Charvil Parish Council

Welcome to Charvil!
Welcome to the website of Charvil Parish Council. This website has been designed with the aim of helping everyone get the most out of our village.
Here you can learn about Charvil and its beautiful surroundings, including local walks, features of historical interest, access to country parks and the lakes. You can also keep updated about the various initiatives and activities that the Parish Council supports including tree planting, the annual litter pick, occasional social events and much more.
You will also find information about local community groups and services active in the village, ranging from events such as the Summer Fete to important information about the services provided by the Parish or Borough Council, we aim to keep you informed, engaged and involved.
So whether you’re a long-time resident, new arrival or just visiting, we hope this site will act as a great resource to help you discover what makes Charvil a great place to live, work, and play.
Feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions.



Charvil Parish Council contributes to local projects and plays a vital part in obtaining and representing local views on various issues that will impact the community. It is responsible for the provision and maintenance of certain facilities within the Charvil parish area. These including amongst other things leisure facilities, rights of way, bus shelters, public seats, notice boards and some street lighting.
Latest News
👩🏫 Consultation on Proposed changes to Waingels School Admission Arrangements 👨🏫
Waingels is an academy school, within the Orchard Learning Alliance, who act as their own admissions authority. When an admission authority wishes to make changes to their admission arrangements, they must consult to ensure all relevant views are heard. The Orchard Learning Alliance is consulting on the following changes to the admission arrangements:
Proposed changes:
The changes to oversubscribed criteria are:
1. Replace designated/catchment area with a direct distance to school (D2S) model
2. Remove the medical/social needs criterion
The other change is:
3. Reflect updated timeline for the Year 7 Entry September 2027.
A copy of the proposed arrangement can be seen on the Waingels website:
www.waingels.wokingham.sch.uk/282/admissions
Please send any comments by e-mail to: admissions@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk marking your e-mail "ADMISSIONS CONSULTATION 27/28".
The consultation takes place until 14th January 2026.
🌧 Tree planting - Postponed 🌧
Due to tomorrow's weather forecast, we have taken the decision to delay the planned tree planting.
This will now take place on Sunday, 14th December. We'll be meeting at the Village Hall at 11:30am, and will be joined by the EcoNet Charvil Conservation Group.
Along with planting trees along Lime Tree Avenue, including our Covid memorial tree, we'll also be planting additional fruit trees in our Community Orchard.
🛬 Proposed Development at Farnborough Airport 🛬
Site Address: Farnborough Airport, Farnborough Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6XA.
Proposal: Variation of Conditions 2 (aircraft movements) and 6 (aircraft weight), and replacement of Conditions 7 (1:10,000 risk contour) and 8 (1:100,00 risk contour), of planning permission 20/00871/REVPP determined on the 22/02/2022, in order to:
a) increase the number of non-weekday aircraft movements from 8,900 to 13,500 per annum, and
b) amend the permitted annual flight movements weight category from 50,000-80,000 kg to 55,000-80,000 kg, retaining the overall cap of 1,500 movements (within this cap: aircraft between 50,000-55,000 kg that do not meet ICAO Chapter 14 (or equivalent) noise standards shall continue to be counted, and non-weekday movements within the revised category shall increase from 270 to 405), and to
c) replace Conditions Nos. 7 (1:10,000 risk contour) and 8 (1:100,000 risk contour) with a new condition to produce Public Safety Zone maps in accordance with the Department for Transport Requirements
Application Number: 25/00615/REV
This application is being considered by Rushmoor Borough Council. You can view copies of the application documents online on the Council’s website at https://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/publicaccess by selecting “Search for, or comment on, a planning application” and inputting the case reference: “25/00615/REV”
Deadline for comments is 30th December 2025.
🏡 Planning, Environment & Highways Committee Meeting - Monday 🏡
The next meeting of the Planning, Environment & Highways Committee is on Monday, 1st December, starting at 8pm in the Committee Room at Charvil Village Hall.
All Council meetings are open to everyone. Residents are welcome and encouraged to attend, and there is an Open Forum at the start of each meeting to raise urgent issues or concerns.
You can find the full agenda on our website at
https://charvilparishcouncil.gov.uk/meetings