Shadwell Parish Council Page

10/08/2026

The agenda for our Parish Council meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 11th August is now available to view and download on our website shadwell-parish-council.org. Our normal venue, Shadwell Library, is not available so we will be meeting in Shadwell Methodist Church across the road.

All residents are warmly invited to attend the meeting but, if you are not able to join us, you may still be interested in looking through the agenda because it illustrates the wide range of issues we are involved in on your behalf.

We have not received any new planning applications this month, so the planning committee meeting that usually precedes our main meeting has been cancelled.

Parish Council Meeting, Tuesday, 11th August 2026 The agenda for the Parish Council meeting on Tuesday, 11th August is now available to view and download below. The meeting will begin at 7:00pm. Please note that the Planning Committee meeting scheduled for the same evening has been CANCELLED. Any pl...

31/07/2026

DON’T FORGET - Our next Parish Council Surgery is tomorrow, Saturday, 1st August, from 10 - 11am, at Shadwell Library.

If you would like to discuss an issue of local interest or concern with one of our parish councillors, this is an ideal opportunity.

31/07/2026

Our Library Committee met this week to discuss ongoing maintenance, plan future events and celebrate the continued success of our community cafés.

Pictured are Library Committee members and Parish Councillors Debbie Potter (Chair of the Parish Council and Library Committee), Daljit Sehmi and Denise Trickett, alongside fellow committee members and volunteers. A huge thank you to our fantastic volunteers, whose time, enthusiasm and commitment make such a difference to our library and community 📚

28/07/2026

Checking that the benches are clean, tidy and not wobbling for the monthly risk assessment.
Also checked the community herb gardens and making sure the boxes are not broken or need repairing.

27/07/2026

Leeds Local Plan Update - you may recall that Leeds City Council consulted on site allocations last summer. The Parish Council (and many of you) responded raising concerns about some or all of the sites put forward by developers.

However, following legislative changes, LCC has had to start the process all over again. Although last summer’s consultation responses will still help shape the new Local Plan, a new consultation has opened which asks the broad topics the Local Plan should cover and how people, communities and organisations should be involved in future consultation stages. It is not a consultation on specific sites, policy options or site allocations. That is likely to follow in November or December.

The Parish Council is responding to the latest consultation but in very broad terms, because it has all been covered before. The critical stage will be the next consultation in late autumn/early winter.

We will continue to monitor the process closely, and will keep residents informed once we know more.

21/07/2026

Road Closure - we understand that Main Street is to be closed due to roadworks on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 July from 0930 – 1530 at the Old Brandon Lane/Gateland Lane junctions.

Consequently, during those times the 7S bus service towards Shadwell will follow the normal route to Shadwell Lane then divert via Ring Road and terminate at Birchwood Hill.

Towards Leeds the 7S will start at Birchwood Hill then diverting via Shadwell Lane to resume a normal route.

20/07/2026

Three Parish Councillors, Debbie Potter, DaljiSemhi and Denise Trickett, join members of the community for Robert Dyson’s History walk around the village.

20/07/2026

Pictured is our new village maintenance contractor, Will Neale, inspecting trees in the village. Will got off to a great start in June, and I’m sure you will have appreciated his efforts in helping the SIB volunteers keep the village looking lovely, despite the hot weather. He will now be moving on to clearing undergrowth on the footpaths around Shadwell. That’s a big job, so please don’t expect every path to be cleared immediately!

20/07/2026

We were very pleased to welcome our new ward councillor, Angela Wallis, to our July parish council meeting. We look forward to working with Angela on local issues in the coming months. Angela is pictured alongside our new village maintenance contractor, Will Neale (left) and Councillor Sam Firth (right).

20/07/2026

Summer band concert 26th July - the date for your diary

Everyone is welcome at the Summer Band Concert which will be held on Sunday 26th July 2026 at Wigton Moor Primary School, Barfield Crescent from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. This will be an event for all with the appearance of Steel Concordia, a well known steel band. Plan to bring a picnic and enjoy a musical afternoon ☀️