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The most local level of government for the villages of Cliffe, Cliffe Woods and the Cooling Street hamlet.

The parish created a Neighbourhood Plan for the Parish Council area
which has now been approved by Medway Council

Developers have submitted suggested new housing sites in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods.

These are included in large Medway Local Plan background documents - these have been extracted see the NHP page

Want to know about being a councillor and what the parish does.

Under the Freedom of Information Act we have also added our Publication Scheme as required by the act. It contains details about the Parish, how it operates and how to request information.

Councillors also agree to abide by the National Code of Conduct in their role, see the Parish Council’s Code of Conduct.
The Parish area borders on the River Thames to the north and west, Higham and Wainscott to the south; Chattenden, Cooling and High Halstow to the east. It is part of the unitary authority of Medway in North Kent.

The Parish Council is elected every four years (the last was in 2023, the next in May 2027). Up to eight councillors are elected for Cliffe Village ward and eight from the Cliffe Woods ward. If there are vacancies and not enough nominations, the parish can co-opt additional councillors to make up the numbers.

The full Parish Council meets in public every month at the Emmanuel Centre, Cliffe Woods, the Finance Committee meet monthly at St Helen's House, Cliffe and the Planning Committee also meet monthly at the Emmanuel Centre, Cliffe Woods - see meetings for details of meeting dates and venues.

The committees take on some of the work between meetings - see Committees.Parish Council Minutes and the latest Agendas are also available on this site.

The Parish keep in contact with residents via the Cliffe Clarion (ad-hoc), current and past editions.
and regular items in the local edition of Village Voices.

Let us know what you would like to see on this site and we will see what can be done.