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Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited Annual Return

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Fulking Parish Council – Accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2016

  1. Date of announcement – 12th May 2016
  2. Each year the body’s Annual Return needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by the Audit Commission. The unaudited Annual Return has been published with this notice. As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review.
    Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested. For the year ended 31 March 2016 these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to the Parish Clerk
    commencing on Monday 6th June 2016
    and ending on Friday 15th July 2016.
  3. Local government electors and their representatives also have:
    • The opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records; and
    • The right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report or apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the body.

    The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address in paragraph 4 below for this purpose between the above dates only.

  4. The body’s Annual Return is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice 2015. The appointed auditor is:
    PKF Littlejohn LLP
    Ref: SBA
    2nd Floor
    1 Westferry Circus
    Canary Wharf
    London E14 4HD
    (sba@pkf-littlejohn.com)
  5. This announcement is made by D.I. Blackhall – Fulking Parish Clerk and RFO

Fulking Parish Council — Annual Meeting Thursday 12th May 2016 at 7:30pm

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Agenda Annual Meeting of Council

  • Chairman’s Welcome
  • Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman
  • Closing of the meeting

This is then followed by the Annual Parish meeting

Agenda Annual Parish Meeting

  • Apologies for absence
  • Approval of minutes for APM May 14th 2015
  • Chairman’s report
  • Reports from District and County Councillors
  • Approval of 2015-16 Annual Return
  • Date of next meeting
  • Closing of the meeting
  • Election of new North Town Field Trustees

The evening will be rounded off with refreshments.

Bobservation No. 18

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Mini_trafficTraffic Problems…

I understand that there have been recent occurrences of minor gridlock in the Street and that the parking problem has become of more and more concern to villagers. So the Parish Council, after discussions with Highways at West Sussex County Council, has agreed that the ’backway’ will be refurbished, asphalted and form the east to west section of a one-way system in Fulking.

The Street will form the west to east section. This will necessitate the compulsory purchase of land at the southern end of properties that abut the ‘backway’.

To obviate the need to negotiate the value of such land it has been mutually agreed that a standard sum in compensation of £50 be paid to the freeholder of each of the properties involved. It is expected that work will commence at the beginning of August and completion is anticipated by January 2017. Due to the Government Austerity Programme, the cost of the work involved will be shouldered by Council Tax bands D to F over a five-year period.

Footpaths needing attention

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The Parish Council has been advised that our local Access Ranger will be arranging Public Rights of Ways inspections next month. Following these inspections, routine maintenance work will be organised.

If anyone is aware of any issues or work that needs doing, please contact West Sussex Public Rights of Way by the end of March via the following email address: prow@westsussex.gov.uk. Please copy in the Parish Council for our records (parishclerk@fulking.net).

Path numbers can be found on the iMap on the West Sussex website and you may find it useful to refer to the ‘how to use the iMap’ for this. Both the map and the guide can be found via the following link: www.westsussex.gov.uk/imap.

Kate Watson

Bobservation No. 17

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Village Organisations

Why do we have several different organisations in Fulking? Wouldn’t it be better to have just one?  The answer is that historically, residents prefer to volunteer for one or two causes and not the totality. So, here’s a guide to them:

The Parish Council consists of five councillors, elected for four years and who are in charge of the statutory and financial requirements of Fulking. There’s also a paid Parish Clerk. Funding is from the precept which is included in the Council Tax.

The North Town Field Trust exists to own and protect the North Town Field. Trustees are elected at a Parish Council meeting. The 4 or 5 trustees are appointed for life (or until they resign). They’re governed by the Trust Deed. In principle it has no income.

The Social Committee runs social events such as the Fulking Fair and the Christmas Party with a view to creating a happy and inclusive village atmosphere and raising money for village needs; perhaps tree work in the North Town Field or repairs to the village hall. Constitution on fulking.net.

The Village Hall Action Group was formed by concerned villagers to protect and maintain the Village Hall. Any villager can join. The principal source of income is donations from supporters.

The Book Nook raises funds for St Andrew’s church in Edburton and is held in the chapel attached to the village hall. It is run by church members and villagers.

There are of course various other happenings, run privately. These include Preston Nomads Cricket Club, foot beagles, games evenings, toddlers /coffee morning, craft and chat, mums’ night-out, book club, yoga classes etc. Most of the support for these is voluntary and unpaid.

FPC Planning 18:30 2nd March 2016

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The next FPC Planning Meeting will be held on Wednesday 2nd March 2016at 6.30pm in the Village Hall when the following planning application will be discussed:-

Single storey rear extension to existing extension, formation of front porch, enclosure of boot room and formation of shower room
Septima Cottages The Street Fulking West Sussex BN5 9LU
Ref. No: SDNP/16/00447/LIS

And

New ground floor extension with balcony, new toilet at second floor and roof modifications
33 Clappers Lane Fulking West Sussex BN5 9ND
Ref. No: SDNP/16/00645/HOUS

Members of the Public and Press are invited to attend. Members of the public are entitled to speak at the meeting.

FPC Planning 19:00 6th January 2016

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NOTE: THE MEETING STARTS AT 19:00 – Not 18:30 AS ADVERTISED IN PIGEON POST

The next FPC Planning Meeting will be held on Wednesday 6th January 2016at 7.00pm in the Village Hall when the following planning application will be discussed:-

Notice of Planning Appeal against Refusal to grant planning consent and Notice of Planning Appeal against Enforcement Notice served

Planning Inspectorate Reference: APP/Y9507/W/15/3005938 & APP/Y9507/C/15/3062034
Planning Application Reference: SDNP/14/03055/FUL & SDNP/15/00071/OPDEV
SDNP/14/03055/FUL Land To The East Of Market Gardens, Clappers Lane, Fulking, West Sussex.

Description of Application: Change of use of land to private gypsy and traveller caravan site consisting of 2no. pitches each of which to contain 1no. mobile home, 1no. touring caravan and 1no. amenity building, including hardstanding and associated development.

And

Appeal against enforcement notice regarding the material change of use of the land from pasture to a mixed use of pasture and use for the stationing of 2 caravans occupied for residential purposes.

Site at: Land To The East Of Market Gardens, Clappers Lane, Fulking, West Sussex.

Members of the Public and Press are invited to attend. Members of the public are entitled to speak at the meeting.

FPC Planning 19:00 6th January 2016

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The next FPC Planning Meeting will be held on Wednesday 6th January 2016at 7.00pm in the Village Hall when the following planning application will be discussed:-

Notice of Planning Appeal against Refusal to grant planning consent and Notice of Planning Appeal against Enforcement Notice served

Planning Inspectorate Reference: APP/Y9507/W/15/3005938 & APP/Y9507/C/15/3062034
Planning Application Reference: SDNP/14/03055/FUL & SDNP/15/00071/OPDEV
SDNP/14/03055/FUL Land To The East Of Market Gardens, Clappers Lane, Fulking, West Sussex.

Description of Application: Change of use of land to private gypsy and traveller caravan site consisting of 2no. pitches each of which to contain 1no. mobile home, 1no. touring caravan and 1no. amenity building, including hardstanding and associated development.

And

Appeal against enforcement notice regarding the material change of use of the land from pasture to a mixed use of pasture and use for the stationing of 2 caravans occupied for residential purposes.

Site at: Land To The East Of Market Gardens, Clappers Lane, Fulking, West Sussex.

Members of the Public and Press are invited to attend. Members of the public are entitled to speak at the meeting.