Brettenham & Kilverstone Parish Council

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Brettenham and Kilverstone Parish Council represents the villages of Brettenham, Kilverstone and Rushford, the residents at Arlington Way and surrounding communities. It is a largely rural area bordering Thetford to the west and the County of Suffolk to the south. It lies in the constituency of South West Norfolk, Guiltcross Division of Norfolk County Council and is part of the Forest Ward of Breckland District Council.

 

Councillors as of April 2026

Bob Bick
Sarah Exton
Caroline Hughes
Deb Lee
John Skirving
Peter Wright

Clerk: Sarah Fulcher

Latest News

You can read the minister’s letter to Norfolk councils about local government reorganisation on GOV.UK

The story so far:

  • In December 2022, Norfolk County Council agreed an in-principle devolution deal with the then Government. This would have seen powers and funding transferred from Westminster to Norfolk.
  • On 12 September 2024, the newly elected Government halted the Norfolk deal. Ministers advised the council that they did not support the idea of single county deals with an elected council leader.
  • Talks were offered on an alternative devolution model and ministers signalled their desire to see a Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral combined authority.
  • On 16 December 2024, the Government published its devolution white paper and announced a priority programme for areas interested in devolution and local government reform. The Government wants to replace county and district councils in two-tier areas like Norfolk with unitary authorities, which run all services.
  • On 9 January 2025, Norfolk’s full council discussed and then the cabinet agreed to submit an application to be part of the priority programme. Read more about the 9 January meeting.
  • On 4 March 2025 the county council’s draft interim submission report was published ahead of consideration by the council’s Scrutiny Committee at their meeting on 12 March. New council system could save millions of pounds.
  • Further documents were received on 17th March: 1. Town and Parish Council letter   2. Interim Plan, 3. Your Norfolk Flyer

Forest Ward

Following the Electoral Review of Breckland District Council in 2015, Brettenham and Kilverstone Parish Council were made a part of  the Forest Ward, with 2 District Councillors.

The map below shows the ward with its constituent parishes.  It also shows the area for the Neighbourhood Plan being developed jointly with Croxton Parish Council.  The map also shows the Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) on which it is planned to build 5,000 new homes.

 

Picture of the map showing Forest Ward with area of Neighbourhood Plan as well as the area for the SUE