Could you be our Parish Representative on the Quantock Hills National Landscape Partnership?

West Monkton Parish Council are seeking a local representative to join the Quantock Hills National Landscape Partnership joint committee – please see the details below and the link to the role description. Should you be interested, please contact Community Clerk Kate by 21st August at the latest = community@westmonktonparishcouncil.gov.uk

The Partnership is the governing body directing the work of the National Landscape Team and working in partnership to conserve and enhance the Quantock Hills. Its members include national and local government, organisations and community groups all with an active interest in the Quantock Hills. There are four Parish Representatives members positions on the Partnership.

Why engage with the Partnership –

• Learn more about the work that is happening by partnership members across the Quantock Hills.
• Influence and engage with future work stream, especially the statutory National Landscape Management Plan.
• Raise the profile of relevant local issues.
• Gain a greater understanding of National Landscapes, the requirement on Parish Councils, including strengthened duties under the LUR Act 2023.

The Partnership formally meets four times a year but there are other opportunities to engage such as site visits to view specific issues or work and events run by the Partnership.

Further information can be found in the Parish Representative Role Profile here =

Role Profile_QHNL JAC Parish Representative

or by contacting Iain Porter, Manager of the Quantock Hills National Landscape Team at iain.porter@somerset.gov.uk