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Fulking Parish Council – Planning Meeting

Fulking Parish Council will hold a Planning Meeting on Wednesday 16th April 2014 at 6.30pm in the Village Hall to consider the following planning applications:

SDNP/14/01601/FUL Timbers, Clappers Lane, Fulking, Henfield BN5 9NJ

Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of new 5 bedroom house.

New Timbers

Full information available on the South Downs National Park website — here.

SDNP/14/01350/TCA Shepherd and Dog Inn, The Street, Fulking, Henfield BN5 9LU

  • Remove dead limbs and tidy up the two large ash trees in this section, because of risk to people sitting beneath and to improve the quality of this area. Coppice the hazel and lower shrubs along field bank to improve views across the South Downs. Clear the stream side border adjoining car park and replant with more suitable/inviting plants.
  • Remove dead wood from large ash tree for safety reasons. Remove 50% of cherry saplings surrounding the base of said large ash.
  • Lower trees/shrubs along the far bank of the stream to enhance the quality of the views of the South Downs and to generally tidy this whole area up. Thin the crowns of the trees surrounding the child’s play area to allow more natural light through.
  • Would like to scrub clear this whole area and remove mixed tree saplings to allow some to become mature stand alone trees. This area is overgrown and not too pleasing to the eye in its surroundings.
  • Would like to clear the front of the bank to the rear of the public house, some of the vegetation is starting to touch the roof of this grade two listed building and would like to remove it before it becomes more do an issue. These works would also improve access behind the building.

Full information available on the South Downs National Park website — here.

Members of the press and public are invited to attend. Members of the public are entitled to speak at the meeting for two minutes, by prior arrangement with the Clerk at least 1 hour before the meeting. No more than two speakers for each application and two against.

Andrea Dickson, Clerk to Fulking Parish Council
01444 451 060 / andreadicksonfpc@gmail.com

Cycling from Shoreham

The location of AOAC in Shoreham
As from the beginning of this month, mountain bikes can be hired in Shoreham as well as at Hassocks. A visitor to Fulking can arrive at Shoreham by train, walk to AOAC, hire a heavily subsidised mountain bike, cycle north on the Downs Link, then turn east on the South Downs Way. Such a route avoids the road system almost entirely.

Fulking Public Path 4f – Proposal to divert public footpath

Fulking Footpath 4f rerouted
Fulking Public Path 4f – Part Diversion Order is now being formally re-advertised during the period 27th March 2014 to 24th April 2014. Click the map above to download a four page PDF of the order. You can see the original advertisement here.

To make any comments or objections (by the deadline of 24th April 2014), email West Sussex Legal Services here or write to:

Legal Services (Reference CL/FP 4f)
County Hall
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1RQ

Andrea Dickson, Clerk to Fulking Parish Council
01444 451 060 / andreadicksonfpc@gmail.com

Newtimber Place Gardens

Newtimber Place NGS
The gardens at Newtimber Place will be open as part of the NGS (National Gardens Scheme) on Sunday 13th April between 2pm and 5.30pm. The gardens are lovely at this time of year with stunning daffodils and beautiful fritillaries. Beautiful Grade I listed C16/C17 moated house (not open). Gardens and woods full of bulbs and wild flowers in spring. Herbaceous border and lawns. Moat flanked by water plants. Mature trees. Wild garden, ducks, chickens and fish. Tea and home made cakes. There are ducks, chickens and guinea fowl wandering around so dogs need to be kept on a lead. Admission £4.00, children free.