Coddenham Parish Council
In accordance with the Localism Act 2011 ss26 to 37, Coddenham Parish Council, at its meeting held on 12 May 2022, adopted the revised Councillor Code of Conduct 2022. The adopted Code of Conduct can be viewed on the Policies and Regulations page of this website.
All Councillors have registered their pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests with Mid Suffolk District Council and these are published on Mid Suffolk District Council's website. To view a copy of the Councillors' Register of Interests
COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE REVIEW 2025
Mid Suffolk District Council has given Notice that it has commenced a review of Community Governance is all parts of the district. The purpose of this review is to enable councils and residents to consider what changes are needed to parish arrangements for effective future governance.
Coddenham Parish Council has applied under this review to reduce the member seats from 11 to 9. This will enable council to remain quorate when councillors are unavoidably unable to attend meetings, ensuring that the business of the council can continue uninterrupted. The public consultation period for tihs review ends 19 June 2026 and posters are on the various notice boards around the village and in the shop giving details of how to respond.
Roles and Responsibilities of Councillors
Finance / Precept Cllrs Gregory, Mills, Whitehead and the Clerk
Green Spaces and Footpaths Inc Trustees Cllrs Burton, Mills and Soanes
Newsletter Cllr Gregory
Planning Cllrs Denning and Whitehead
Roads Cllr Denning and the Highways Working Group
Parish Council website The Clerk
Ten Village News Cllr Mills
Public Transport All Cllrs
Energy Conservation and Recycling Cllr Gregory, Cllr Mills and Cllr Soanes
The Community Shop – liaison cllr Cllr Soanes
The Day Foundation – liaison cllr Cllr Whitehead
The Coddenham Centre – liaison cllr Cllr Gregory
CCRG Cllr Gregory
SALC Cllr Mills
Gardemau – liaison cllr Cllr Soanes
Special Responsibilities - Donald has lived in Coddenham since 1985 and has been a parish councillor since 1987. He served as chair of the parish council for 13 years. Now retired, Donald was a professional highways engineer working mainly in the public sector including for Suffolk County Council and National Highways. During his time in Coddenham Donald was part of the teams securing many assets for the community including Broom Hill, Mill Hill, the allotments and the community centre.
Special Responsibilities - Chair. Sarah has been a member of Coddenham Parish Council since May 2022 and is currently the chair of the council. She has lived in Coddenham with her husband, David, since 2008. She is qualified as a solicitor and has worked both in private practice and as in house lawyer in several multinational businesses. Sarah’s interests include traveling, gardening, horses, skiing and paddle-boarding.
Soanes
Whitehead
Telephone - 07548 152181
Special Responsibilities - Maggie has lived in Coddenham since 2015 having moved up from West Sussex. Her career was primarily in the City of London and latterly at Canary Wharf, working for the Head of Leasing at Canary Wharf Group. She has 3 over friendly terriers.
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