Understanding the Governance Structure

Kings Moat is a modern housing development where responsibility is shared between public authorities and private organisations. As a result, residents make payments to the following organisations:

Council Tax to Cheshire West and Chester Council
Parish Council Precept to Dodleston Parish Council
Estate Management Charges to RMG

Kings Moat does not have a single organisation responsible for every aspect of the development. Instead, different organisations are responsible for different services, land and facilities.

Cheshire West and Chester Council

The unitary authority is responsible for statutory local government services including:

planning
highways (once adopted)
refuse and recycling
education
environmental services
public health
housing
leisure
adoption of infrastructure where appropriate.

Dodleston Parish Council

Kings Moat forms part of Dodleston Parish - the Parish Council:

represents local residents
comments on planning applications
manages parish finances
provides grants
owns or manages community assets outside Kings Moat

RMG (Managing Agent)

RMG manages the private estate on behalf of the estate owner/developer, including:

landscaped open spaces
play areas
private roads and footpaths (until adopted where applicable)
maintenance contracts
collection of estate service charges.

Developers

Until construction is complete, developers remain responsible for delivering much of the infrastructure, including:

new housing
roads awaiting adoption
landscaping
the Local Centre
remaining community facilities
defect rectification.

Cheshire Football Association

Cheshire FA manages:

the Pavilion
football pitches
sports bookings
day-to-day operation of the sports facilities.

In summary, Kings Moat operates under a shared governance model. Local government services are provided by Cheshire West and Chester Council, local representation is provided by Dodleston Parish Council, private estate management is carried out by RMG, the remaining development is delivered by the developers and the Pavilion and sports facilities are managed by Cheshire Football Association.

As the development matures and infrastructure is completed and adopted, responsibilities will gradually transfer from the developers to the relevant public authorities or long-term management organisations.