There was a little piece in the parish council minutes relating to boundary changes. Now I know this has been suggested before and from the parish council's view would be in the interest of the village.
I suspect the area in question relates to the Langley Estate that comes under the Walkeringham Parish and Newells Terrace. Significantly the Fire Station is also 'based' in Walkeringham. From a financial point of view it would mean more bums on seats for the village, without it normally coming from new build houses in the village.
If these changes had been in force some years ago, we would have had chance of stopping the proposal of houses more in keeping with a town than a village. As it was, the planning application went to Walkeringham for approval. Since that is now all water under the bridge, it seems silly that these properties still come under the Walkeringham Parish, especially since the Misterton village sign comes well before you pass the first house on Newells Terrace and their postal address is Misterton.
Whether they would want the boundary change is debatable. I've not looked at the Council Tax structure recently but last time I did look Walkeringham was lower than that for Misterton and with all the proposals hovering in the air about the parish council wanting to spend more money on yet another vanity project they could rise significantly. As it is they have all the benefits with none of the disadvantages. If they want Newsletters they only need to call in at the Misterton Centre and they can get the Parish Magazine at the Co-op; after all most residents in the village have always treated them as Misterton residents. I say most, because I know there are one or two dissidents in the village, but then they are like that with West Stockwith residents (who I have found to be charming people).
Well I suppose it wont happen overnight so there will be plenty of time for them to weigh up the pros and cons of the venture.
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