Council Structure
Calstock Parish Council is a statutory body and is the first tier of Local Government.
Calstock has nineteen unpaid Parish Councillors who represent five wards within Calstock Parish: Calstock, Chilsworthy, Delaware, Gunnislake and Harrowbarrow.
The Council has some responsibilities for footpaths, playing fields, burial grounds, bus shelters, open spaces, car parks, public toilets, moorings and allotments within the Parish (see Property and Services for more information). The Council has separate Committees to which it delegates various functions. The Council’s Standing Orders details the way by which the Council will make decisions, and these decisions are recorded in council minutes as resolutions. Council policies are also approved and reviewed regularly.
Councillors also represent the Council on other bodies and organisations. The Council appoints its Committee membership and its representatives at the Annual Meeting held in May – these appointments are also recorded and published in the minutes.
Money for the Council’s activities is raised through a local tax (the “precept”) paid by the residents within the Parish. The amount required is recommended to the Full Council by the Finance and General Purposes Committee and has to be approved no later than the 30th December each year.
Calstock Parish Council employs a Clerk (Clare Bullimore) who is its Proper Officer and Responsible Financial Officer. The Clerk’s role is to ensure compliance and governance in its work. This includes maintaining financial processes and records.
An Outside Services Team is led by Pete Gadd. Pete and Kev Ninnis ensure grass cutting, strimming and general maintenance duties are carried out in the open spaces for which the council has responsibility. Other responsibilities include inspecting and maintaining play equipment and life-saving apparatus as well as caring for the council’s buildings, machinery and street furniture (see Asset Register) to ensure footpaths remain passable (although overall responsibility for these Public Rights of Way remain with Cornwall Council).
The Clerk can be contacted by email clerk@calstockparishcouncil.gov.uk or phone 01822 748847 and Pete Gadd can be contacted by email estates@calstockparishcouncil.gov.uk or phone 07887 090445 for any Outside Services queries.
Click for a chart of the Council’s staffing structure.
The Council supports small grants to organisations which can demonstrate a need for financial support which will clearly support local people. Application form.
To apply for a car parking permit please complete the form here.