Council Plan public consultation feedback
Our Council Plan sits at the heart of everything we do. It sets out what we want to deliver for our communities- steering our strategic direction, shaping our services, and setting performance targets against which we measure our success in delivering our vision.
Our current Council Plan, found above, is coming to an end and so we are developing a new plan which will help guide our work over the coming years
On Friday 19 January 2023 we carried out a two week consultation asking you for your views on the Councils proposed vision, values, priorities and areas of focus for the new plan.
The proposal document we consulted on can be found here: Consultation- Council Plan proposals
To coincide with the launch of our new Council Plan, we are exploring the option of a new name for Tewkesbury Borough Council, to better reflect the whole of our borough and all the towns and villages within it.
During discussions with councillors, community groups and local businesses, it has become clear that many communities within the borough do not identify with the name ‘Tewkesbury Borough’.
So as part of the consultation we were keen to hear your views on changing the council’s name to something different. More information on why we are considering the name change can be found here: Exploring a new name for Tewkesbury Borough Council.
You can also find reports to Council on both the ‘New Council Plan’ and the ‘consideration of Council Name Change’ here: Council- Wednesday 15 May 2024
A total of 290 responses were received, majority were from residents (234) within the borough.
The questions and response rate can be found below.
Yes: 262 responses (90%)
No: 20 responses (7%)
Didn’t respond to question: 8 (3%)
‘We will be open and honest’
Yes: 241 responses (83%)
No: 5 responses
Unsure: 36 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 8
‘We will be respectful’
Yes: 237 responses (82%)
No: 11 responses
Unsure: 34 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 8
‘We will be inclusive’
Yes: 212 responses (73%)
No: 15 responses
Unsure: 51 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 12
‘Caring for our people’
Yes: 237 responses (82%)
No: 10 responses
Unsure: 36 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 7
‘Caring for our environment’
Yes: 245 responses (85%)
No: 12 responses
Unsure: 29 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 4
‘Caring for our place’
Yes: 220 responses (76%)
No: 21 responses
Unsure: 45 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 8
Climate and ecological emergency
Yes: 207 responses (71%)
No: 27 responses
Unsure: 49 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 7
Flooding
Yes: 229 responses (79%)
No: 28 responses
Unsure: 27esponses
Didn’t respond to question: 6
Place
Yes: 230 responses (79%)
No: 16 responses
Unsure: 38 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 6
Growth
Yes: 197 responses (68%)
No: 27 responses
Unsure: 58 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 8
Housing
Yes: 207 responses (71%)
No: 33 responses
Unsure: 41 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 9
Economy
Yes: 231 responses (80%)
No: 13 responses
Unsure: 39 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 7
Youth
Yes: 213 responses (73%)
No: 20 responses
Unsure: 48 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 9
Health and wellbeing
Yes: 224 responses (77%)
No: 12 responses
Unsure: 46 responses
Didn’t respond to question: 8
- 55% of respondents said they do not think the name Tewkesbury Borough represents the area that they live in.
- 45% of respondents said they do think the name Tewkesbury Borough represents the area that they live in. Of these almost half recognised that the existing name doesn’t represent areas outside of the town’s catchment area.
- It was found the further away respondents lived from Tewkesbury town, the less represented they felt by the name Tewkesbury Borough.
- 63% of respondents comments on the question asking what alternative name might work. Of these comments, 49% suggested North Gloucestershire specifically. No other name was put forward more than a couple of times.
- 18% were against a name change.