Information about Sandford St Martin Parish Council

Parish Councils have an overall responsibility for the well-being of their local community and are a vital link to the district and county councils and other agencies on a local issues.  The Parish Council’s work falls into three main categories:

• Representing the local community
• Delivering services to meet local needs
• Striving to improve the quality of life in the parish

Parish Councils funding comes primarily through the precept which is collected here in Sandford St Martin Parish by West Oxfordshire District Council as part of the council tax.

Councillors

Sandford St Martin Parish Council has five elected members, the next election will occur in May 2026.

Paul Catling – pcatling@sandfordstmartin-pc.gov.uk

David Chandler – dchandler@sandfordstmartin-pc.gov.uk
– Member of the Staffing Committee

Louise Davidson – ldavidson@sandfordstmartin-pc.gov.uk
– Member of the Staffing Committee

Paul North – pnorth@sandfordstmartin-pc.gov.uk
– Chair of the Council
– Lead Councillor – Finance and Governance
– Lead Councillor – PCC/Parish Hall

Emily Wheeler-Booth – ewheeler-booth@sandfordstmartin-pc.gov.uk
– Vice-Chair of the Council
Member of the Staffing Committee

The Council holds a Gifts and Hospitality Register for councillors

Responsibilities

Staffing Committee:

Members: Cllr Chandler, Cllr Davidson, Cllr Wheeler-Booth

Working Groups

There are no working groups.

Clerk

The Clerk is Anne Ogilvie.

Contact: clerk@sandfordstmartin-pc.gov.uk
Telephone: 07712 003627
Address: 6 Manor Court, Chadlington, Oxon  OX7 3LW

The Clerk works part-time, 22 hours flexibly per month.

Meetings

The Council usually meets at Sandford St Martin Parish Hall, at 7 pm on the third Thursday of March, May, September and December.

Agendas and minutes are posted on this website.

Agendas are posted on the council noticeboards in Sandford St Martin and Ledwell.

Meetings are open to the public, who are always welcome to attend.

Local Responsibilities

The Council is responsible for various amenities, including:

• Ledwell Village Green
• public benches
• council noticeboards
• salt bins
• village gates in Sandford St Martin

The Council is a statutory consultee on planning matters – it does not have decision making powers and does not offer advice on planning issues.

The Council also reports to the relevant organisations any issues and problems that Councillors or residents have concerns about, such as:

• potholes, road markings or street signing issues, overgrown vegetation obstructing highways – responsibility of Oxfordshire County Council
• footpath matters including broken stiles and obstructed paths – responsibility of Oxfordshire County Council
• road name signs, household waste and recycling collections – responsibility of West Oxfordshire District Council
• speeding, anti-social behaviour and crime prevention – responsibility of Thames Valle Police

District

Sandford St Martin Parish Council is within the West Oxfordshire District.

Our District Councillor is David Jackson.

email: david.jackson@westoxon.gov.uk

County

Sandford St Martin Parish Council is within Oxfordshire.

Our County Councillor is Andy Graham.

email: andy.graham@oxfordshire.gov.uk