Agenda Annual Meeting of Council
This is then followed by the Annual Parish meeting
Agenda Annual Parish Meeting
The evening will be rounded off with refreshments.
Fulking Parish Council will hold their quarterly meeting at 7:30 on Thursday April 14th 2016 in the Village Hall — agenda. Members of the Press and Public are welcome to attend.
Traffic 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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fulking Parish Council will hold their quarterly meeting at 7:30 on Thursday January 14th 2016 in the Village Hall — agenda. Members of the Press and Public are welcome to attend.
The next FPC Planning Meeting will be held on Wednesday 2nd December 2015 at 6.30pm in the Village Hall when the following planning application will be discussed:-
SDNP/15/05672/HOUS Perching Sands Farm Cottage Edburton Road Fulking West Sussex BN5 9LS
Proposed single storey extension
Members of the Public and Press are invited to attend.
Members of the public are entitled to speak at the meeting for two minutes, by prior appointment with the Clerk (Mr Derek Blackhall, tel 01273 846186). No more than two speakers for each application and two against.