserve and improve the glorious environment that we are lucky enough to live in, and as councillor, I would like to be a part of that process.

Simon Diggins,
Lead Councillor, Highways

Awaiting Simon's biography

James Alder,
Deputy Lead Councillor, Planning

Awaiting James’s biography

Deputy Lead Councillor, Highways

David has lived in this area all his life, and was educated at Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood, and at King’s College, London. He is married to Meike and they have two young children, both at a local school.
David commutes to London where he works in business advisory services. In his spare time, he serves on the executive committees of Sarratt Residents’ Association, the Joint Three Rivers RA, and also the London Green Belt Council.
He is passionate about protecting and enhancing the beautiful environment in which we are so fortunate to live.

OUR 2022 PROGRAMME

Tuesday 22 March

The story of our locals

Stephen Morrill, will talk to us about pubs local to the Sarratt area, past and present, giving us an insight into how their role in our communities has changed over the years.


Tuesday 17 May

The Inaugural Pam Turner Memorial Lecture

Education in Sarratt Society President Dawn Pitts will deliver the inaugural Pam Turner Memorial Lecture on Education in Sarratt. Pam was Chair of the Sarratt Local History Society for many years and prior to that a Headmistress at an east end secondary school. Join us in a celebration of Pam’s life and contribution to Sarratt Local History.


Saturday 16 July

An archaeological walk in the Chess Valley, following the Latimer loop

Dr Wendy Morrison is a Senior Associate Tutor for Archaeology at Oxford University researching Prehistoric Landscape Archaeology. She currently works for the Chilterns Conservation Board as Project Manager of the Beacons of the Past Hillforts project. Wendy will take us on a short archaeological walk in the Chess valley.


Tuesday 20 September

Slave Owners in West Herts

West Hertfordshire in the 18th and 19th centuries was home to a number of families who owned slave estates in the Caribbean. Brian Thomson will focus on four families and explore these local links with Britain’s colonial past.


Tuesday 15 November

Poles Apart – WW2 Polish Resistance

Roger Yapp, Chairman of the Abbots Langley Local History Society will share his research on the role of the Polish Resistance, based in Kings Langley, during the second world war. Explaining the role they played in British intelligence.


Tuesday 17 January 2023

AGM and The Chiltern Open Air Museum

Andrew York will update us on all the latest developments at Chiltern Open Air Museum.

Download the 2022 programme here...
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Our Meeting Venue:

Sarratt Village Hall
Sarratt WD3 6AS

Zoom in on Sarratt...

The Village Hall is next door to the Cricketers pub, and close to the crossroads between the Green/Dimmocks Lane and Church Lane/George V Way

Contact the Clerk:

clerk@sarrattparishcouncil.gov.uk
 or telephone (01923) 262025

All email correspondence should be addressed to clerk@sarrattparishcouncil.gov.uk.

Visit the Parish Office:

(Located behind the Village Hall)

Any temporary alterations of these opening times will appear below
Where to Find Us

SPC Meetings take place in the back room of the village hall on the second Tuesday of the month, starting at 7:30. Meetings are open to the public and the Press.

Here, you can read the formal Agenda of the next meeting, the formally-approved Minutes of the previous meeting and a SPC's most recent summary report, as published in Spotlight

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2025
Meeting Schedule

  • January 14th
  • February 11th
  • March 11th
  • April 8th
  • April 22nd ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
  • May 6th ANNUAL STATUTORY MEETING
  • June 10th
  • July 8th
  • August 12th
  • September 9th
  • October 14th
  • November 11th
  • December 9th
    Agenda (Next Meeting)
    Agenda of the Next Meeting

    TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PARISH COUNCIL

    CLLRS:  ANGELA COAKLEY, DAVID ZERNY, FLORA GARVEY, JAMES ALDER, LEE FARMAN, MICHAEL LOWRY, SIMON DIGGINS AND LEAD CLR SARAH DOBSON.

    COPY TO:  District Cllr Reed, Cooper and Hearn and County Councillor Louise Price

    Note:  Public and Press are welcome.  Parishioners and other interested individuals are invited to attend and take part in the proceedings.


    Dear Councillors,


    You are hereby summoned to attend the Monthly Parish Council Meeting held on 8th JULY 2025 in the Rear Hall at the Village Hall, at 19:30 pm.


    AGENDA


    25/717        APOLOGIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

            To receive and accept apologies for absence, and any announcements


    25/718        DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND DISPENSATION


    25/719        PUBLIC QUESTION TIME


    25/720        MINUTES OF THE LAST FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON 10th June 2025


    25/721    CLERKS ACTIVITIES


    25/722    TO RECEIVE LEAD COUNCILLORS REPORT - CLLR DOBSON

    • KGV PAVILION UPDATE
    • ROSPA – comments from Cllr Alder



    PLANNING - CLLR FARMAN AND CLLR ALDER


    25/723        TO RECEIVE THE LEAD COUNCILLORS REPORT


    25/724        PLANNING APPLICATIONS


    25/725        PLANNING DECISIONS


    25/726        PLANNING APPEALS


    25/727        FP34 CONSULTATION



    HIGHWAYS – CLLR DIGGINS AND CLLR ZERNY


    25/728        TO RECEIVE THE LEAD COUNCILLORS REPORT



    ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY


    25/729        TO RECEIVE THE LEAD COUNCILLORS REPORT




    POLICY AND RESOURCES – CLLR LOWRY


    25/730        JUNE BANK RECONCILIATION AND PAYMENTS £7,861.55


    25/731    INTERNAL AUDITOR QUERY FROM LAST MEETING AND EXTERNAL AUDITOR ADDITIONAL INTERMEDIATE CRITERIA


    25/732    CCLA NOMINATED AND COMPLETION OF AURHOISED SIGNATORIES FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR FUND




    25/733        RECEIVE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS REPORT


    25/734        CORRESPONDENCE


    25/735        COUNCILLORS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS


    25/736        DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING AUGUST 12TH  2025


    Minutes(Last Meeting)
    Most Recent formally-approved Minutes
    Spotlight Report
    SPC Spotlight Report (draft minutes of last meeting)

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