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Stroud town council is exploring options for extending the operational span of the remaining plots at Stroud’s cemetery on Bisley Road.
The news comes after the council reported that the burial site is running out of space and will carry out a consultation with residents about how to manage the remaining plots.
The council stated that it had approximately 50 coffin burial plots remaining, which are likely to last only three more years.
Within the new cemetery, at the bottom of the hill, there is also a plot of land laid to grass that has previously been used to bury non-toxic building waste.
Initial investigations indicate that this land is unlikely to be suitable for use as additional burial ground.
The council also claimed that choices made regarding use and the costs involved would have an impact on the council tax payments of people living within the parish.
