Community Council Scheme Review 2026 Stage 1

Overview

The general purpose of a community council is to

• ascertain, co-ordinate and express to the local authorities for its area the views of the communities which it represents in relation to matters for which those authorities are responsible, and to
• take such action in the interests of that community as appears to it to be expedient and practicable.

Community Councils have a statutory role in the planning process, in relation to both development planning and planning applications.

Community Councils are competent objectors to applications for premises licences and occasional licences for premises within their area.

In addition to this, they also play an important role in

• Promoting the well-being of the communities they represent.
• Fostering community spirit
• Informing the communities they represent of matters of public concern, and
• Safeguarding and improving the amenities of the Community Council area

Why your views matter

Clackmannanshire's community councils have have a common framework governing the geographic boundaries within which to work and their membership numbers

It is important that, so far as possible, their boundaries reflect natural communities and they have enough members to represent their community legitimately and accurately. 

To this end, we are asking the people of Clackmannanshire for their views on how best community councils can ensure maximum participation and represent their areas legitimately, transparently and accountably.

This is the first stage of the statutory consultation to review the governing framework and it is only about community council boundaries and compostion.  The next stage goes into more detail about how community councils operate.

Community council boundaries were last reviewed in 2021.