Welcome to Littleham and Landcross Parish Council

The next council meeting is Thursday 09 January 2025. The Meeting will commence at 7.15pm. The meeting will be held in Littleham Village Hall.   If you wish to attend or raise any issues to the Parish Council please email the Clerk at clerk@littlehamandlandcross-pc.gov.uk 

 Planning applications are considered at the Council meetings. Please see the Council Agendas.

There are two Council vacancies. If you are interested in representing your community on the Council please contact the Clerk on 07527441577 or clerk@littlehamandlandcross-pc.gov.uk. Thank you

 Councillor Rosemary Gent 

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death late in December of Rosemary Gent, our parish councillor . Rosemary had a distinguished career in the world of classical music as artistic administrator of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1994-99) before returning to the UK to take up the same role at the BBC Proms, whose controller Nicholas Kenyon described her as "the eyes and ears" of the world-famous festival.

After a decade at the Proms, she moved to Devon and for nine years was a full-time carer for her mother. She freelanced as an arts administrator and also brought her formidable organisational talents to bear as an active Green Party member, a candidate in district council elections, and from 2021 as a parish councillor. Rosemary was proud of, yet always modest about, her work on Littleham and Landcross PC, where - among other projects - she helped lead discussion on the Neighbourhood Plan, took part in a survey of public footpaths and bridleways, and fought tirelessly for the protection of mature trees and the planting of saplings. She also served as secretary of the community biodiversity group. The second Wilder Littleham and Landcross event held in March last year was attended by over 100 people. It was Rosemary who submitted the National Lottery bid, making the project such a success. It included talks on no-dig gardening, pond dipping and the presentation of results from a citizen-science wildlife survey.

Rosemary will be much missed by those who worked with her. Her quiet determination and commitment to climate justice made a real difference to her community and inspired others to get involved in protecting our planet. She was very involved with the Hall for Cornwall and was very active with local music groups.

Useful links

How to report a problem on the roads e.g. potholes, drainage

Highways are the responsibility of Devon County Council. Once problems are reported they will appear on an interactive map

Latest news

 Notice of Council vacancy

Notice of Council Vacancy 2nd 

•  Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2023/2024

•  Consultation on X-links cable route

 Latest news is that the formal planning application will now by-pass Torridge District Council and go direct to central government as the project is crucial to national infrastructure.Full details of the new timeline here Complete details of the project with impact assessments,etc. will be available once the planning application has been submitted. 

A project overview is available on the Xlinks website with a detailed map of the proposed route, and the Parish Council has requested a presentation but this was declined. 

• Parish Paths Partnership 

Contact the Clerk in the first instance if you are interested in getting involved. 

•  Parish Council Audit 2021-22

 The audit has been completed and the formal Notice of Conclusion can be viewed here

• Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2022/2023