Have your say on the creation of a new parish council for Welwyn Garden City

The summary document provides an overview of what is being proposed.

What is a Community Governance Review?

A Community Governance Review (CGR) is a legal process that district and borough councils can follow to review parish and town council arrangements.

You can find out more about Community Governance Reviews on the gov.uk website.

Why open a Community Governance Review?

The Government set out plans to close Hertfordshire's 11 district and borough councils, and the county council, and replace them with new unitary councils. You can find out more about this on our Local Government Reorganisation pages.

These plans do not include making changes existing town and parish councils.

Welwyn Garden City is the only area in our borough which does not currently have a town or parish Council.

We understand that our residents and stakeholders may have views about the impact of these changes on local representation.

Public feedback in October until December 2025 showed there was in interest in reviewing the arrangements for Welwyn Garden City.

We then opened a Community Governance Review and carried out an initial consultation in May and June 2026 which showed public support for Welwyn Garden City Parish Council.

In response we have drafted recommendations to set up a Welwyn Garden City Parish Council and are now consulting on them.