Welcome to the website of Audley Rural Parish Council which contains information about the Parish Council, the Councillors, the area it covers, Council meetings, minutes and agendas along with other useful information. If you have any comments to improve the site or pictures of the Parish that you would like to see on the website, please email the clerk@audleyparishcouncil.gov.uk

The Parish of Audley is the largest in area in the District of Newcastle-under-Lyme, covering some 2717 hectares. The Parish has a population of around 8000, 3800 houses and 150 businesses. It comprises 7 distinctly separate villages and many small hamlets. The council consists of 15 members and has one part time employee, the Parish Clerk.

Parish Councillor Mr Brian Billings

The Parish Council were very saddened to hear that fellow Parish Councillor Mr Brian Billings passed away on Sunday 14th September 2025. Brian joined the Parish Council in July 2022 and enjoyed 3 years having great enthusiasm and commitment to our Parish at the meetings. Brian’s loss will be felt by so many in our Parish, as he held many voluntary roles, in particular the Minnie Pit Commemoration Group and Audley Parish Angling Group at Bateswood. Our sincere condolences go to Brian’s wife Veronica and his daughter Jenny, the rest of his family and many friends.

Audley Rural Parish Council Budget Q&A – Thursday 20th November, Halmer End CIC (Stute) Wesley Place from 6pm to 7pm

At the last meeting, the Parish Council agreed to hold a budget consultation meeting on Thursday 20^th November 2025 at 6pm until 7pm at Halmer End Stute (Wesley Place). This is an opportunity to hear first-hand what the precept has been spent on this year and what projects we have underway, plus the draft budget for the next financial year.

Parish Council meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month starting at 7pm and there is always a Public Participation item, when you can raise any issue at the start of the meeting. Venues swap between Halmer End Stute and Audley Pensioners Hall – so it’s best to check the agenda first. The rest of the meeting is also open to the public.

Agendas and minutes are issued approximately one week before the meeting and can be found on our website and in the 7 parish notice boards. Other information is available on the website, along with the Chair’s Annual Reports which details funding and activities of the Parish Council dating back to 2011. If you don’t want to wait until Thursday 20^th November, contact the Clerk or your nearest Parish Councillor via email or by phone – details are here on the website.

Following the “Yes” vote on 25th September 2025, the Neighbourhood Plan has now been adopted and will be used as planning policy by Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council when assessing Planning Applications.

You can see a copy of the Audley Rural Neighbourhood Plan here : Audley Rural Parish Neighbourhood Plan

The Audley Rural Neighbourhood Plan is supported by a number of documents as follows:

A Design Guidance and Code for developers to refer to, which can be found here:
ANRP Design Code May 23 (PDF)
The 48 Local Green Space Information and Audit can be found here:
ARNP Local Green Space Audit Report Aug 2023 (PDF)
The Housing Needs Assessment can be found here:
ARNP Housing Needs Update Oct 23 (PDF)
The Consultation Outcomes can be found here:
ANRP Audley Infographics (PDF)

We also have a Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Natural Capital Assessment of the Parish which can be found here: Audley Parish – Natural Capital Assessment FINAL REPORT Oct 24

The link the results page is as follows:

Self employed contractors wanted – details below:

Please click here to view the Handyman advert as a PDF

Reporting matters to Staffordshire Police

If you see any thing of concern, do not wait please report it immediately to:
https://www.staffordshire.police.uk/ro/report/
Ring 101 or call 999 if it is urgent/in progress

You can also follow it up with an email to the Local Policing Team –

Sarah.Forrest@staffordshire.police.uk
Daniel.peake@staffordshire.police.uk

Please note that where there are cameras on the Parish Council play areas and in the village, the footage captured is used to support the investigations

If there is damage to the play areas – please also email clerk@audleyparishcouncil.gov.uk so that we can rectify any issues on the play areas

Illegal/Dangerous Parking in Audley (update Sept 2025)

We are continuing to work with the police who are issuing several Fixed Penalty Notices (3 points on licence and £100 fine) to drivers of cars parked illegally in Church Street Audley, this includes the white zig zag markings and zebra crossing. In addition a further driver will be summonsed to court for Driving without Due Care and Attention after nearly knocking over a pedestrian on the zebra crossing. The Police will take action when issues are reported and CCTV images will be used as evidence. Please report your concerns with as much detail as possible to 101 or online to Staffordshire Police at https://www.staffordshire.police.uk/ro/report/